Facebook is the flagship of social media, they have connected users from all walks of life, and ends of the earth so it comes to no surprise that they have also gone global when looking for a new location for their data center. This location is Lulea, Sweden. We visited the Lulea Business Agency […]
Clean Tech Effeciency with Facebook living in the Node Pole
Posted on June 12, 2012 Written by Leave a Comment
Best Work Place in Sweden- Klarna
Posted on June 11, 2012 Written by
We were kindly greeted by the staff at Klarna when we arrived. They were the first business office visit that actually printed us name tags! I felt very welcomed and appreciated. We had a tour around their offices (took up 4 floors and still growing). According to Susanne, HR Manager, they are hiring about 1 […]
Vinter Keeps Swedes Talking
Posted on June 11, 2012 Written by
Vinter, pronounced like winter, but with a V, is an award winning boutique marketing firm based in Lulea, Sweden. Vinter has been extremely successful tackling challenging PR situations. For example, Vinter designed a comprehensive marketing campaign for LKAB as they migrated the entire city of Kiruna Several miles away to avoid collapse from years of […]
Food in Pitea
Posted on June 11, 2012 Written by
Wendy’s and my favorite past time in Pitea was eating. For lunch, we ate at the Thai Restaurant across from our hotel. I had Thai Fried rice with tofu and vegetables. Wendy had green chicken curry. Both were really spicy but oh so tasty and satisfying!! We were full after! But […]
Being Green in Stockholm
Posted on June 10, 2012 Written by
So I was hungry and craving a little bit of home. I had wanted sushi since on the bus ride to the hotel, we came across about 10 sushi joints. But of course, when I’m hungry and went looking for one, we couldn’t find any. The one and only one that we found was closed. […]
Haparanda and Tornio Working Together
Posted on June 9, 2012 Written by Leave a Comment
The other day we had the pleasure of hearing from Sven-Erik Bucht a member of Swedish Parliament that discussed cooperation between two bordering cities Haparanda and Tornio. In 1987 an organization was founded that started to look for synergies between the two cities and it has been successful since. Both cities are able to share […]
Center for Internet Excellence in Oulu, Finland
Posted on June 9, 2012 Written by
Our visit to the University of Oulu’s Center of Internet Excellence (CIE) in Oulu, Finland opened my eyes to Scandinavian people’s focus on collaboration, cooperation, and open communication. The center facilitates interactions among businesses to develop technologies and innovations together and help them to grow in international markets. They make strong investments in research and […]
The Solander Science Park Visit (VIPP System Discussion)
Posted on June 9, 2012 Written by
Honestly I do not from where to start, because we are having many things to write about. We keep moving from a place to another. Probably you will see I am writing about events that are not in order as our trip schedule does. I could write tons of pages about each place we visit. […]
Luleå, Sweden – RFID City
Posted on June 9, 2012 Written by
Aurorum Science Park in Luleå, Sweden is planning to turn the whole city of Luleå into an RFID guinea pig. Students, researchers and businesses are coming together to test the technology full scale on the entire city. RFID (radio frequency identification) is used today in a number of different areas, such as logistics, supply chain […]
The Great Scandinavian Entrepreneurial Venture
Posted on June 9, 2012 Written by
After arriving to Helisinki from Riga Latvia at 130am I was greeted with an interesting surprise outside of the terminal while dragging my bags behind me. I even tried to deny myself the pleasure, and take Dr. Myhr’s advice to ride the bus to the central station and take a taxi from there, however the […]
