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The Nordic region is frequently presented in the American media as prosperous and business-friendly, as well as allowing for extensive welfare…
The political systems in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden have evolved over centuries of development as hereditary, ‘democratic,’ constitutional…
The Saltsjöbaden Agreement was a very influential collective bargaining agreement between employers and employees that was reached in 1938, and a key…
Jan Eliasson has been one of Sweden’s most prominent diplomats since as far back as the 1970s. Not only has he served in key roles for the Swedish…
The Nordic countries have seen a number of important changes to their populations since the end of World War II. Perhaps most notable among these are…
Ingria is the historic name for the isthmus between the Baltic Sea and Lake Ladoga, connecting modern-day Finland with modern-day Estonia. Today, this…
Even though the welfare state in the Nordics is under pressure and its design is continuously debated, it has rarely been more strongly supported in…
After a referendum almost unanimously in favour, Iceland was declared an independent republic on 17th June 1944 at Þingvellir. Denmark did not,…
An international discussion on decolonisation followed in the aftermath of the Second World War in the mid-1940s. The newly formed United Nations…
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