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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.

Home 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.

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 ranked least corrupt country in world for eighth year in a row - The Copenhagen Post 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...

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).

Countries – Network Readiness Index

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

Council of Europe criticises Denmark over labour rights

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

The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Finland’s Labor Market: 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...

"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"

Norwegian oil fund worth nearly 14 trillion kroner - The Copenhagen Post 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...

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.

Ericsson to lay off one in ten workers in Sweden

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

'Plan for Norway': What are Norwegian PM Støre’s new headline policies?

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

Record silver prices drag Pandora stock down - The Copenhagen Post 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...

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.

Securitas 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…

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.

Sandvik 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…

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

Finland national day