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The jobs and training are there – why won’t young Swedes and Danes just cross the bridge?
20 minutes. That is all it takes to travel between Denmark and Sweden. Still, many young adults have yet to discover the opportunities on the other side of the Öresund. Now, a new Interreg project is using communication, new knowledge and new networks to help create a more integrated labour and education market.
13 minutes
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Commuting between two worlds: from Copenhagen to the Swedish forest
Danish Jeppe Skovgaard commutes between his home in Swedish Småland and the Copenhagen-based part of his business. Meanwhile, his Swedish wife Åsa looks after the couple’s retreat centre deep in the Swedish forests, where they live with their two daughters.
7 minutes
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Beyond border obstacles: the Nordics tackle the systems that keep people apart
After a decade of tackling individual cross-border obstacles, the Nordic Freedom of Movement Council is taking a broader approach. Its priorities now include cross-border digital identity, access to pension rights and protecting freedom of movement during future crises.
6 minutes
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Where Norway meets Finland, people meet in the shop
Ingrid Tapio Anti (85) has run a shop on the border all her life. “It’s better for me to sit here and make myself useful than being upstairs doing nothing,” she says.
6 minutes
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“Hard-working people” – a recurring theme in Sweden’s election campaign
Most political parties agree that unemployment should be reduced and that all those who can work should not claim benefits. However, the governing parties and the red-green opposition disagree on how to achieve this.
12 minutes
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The skills paradox: We must learn more but don’t want to
The labour market is facing massive chances because of artificial intelligence and the green transition. At the same time, people’s desire to take further and continuing education is at a historic low, according to this year’s YS Working Life Barometer from the Norwegian Work Research Institute.
6 minutes
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Norwegian municipalities pay price for lack of working condition control in procurement
Ten Norwegian municipalities have experienced first-hand that the Norwegian Labour Inspection Authority is now using its new “muscles” to tackle labour market crime.
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Sweden’s longest strike in modern times is over
After more than two and a half years, the Tesla strike in Sweden has ended. It has been called a “battle for the future” of the Nordic model.
2 minutes
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From uniforms in Berlin to felt bags in a Finnish village – the green transition in action
In a small village in southern Finland, used textiles are turned into new felt products that are being sold both locally and internationally. The Vilikkala company is one example of how the green transition can be a success far from the big cities. New skills emerge through the course of the work.
7 minutes
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Can a staffing agency for older people be part of the solution?
While the labour market desperately needs more people, many experienced workers remain outside it after retirement age. The Norwegian staffing agency Gammel Nok (Old Enough) says many seniors are more than happy to carry on working, provided they can do so on flexible terms with reduced working hours tailored to the workers’ preferences.
5 minutes