2017-11-21 12:59
Via Business Insider: Airinum is on a mission to fight air pollution with pure Scandinavian fashion. As with most startups, Airinum's founding spark came after a painful encounter with… Read More
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2017-11-16 18:56
Via Business Insider: Norway's trillion-dollar sovereign wealth fund is proposing to drop oil and gas companies from its benchmark index. The Central Bank of Norway, which runs the fun… Read More
2017-10-31 20:58
Via Business Insider: Eirik Winter is the CEO and Chairman of Citi’s Nordic operations. In a recent opinion piece in Swedish business daily Dagens Industri, Winter – represen… Read More
2017-10-15 14:48
Via Business Insider: Steve Jobs was never one to hold back. That's exactly what made him so adept at finding talent, according to John Sculley, the former CEO of Apple and Pepsi. "T… Read More
2017-10-12 17:28
Via Business Insider: Today, Tim Cook started his day by visiting Apple’s headquarters in Stockholm, before disappearing in a black car. Speculation was rife about where the Americ… Read More
2017-10-11 17:59
Via Business Insider: It's hard to tell when Margareta Magnusson is being serious. Honestly, I'm still not sure if her intention with the forthcoming book "The Gentle Art of Swedish De… Read More
2017-10-10 17:48
Via Business Insider: We often assume that today’s most profitable businesses must be digital. But Kjell Nordström, the co-author of global bestseller Funky Business (2007)… Read More
2017-10-07 15:01
Via ZeroHedge: Most observers were taken aback by what to many seemed to be the inexplicable visit of Saudi King Salman to Moscow this week, wondering how and why the two long-standing G… Read More
2017-10-01 19:50
Via Disclose.tv: SPACE ELEVATOR WOULD GO 96.000KM INTO SPACE The space elevator was said to go up around 96.000 km into space and it would be able to take people and shipments to a new… Read More
2017-09-30 12:55
Via Disclose.tv: Something is going on in the Pacific Ring of Fire and everyone needs to be prepared. In the past few months, the world has been inundated with stories of devastating… Read More
2017-09-28 17:47
Via CounterPunch: There’s a piquant contrast in the press coverage across the decades of Billy Graham’s various private dealings with Richard Nixon, as displayed on the tapes… Read More
2017-09-20 17:14
Via Business Insider: The gigantic sovereign wealth fund of Norway passed a milestone this week. Its market value reached one trillion dollars for the first time on Tuesday. Statens pe… Read More
2017-09-19 17:14
Via Business Insider: Ikea is serious about its foray into central Stockholm. In its latest stunt, aimed to raise awareness for its newly opened kitchen pop-up store, the Swedish furnitu… Read More
2017-09-18 17:56
Mount Athos is the capital and heart of the Orthodox Christian world, and it consists of 20 monasteries and approximately 2.000 monks. Women are not allowed within 500 meters of the shor… Read More
2017-09-16 14:51
Via EUobserver: Anti-EU parties and their affiliated foundations may see their EU funding reduced by over half, amid a broader push by the European Commission to revamp internal European… Read More
2017-09-13 17:37
Via Business Insider: Philosopher and former pop-star Alexander Bard has been right before when making predictions on the future of capitalism. This time he sees a paralyzed bitcoin comm… Read More
2017-09-10 12:51
Via Xinhuanet: China has made a series of achievements in science and technology over the past month as the country quickens its pace in becoming a leading science and tech power by the… Read More
2017-09-08 15:44
Via Business Insider: Roughly one in ten Swedes are millionaires today (in the local currency). Per H. Börjesson, the founder and CEO of investment company Spiltan, thinks there cou… Read More
2017-09-07 17:29
Via Xinhuanet: Chinese President Xi Jinping told his U.S. counterpart, Donald Trump, in a telephone conversation late Wednesday that Beijing remains persistent on the denuclearization of… Read More
2017-09-06 17:09
Via Business Insider: The Nordics’ largest financial group, Nordea Bank, decided today in a board meeting that it will move its headquarters from Stockholm to Helsinki, Finland… Read More
2017-09-05 17:13
Via Xinhuanet: In stormy waters it is common for fishermen in southeast China to set out to sea in groups. Each boat has its own captain, but they will discuss fishing strategies when… Read More
2017-09-03 13:25
Via Debka: North Korea celebrated its sixth and most powerful nuclear test Sunday, boasting it had launched a hydrogen bomb outfitted for intercontinental ballistic missiles. The US Geol… Read More
2017-09-03 12:38
Via Xinhuanet: Chinese President Xi Jinping said Sunday BRICS countries should uphold global peace and stability, stressing a vision of common, comprehensive, cooperative and sustainable… Read More
2017-08-31 16:53
Via Business Insider: For a country that prides itself on its honest character, the ongoing investigation into nepotism over a prolonged period by one of the country's top legal eagles h… Read More
Professional ESports Are Taking Off In Finland – Pro Players Now Officially Recognized As Athletes
2017-08-07 18:18
Via Business Insider: The Finnish Central Tax Board considers esports competitors to be athletes. According to a decision freshly issued by the board: "A broad interpretation of sports… Read More
2017-08-04 20:37
Via Business Insider: The construction industry is classically cyclical and it comes as no surprise that in Finland it is currently suffering from a dearth of management and manual worke… Read More
2017-07-24 16:56
Via Business Insider: The number of electric car charging docks across Denmark have overtaken the amount of petrol stations, finds a new report from the Danish Energy Association. With… Read More
2017-07-21 15:12
Via Business Insider: After holding the title over the past seven years, it should not come as a surprise that Finnair has once again been named Northern Europe’s best airline at t… Read More
2017-07-19 13:54
Via Business Insider: Kotkamills has developed a new paperboard material that can be totally recycled after use. The material is water- and greaseproof, but that is achieved without usin… Read More
2017-07-02 14:49
Via Xinhuanet: President Xi Jinping ended his three-day trip to Hong Kong Saturday after attending celebrations for the 20th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to China, and the inaugurat… Read More
2017-06-30 15:20
Via Business Insider: From early stage startups all the way to the stock market, the last decade has proved that Sweden is doing something right. This year – well on track towa… Read More
2017-06-27 16:57
Via Business Insider: Visa and Klarna announced today they have reached an agreement for Visa to make an equity investment in the Swedish fintech company. The announcement comes just t… Read More
2017-06-22 16:54
Via Business Insider: While much of northern Europe continues to provide affordable healthcare, promote equality, and minimize poverty rates, across the Atlantic the US is getting more d… Read More
2017-06-18 14:24
Via EUobserver: On Sunday (18 June), French president Emmanuel Macron will have achieved the most spectacular takeover in French modern history. But he will face risky challenges: mana… Read More
2017-06-14 17:00
Via Business Insider: Monday’s political crisis caused by the election of hard-line ultra-nationalists at the Finns Party conference last weekend has passed – but not for the… Read More
2017-06-12 17:01
Via Business Insider: The election of MEP Jussi Halla-aho has plunged Finland into a political crisis, with many expecting the three-party right-wing coalition to collapse over his strid… Read More
2017-05-31 17:53
Via Business Insider: Danish startup Copenhagen Optimization has become the go-to-guys for making airports run more smoothly. Like they did at Genève Aéroport where the ave… Read More
2017-05-30 17:49
Via Business Insider: A new study indicates that Scandinavia's wealthiest families are moving their money abroad to avoid paying taxes. Research study: The richest families in Scandina… Read More
2017-05-29 17:57
Via Business Insider: Finavia, Helsinki-Vantaa airport’s operating body, has just concluded its most advanced test of facial recognition technology to date. Run in cooperation with… Read More
2017-05-27 14:06
Via Above Top Secret: I'm watching the really good show on NatGeo called Genius about Einstein and he showed with Relativity that we live in a timeless universe and the evolution of any… Read More
2017-05-24 17:58
Via Business Insider: The success story of Realm is annoyingly simple. ”We were a couple of Danish engineers with an idea but no connections to Silicon Valley whatsoever. So we c… Read More
2017-05-22 17:48
Via Business Insider: Frankfurter Allgemeine has taken part of documents detailing plans to introduce the euro in all member countries by 2025 – including Sweden. The leaked "ref… Read More
2017-05-20 11:55
Via Business Insider: The Nordics’ largest financial group, Nordea, has reportedly taken the decision to move its headquarters from Stockholm. This according to Svenska Dagbladet… Read More
2017-05-18 17:51
Via Disclose.tv: Humankind created a protective barrier around Earth. That protects us from harmful particles found in space. Who knew that something so wondrous can be a by-product of m… Read More
2017-05-16 17:46
Via Business Insider: The first SeaBin in northern Europe was installed last Tuesday 9 May at a jetty on Uunisaari island, in Helsinki. Thus the Finnish capital became one of a select si… Read More
2017-05-15 17:57
Via Business Insider: Google has partnered with Volvo to build a next-generation infotainment system into future vehicles as part of a push to corner the rapidly growing connected car ma… Read More
2017-05-11 17:52
Via Business Insider: Four months after Finland's social-security institution Kela launched a two-year experiment in basic income, a system of wealth distribution in which people receive… Read More
2017-05-03 17:57
Via Disclose.tv: Baba Vanga, the blind Nostradamus of the Balkans, made some troubling predictions about World War II three that have aroused the imagination of conspiracy lovers. The… Read More
2017-05-02 17:57
Via Business Insider: Do you find the noise level at your workplace disturbingly high? If so, you should definitely check out Malmö-based startup Ear Labs’ new campaign on Kic… Read More
2017-04-30 14:56
Via Radio Sweden: Sweden celebrates Valborg or Walpurgis Eve on the last day in April every year. Like many holidays in Sweden, this traditionally Christian celebration no longer has muc… Read More
2017-04-29 14:42
Via The EUobserver: EU leaders are to confirm at a summit in Brussels on Saturday (28 April) that if Northern Ireland reunited with Ireland it would automatically become part of the bloc… Read More
2017-04-26 17:58
Via Business Insider: Spotify has announced that it has acquired blockchain startup Mediachain for an undisclosed amount. The New York-based startup raised $1.5 million from venture c… Read More
2017-04-25 17:55
Via Disclose.tv: The CIA tried to decipher it and failed. The FBI tried to break the code and also failed. Academics, truly intelligent cryptologists and people all over the world have b… Read More
2017-04-24 17:59
Via Business Insider: The people of Iceland, settled by Norsemen over 1,100 years ago, have developed a unique dialect based on Old Norse. Having preserved many ancient elements that a… Read More
2017-04-20 17:56
Via Business Insider: Spotify has agreed another major licensing agreement to ease its way to IPO - this time with indie label representatives Merlin. Merlin represents a bunch of smal… Read More
2017-04-19 17:59
Via Business Insider: At a car exhibition in Shanghai, Volvo’s CEO Håkan Samuelsson revealed that the Volvo’s first electric car will be produced in China, Expressen re… Read More
2017-04-18 17:57
Via Business Insider: Today, Sweden's Minister for Finance Magdalena Andersson presented the government's spring budget at the Riksdag. The budget came with minor changes directed toward… Read More
2017-04-13 14:57
Via Business Insider: The truck that drove into crowds in central Stockholm last Friday ended its murderous journey by crashing into the corner of one of Sweden's largest department stor… Read More
2017-04-06 17:38
Via Xinhuanet: Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Finnish counterpart Sauli Niinisto met skaters' representatives from the two countries here Wednesday evening, with both sides pledgin… Read More
2017-04-05 17:51
Via Xinhuanet: China and Finland agreed Wednesday to establish and promote a future-oriented new-type cooperative partnership, with both sides pledging to enhance political mutual trust… Read More
2017-04-04 17:56
Via Business Insider: Sweden’s 44th richest person, real estate magnate Sven-Olof Johansson has aired his opinions of USA:s president Donald Trump. Johansson met Trump back in the… Read More
2017-03-30 17:52
Via Business Insider: Russia's President Vladimir Putin says he would be keen to meet up with Trump in conjunction with a potential Arctic Council summit Finland, where the Nordics would… Read More
2017-03-29 17:52
Via Business Insider: Finland is well known for its beautiful, unspoiled nature. Last year the World Health Organisation announced that Pallas, in the North of the country, has the clean… Read More
2017-03-28 17:56
Via Business Insider: Ever since Ericsson’s previous CEO, Hans Vestberg, was fired last summer, questions have arisen regarding the Swedish network giant's future direction. Eric… Read More
2017-03-23 18:58
Via Business Insider: Going by the number of investments during 2016, Stockholm is the most entrepreneurial region of the Nordics with 247, followed by Copenhagen at 98 investments… Read More
2017-03-21 18:52
Via The Swedish Wire: Martin McGuinness, a former Irish Republican Army commander and Sinn Fein political leader, has died in Derry following a short illness. He was 66. McGuinness hel… Read More
2017-03-20 18:56
Via Business Insider: Bluetooth. It's been around for 20 years. We see the name and iconic logo on virtually every device we own — Bluetooth headphones, Bluetooth speakers, even… Read More
2017-03-19 14:14
Via Gizmodo: Daniel Boria was not the first person to see Up and think it would be a great idea to fly around in his own balloon chair. But he’ll stand as an eternal example of how… Read More
2017-03-18 15:57
Via Business Insider: Sweden is no stranger to topping global rankings, whether it's for excellence in raising kids, environmental friendliness, or doing good for others. The latest: S… Read More
2017-03-16 18:58
Via Business Insider: People who use Spotify without paying may be blocked from listening to some of the hottest new music on the platform, according to a new report from The Financial T… Read More
2017-03-15 18:54
Via Business Insider: Uniti is an electric urban vehicle for the future, initially developed at Lund University and since 2016 a freestanding project. Its futuristic concept car became o… Read More
2017-03-14 18:58
Via Business Insider: The current Swedish government is not making many friends in the private sector right now, having recently had companies like Norwegian and Spotifty threaten to mov… Read More
2017-03-13 18:52
Via The Swedish Wire: Sweden has the world’s most powerful passport, according to a new report by consulting company Nomad Capitalist. Out of 199 countries, the Scandinavian co… Read More
2017-03-09 18:57
What we know so far is that there is probable extraterrestrial life at the fourth planet orbiting Zeta Reticuli 2, a star 37 light years away. It seems possible to travel 20 times as f… Read More
2017-03-09 18:25
Via The Swedish Wire: Sweden has the world’s third fasted broadband internet speed, while South Korea still leads the race with an average connection speed at 26.1 Mbps, a new stud… Read More
2017-03-08 18:49
Via The Swedish Wire: Two veterans of Tesla, the electric car pioneer owned by Elon Musk, has announced that they plan to build a $4 billion factory to manufacture the batteries, most li… Read More
2017-03-07 18:58
Via Business Insider: Today Volvo Cars unveiled its new SUV, the XC60, in Geneva Motor Show. The new beast will be replacing a previous bestseller the same name, and according to exper… Read More
2017-03-06 18:48
Via Business Insider: Should Sweden impose an airplane tax, as its government has been considering since late last year, the Scandinavian airline SAS has threatened to move all intercont… Read More
2017-03-02 18:56
Via Arutz Sheva: Headstones found toppled in Jewish cemetery in US for third time in less than two weeks. A Jewish cemetery in Rochester, New York, was vandalized, the third such incid… Read More
2017-03-01 18:33
Via The Swedish Wire: Sweden's economy continued its fast pace of growth in Q4, expanding by 1.0% quarter-on-quarter, HSBC said in a new report. This was slightly above consensus and t… Read More
2017-02-26 14:34
Via The Local: American journalist Tim Pool has spent two days seeing 'dangerous' Malmö with his own eyes. But the city did not live up to the bleak picture he had been told to ex… Read More
2017-02-23 18:55
Via Business Insider: It may come as a surprise to some, that three Nordic cities top the world's most sociable cities ranking. Gothenburg claimed the top spot ahead of its big brother… Read More
2017-02-21 20:34
Via Unknown Country: This object was recorded during an airshow by three different witnesses, all from different angles. One video would mean that the object could have been a bird flyin… Read More
2017-02-16 18:48
Via Business Insider: When you've finally managed to turn your passion into a full-time paid position, what could possibly make you want to quit it less than a year later? Social media… Read More
2017-02-15 18:55
Via Business Insider: The Nordics have in total 11 companies among the most 500 valuable brands in the world, according to data from Brand Finance's "Global 500" list. The Nordics' mo… Read More
2017-02-14 18:50
Via Unknown Country: It is claimed that this object was taped in Normandy in western France, if so, then it is a form that appears from time to time and is a genuine unknown. However, it… Read More
2017-02-13 18:54
Via Business Insider: Sonetel, founded 2012, has grown more than 2.000% over the last four years, and is thereby Sweden’s eigth fastest growing tech company, according to Deloitte… Read More
2017-02-12 15:46
Via Unknown Country: This video from MUFON shows a white object shadowing a jet. The person who made the video says that other jets and helicopters followed soon after. There is nothing… Read More
2017-02-11 14:47
Via Business Insider: For over a year Elina Berglund nuclear physicist has been fighting authorities and malicious headlines. Now her app will be the first in the world to be approved as… Read More
2017-02-09 18:35
Via Business Insider: Malmö has an incredible track record when it comes to game successes – and it’s set to become an even more important hub for the industry. Minc, th… Read More
2017-02-08 18:46
Via Business Insider: Jolla is on the ropes. The Finnish company, founded by former Nokia staff of the Meego project back in 2011, launched a smartphone featuring Sailfish OS in 2013 to… Read More
2017-02-07 18:53
Via The Swedish Wire: Sweden climbed to second place in the 2017 Bloomberg Innovation Index, which scores economies using factors including research and development spending and the conc… Read More
2017-02-02 18:44
Via Business Insider: After three years of absence, Ryanair will start flying from Malmö Airport again. Having previously re-focused its regional efforts to Kastrup airport in Copen… Read More
2017-01-31 18:17
Via Business Insider: ’Paris’ is the first song to be released by a Malmö-based musician called Le Sinner. Yesterday the song soared up to Spotify’s Viral Top 5… Read More
2017-01-30 18:51
Via Business Insider: A 22% share in the Finnish car manufacturer Valmet Automotive has been acquired by the Chinese battery giant CATL (Contemporary Amperex Technology Limited), Reuters… Read More
2017-01-29 15:08
Via TechCrunch: There’s an adage in politics that’s been around for years: don’t f*** with people’s cars. While the right to drive where you want, when you want i… Read More
2017-01-28 15:04
Via Business Insider: This December will mark the centennial of Finnish independence as the country broke free from Russia on December 6, 1917. To commemorate Finland's 100th birthday… Read More
2017-01-25 18:52
Via Business Insider: The Nordic Council, a regional cooperation body, has today been debating a pan-Nordic citizen ID in a committee meeting in Oslo. The proposal was put forward by m… Read More
2017-01-23 18:42
Via Business Insider: Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is back in the White House. Musk is one of several executives attending President Donald Trump's meeting on manufacturing Monday mo… Read More
2017-01-22 14:43
Via RT: Regardless of the results of elections in any foreign nations, Russia should expect the sanctions imposed on it by the West to remain in place, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medv… Read More
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