We’re enjoying our time here in Stockholm! We’ve had our share of Swedish meatballs, visited the Vasa Museum, the ABBA museum, and strolled through Gamla Stan. Our company visits here in Sweden have been very interesting and engaging. Three of the major companies we’ve learned about are Ericsson, Northvolt, and Sinch. Ericsson Ericsson is a […]

Our first stop in Finland was full of exploring and experiencing Finnish culture. From saunas to trying reindeer meat, this country has a lot to offer. We had several company visits here, two of which included Nordea and Valio. Nordea Nordea is one of the biggest banks in Europe that implements a One Bank Model. […]

Here we are! BACK AT IT AGAIN. The dynamic duo, Angelica and Zent. This time on our next adventure we decided to take a BOAT to our next location instead of a plane. I (Angelica) got motion sickness and did not enjoy the boat ride over to the beautiful land of Estonia. Estonia was an […]

Overall Thoughts What an amazing past few days! We have learned so much about the culture here in Sweden both through our company visits as well as our free time exploring Stockholm! It has been such an experience getting a better understanding of how businesses operate here in Sweden through visits at some amazing companies […]

After 2 flights, over 11 hours of traveling, I’ve made it to Helsinki. While the weather was mostly gray and a little rainy, it didn’t take away any of the city’s serenity. My impression of the Finnish is that they are well spoken, polite, and a quiet people. They speak English very well on average, […]

Tere kõigile! As soon as we arrived we were eager to explore this new city knowing we would only be here for a short period of time. We decided to explore Old Town in Tallinn, Estonia. This was a beautiful city filled with vibrant culture, it resembled medieval times in Northern Europe with a lot […]

Talinn, despite being a relatively new country formed in 1991, has grown and thrived under a capitalist administration. They also have a budding commitment to sustainability. This is illustrated by two institutions in the form of Mektory and Tehnopol. Mektory in short is a university project that works with both local and global companies to […]

Today we had the opportunity to hear three different speakers share three different perspectives on the Estonian education system and business model. The first speaker represented Tal Tech University Metkory department, the second was CEO of the university’s Tehnopol Science Park and lastly, we met with a representative from The Datel Group. After observing all […]

Hej everyone! It has been 3 wonderful days we have been in this beautiful country, Helsinki, Finland. We have already learned so much about about the Finnish corporate culture. Our first visits were Nordea bank, Wave Ventures, and Valio. Nordea bank is one of the 10th largest Europe banks that is operated as a one […]