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The ten most serious border obstacles
Border obstacles are not only things that make it difficult for Nordic citizens to settle down and work in a different Nordic country from their own. They are also problems which arise when you move back home, when you fall ill or when you need to draw your pension. NLJ and the Freedom of Movement…
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New ways of life increase need for Nordic ombudsman
Border obstacles have been on the political agenda since the Common Nordic Labour Market was established in 1954. When one obstacle is removed, another pops up.
6 minutes
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Free workplace language training in Denmark
All foreigners with permanent residency in Denmark are entitled to Danish language lessons. Many language courses are held in the workplace, and businesses see the benefits of in-house language training.
6 minutes
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Nokia’s scraps mobile ecosystem in fight to survive
Nokia is shedding thousands of staff world-wide – the equivalent of one in ten workers within its mobile telephone business. The move is part of Nokia’s attempt to remain in profit and improve the growth outlook within a completely new technological ecosystem.
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Nordic region’s anti-social dumping drive
The fight against some Eastern European workers’ bad working conditions in the Nordic countries depends on better information.
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The changes hidden behind the smokescreen
As the Iron Curtain came down, contacts between the Nordic region and Russia multiplied. Yet the image of the Eastern neighbour needs updating, even in the part of the Nordic region which has enjoyed the friendliest relationship – the Norwegian municipality of Sør-Varanger on the border with Russia. The nickel plant across the border has…
5 minutes
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Russian Arcady’s weekly commute to Finland
Many travel the 400 kilometres between Helsinki and St Petersburg on business. Yet despite improved communications, a common labour market still is some time away.
4 minutes
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FMs Lavrov and Støre call border agreement small yet important
Norway’s and Russia’s Foreign Ministers signed an agreement on 2 November making it much easier for 9,000 Norwegians and 45,00o Russians to visit each other.
2 minutes
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Healthy, competent citizens: the Nordic plan for global competitiveness
Giant pan-Nordic drive for health and well-being takes off.
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Nordic region balancing the need for labour and risk of dumping
It’s a balance all the Nordic countries need to strike when they want to attract highly competent labour: how do employers gain easier access to necessary manpower, and how should countries protect their labour markets against social dumping?
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