Centre for Nordic Business Studies

19/03/2026

The new World Happiness Report has been released. The Nordics are again the happiest region in the world. Finland takes first position, closely followed by Iceland and Denmark. Sweden and ?Norway take up positions 5 and 6, respectively.

The World Happiness Report is published by the Wellbeing Research Centre at the University of Oxford, in partnership with Gallup, the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network and an independent editorial board.

11/02/2026

Denmark has been named the least corrupt country in the world for the eighth year in a row, according to the annual report from Transparency International.

Denmark has been named the least corrupt country in the world for the eighth year in a row, according to the annual report from Transparency International. The organization measures perceived corruption in public sectors across countries worldwide. Denmark scored 89 in 2025, down slightly from 90 la...

07/02/2026

The famed Portulans Institute has just released the 2025 Network Readiness Index, ranking countries globally in their access to, and use of, digital technologies.
As always, the Nordics are the best-performing region with 3 countries in the top-5: Finland (2), Denmark (4) and Sweden (5).

31/01/2026

The Council of Europe’s Committee for Social Rights says that Denmark has failed to make progress on wage inequality between men and women.

31/01/2026

Interesting IMF paper on the impact of AI on the labour market in Finland

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly evolving and has the potential to reshape the job landscape across a broad range of skills and sectors. While most Finns will benefit from AI adoption, one-fifth of the workforce is at risk of job displacement. Women, highly educated workers, and non-immigrant...

29/01/2026

"By the end of 2025, the Norwegian oil fund was valued at 21,000 billion Norwegian kroner (approximately 14,000 billion Danish kroner). A year prior, its value was 19,700 billion Norwegian kroner"

By the end of 2025, the Norwegian oil fund was valued at 21,000 billion Norwegian kroner (approximately 14,000 billion Danish kroner). A year prior, its value was 19,700 billion Norwegian kroner. Key investments include 574 billion in Nvidia, 497 billion in Apple, and 459 billion in Microsoft. Estab...

17/01/2026

The Swedish telecommunications giant Ericsson has announced plans to lay off one out of every ten workers in Sweden, a total of 1,600 employees, as it seeks to bolster its competitiveness.

30/12/2025

Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre on Monday launched the ‘Plan for Norway’, a major new political platform for implementation from 2026.

30/12/2025

The high silver prices are impacting Danish jewelry company Pandora, whose stock fell over two percent Monday morning.

Since the beginning of the year, the price of silver has more than doubled, reaching a record high of over $84 per ounce. It has since dropped to about $76 per ounce. The high silver prices are impacting Danish jewelry company Pandora, whose stock fell over two percent Monday morning. Silver is a cr...

28/12/2025

This year we were very pleased to be able to visit Securitas global HQ in Stockholm again, after our previous visit in 2017. We were warmly welcomed by Annelie Wirdefeldt, Head of Strategy Ex*****on and Governance and Henrik Sjöberg, Head of Group External Communications, and fully updated on the company’s current strategy and operations.

This year we were very pleased to be able to visit Securitas global HQ in Stockholm again, after our previous visit in 2017. We were warmly welcomed by Annelie Wirdefeldt, Head of Strategy Ex*****on…

06/12/2025

This year we were welcomed at the Sandvik headquarters in Stockholm. Our host was Nadine Crauwels, President Business Area Machining. It was great to see how this company is present with its components in so many everyday products and to learn more about this company.

This year we were welcomed at the Sandvik headquarters in Stockholm. Our host was Nadine Crauwels, President Business Area Machining. It was great to see how this company is present with its…

06/12/2025

The Centre for Nordic Business Studies wishes the people of Finland a happy Independence Day.