Public policy

Listen to a potted history of the Danish immigration policy, 1970-1992 in either English or Danish! This podcast is part of a series where existing…

Widespread economic transformations, such as increasing automation, tend to negatively affect some groups more than others in the Nordic countries, as…

The prevailing economic doctrine in the Nordics and Europe has it that, the lower the public debt, the more room there is for economic stimulation in…

A look back at how Sweden and Finland dealt with two key crises in the twentieth century may be enlightening during the current Corona crisis.…

Given the striking similarity of the Nordic societies, it is interesting to note how differently some of them have reacted to the current covid-19…

The Nordic countries have some of the highest trade union rates of membership in the world. This has by some been attributed to unemployment insurance…

There have been drastic changes to the political and economic climate since the inception of the Nordic welfare states in the twentieth century.…

The five Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden) are often characterised as being welfare capitalist, featuring a combination…

The entire resident population of the Nordic region is covered by publicly financed comprehensive healthcare systems. These guarantee access to high…

Hydroelectricity is a significant source of energy particularly in Norway and Iceland. While Greenland has invested in hydroelectricity since 1990,…