Björn Lindahl
Writer and Journalist at Freelance
Journalist i Oslo. Chefredaktör för Arbeidsliv i Norden/Chief editor Nordic Labour Journal. Writes in Scandinavian and English.
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Nov 24, 2024 |
nordiclabourjournal.org | Björn Lindahl
The Baku climate summit in Azerbaijan has ended in an agreement described by environmental organisations as a win for the richest countries. The Council of Ministers has set several goals for the Nordic cooperation on environmental issues in the coming five years.
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Oct 23, 2024 |
nordiclabourjournal.org | Björn Lindahl
Whether this could be called deglobalisation or regionalisation is up for debate. But frictions between trading blocks have grown with higher tariffs and other measures aimed at boosting national industries. This is both about power struggles and technology. Some say there is now an increasing trend of bringing jobs back which had previously been moved to low-wage countries. The wage differences are no longer that big.
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Sep 18, 2024 |
nordiclabourjournal.org | Björn Lindahl
When we brainstormed story ideas about sports, we had a somewhat critical perspective, envisioning a famous athlete giving a pep talk at a corporate seminar. But does hurdling, handball or high jump really have anything to do with how a company or organisation is run? Even for driven managers aiming to advance their careers? However, it did not take us long to realise that if you look at sport as an occupation, you still face all the usual working life issues.
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Aug 25, 2024 |
nordiclabourjournal.org | Björn Lindahl
We have picked a challenging theme this time: artificial intelligence. Everyone agrees this will have major consequences across nearly all areas, but nobody can predict exactly what might happen. We are facing a situation similar to that in the 1990s when the internet was introduced. “Nobody knows what will happen,” acknowledges Svein Berg, Managing Director of Nordic Innovation. “But what we do know is that it will happen fast.
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Jun 19, 2024 |
nordiclabourjournal.org | Björn Lindahl
Researchers at Nordregio have examined the state of the common Nordic labour market. What has surprised them the most is that so few Nordic citizens move or commute to a different Nordic country these days. Just 1.6 per cent of the Nordic population were born in a different country to the one they are currently living in. Compare that to the EU, where 3.9 per cent were born in a different European country.
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Between 2013 and 2023, the number of people in Sweden aged 25 to 60 rose by 455,000. By 2033, it is expected to grow by a further 13,000 people. There is a similar development in the Nordics, which for many municipalities means severe labour shortages. https://t.co/VLdpuMGqt8 https://t.co/M09Iw6Alkf
Finland holds municipal elections April 13. But interest in running as a candidate and in voting seems to be falling. Perhaps due to a worsening economy and reduced municipal powers. Or because elections have become too frequent. #nordenen https://t.co/cYYhc3Y0Hs https://t.co/P9Th1JtEiV
Many Icelandic municipalities have merged. Although the number of municipalities has been halved since the start of the century, there are still more than ten that have fewer than 250 inhabitants, and some remain unwilling to merge. #nordenen https://t.co/QxQddOsxfe https://t.co/037MxchwtH