Labour Market
- Gender Equality
- Green Transition
- International
- Labour Law
- Labour Market
- Nordic Model
- Research & Progress
- Work Environment
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Life in the borderlands between Norway and Sweden
Once they were part of the same nation. Today, a national border divides the regions. We have travelled through Trøndelag and Jämtland Härjedalen, meeting and talking to people who live, work and run businesses on both sides of the border. For them, it is primarily a line on the map.
22 minutes
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Improved control to cut labour market crime
ID cards, AI and improved data are all important tools in the Nordic and Baltic regions’ fight against criminals operating in the labour market.
5 minutes
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When the Nordic model no longer protects everyone
Precarious work, migration and weaker ties to the welfare state challenge the idea that the Nordic model provides workers with a strong safety net. The PrecaNord research project examines precarious and informal work in Finland, Norway and Sweden.
11 minutes
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Few cases of labour market crime in the Faroe Islands
The Faroe Islands have many foreign workers and almost no labour market crime.
2 minutes
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Uncertain and stricter migration rules reduce interest in working in Sweden
Since 1 June this year, anyone arriving from third countries who wants to work in Sweden have been required to earn at least 90 per cent of the Swedish monthly median wage. Some occupations with labour shortages, including in healthcare, are exempt, but uncertainty over migration policy makes more people hesitate about moving to Sweden.
7 minutes
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Researcher: Icelandic labour market will not function without immigrants
The numer of immigrants workers has increased dramatically in Iceland since the turn of the century. In 2003 it was just over 5 per cent, last year it was 25 per cent. Kolbeinn Hólmar Stefánsson, an associate professor of economic sociology at the University of Iceland, says some industries would not manage without foreign workers.
8 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.
13 minutes
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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