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Apr 22, 2013

What makes Sweden so innovative?

Some of the world’s most successful innovators are from Sweden. Women and men who change people’s lives, by overcoming challenges and breaking new ground. Before we meet some of them and have a look a ...
Apr 19, 2013

How Sweden pioneered responsible business

by: Bella Frank
Today, most of the world’s 250 largest companies have realised the importance of corporate social responsibility, CSR. Some pioneering Swedish companies quickly saw the importance of running a busines ...
Oct 11, 2012

10 innovations you didn’t know were Swedish

by: Lola Akinmade Åkerström
From Anders Celsius’s thermometer in the 1700s to Skype in 2003, Sweden has long been a country that breeds innovation. The Global Innovation Index 2012 ranked Sweden as the most innovative country wi ...
Aug 24, 2012

10 Swedish companies shaping the world

by: Lola Akinmade Åkerström
Sweden is the birthplace of many successful innovative companies. According to British Wired Magazine, Sweden has the most digitally connected economy in the world, and its forward-thinking culture fo ...
May 29, 2012

Battlefield a huge sales hit

by: Johan Nylander, The Swedish Wire
Battlefield, Minecraft and Just Cause are three of the world's most popular computer games. But few players know that their favorite games have been developed by a number of high-tech firms in Stockho ...
Apr 27, 2012

The rise of geek civilization

by: Anna Sandelin
Tired of finding herself in the minority at computer conferences, Heidi Harman decided to set up a network of her own. So she co-founded Geek Girl, a social network for women who are into IT. On April ...
Apr 17, 2012

Innovative Swedish ICT leads the way

by: Jonas Fredén
As several smart Swedish start-ups are emerging on the global information and communication technology (ICT) stage, Sweden ranks number one in the digital economies of the world. Interesting innovatio ...
Jan 20, 2012

Sweden leads science the green way

by: David Wiles
Sweden has a proud history as a nation of science and is internationally respected for its environmental awareness. These two threads are coming together in the city of Lund, where two particle accele ...
Sep 23, 2011

10 tips for starting a business in Sweden

by: Philip O'Connor
When it comes to starting a business in Sweden, a little planning goes a long way. Here are 10 tips for the budding sole trader.
Mar 2, 2011

Ingvar Kamprad — king of IKEA

by: Jonas Fredén
Ingvar Kamprad began with two empty hands but has become one of the richest people in the world. Sole owner of the furniture chain store IKEA, Kamprad seems set to lead his business way past the age o ...
Apr 28, 2010

Sweden brings spirit of innovation to Expo 2010

by: Stephen Whitlock
When it comes to responsible economic development, Sweden is already a world leader. Hoping to showcase its expertise at the World Expo in Shanghai, Sweden arrives in the Chinese harbor city with a me ...
Mar 29, 2010

Playing for social change

by: Johanna Ögren & Gustaf Brickman
Playing for Change is a major Swedish initiative that seeks to promote social enterprise focusing on the right of children and young people to play. In 2009, it issued a call for creative and innovati ...
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