The first thing we noticed at the Finish Embassy in Stockholm is that the intercom on the front door only has 2 buttons: Reception and Sauna. Apparently, for those that know the Finnish people, this was not surprising in the least. However, the most memorable aspect of our visit was our host Lars’ push to […]
Company vists in Stockholm, Day 1
Posted on June 1, 2018 Written by
Our Scandinavian travel course started from visiting Stockholm, the capital city in Sweden. On the first day, we visited three companies; Dangens Samhalle, Northvolt, and H&M. Dagens Samhalle is a public media company that takes advantage of digital platform. There we had a chance to learn deeply about interesting Swedish culture. Although Swedish think that […]
Stockholm Part I
Posted on May 30, 2018 Written by
For our blog, we will be focusing on Scandinavian cultural aspects and how they influence business, innovation, and growth in Sweden and Denmark. At Dagens Samhalle, a news publication focusing on the public sector, we were given a crash course on Swedish life and systems. From a distance, it may seem that Swedish and American […]
Company Visit: Dagens Samhälle
Posted on May 29, 2018 Written by
The first company visit of our Scandinavian journey was to Dagens Samhalle, a news publication both in print and online. Chief Editor, Olov Carlsson provided us with the history of his publication and a current snapshot of the sensibilities of the Swedish people. Some key characteristics of Swedes are a strong individualism, unimportance of religion, […]
Stockholm, Day 1
Posted on May 28, 2018 Written by
Day One of our Business in Scandinavia adventures did not disappoint. We met with three companies that were diverse in what they bring to the market but interestingly similar in their fundamental values and approach. These consistent themes were eye opening to observe and good confirmation about the strong influence Swedish culture has on its […]
Scandinavian Business
Posted on June 17, 2017 Written by
Taking Business in Scandinavia was one of the best decisions I could have made. The experience I gained and the business visits have been a priceless adventure. As the trip comes to an end and I look at the many companies we visited, I have decided to give an award to one special company. […]
Baking Sweetness into Scandinavia
Posted on June 17, 2017 Written by
‘Baking with History’ This is the motto of Sweden’s oldest large-scale bakery, Pagen, in business since 1878. It was started in by a husband and wife team, who baked their bread and sold in the Tallgatan in Malmo. Anders Pahlsson who was a carpenter before becoming a baker; he was given an ultimatum to choose […]
The Way of the Scandinavian Viking King
Posted on June 17, 2017 Written by
Scandinavian Viking History The Scandinavian countries all have one common link, they are descendants of Vikings. A group of people from the Scandinavian countries who sailed from A.D 800 to the 11th century. They were considered pirates, raiders, traders, and settlers in the British isles. The viking culture was much more than what Europe thought of […]
Natural Resources to help Kobenhavn to the Next Level
Posted on June 16, 2017 Written by
A Colorful Kobenhavn Kobenhavn is the capital of Denmark. There is little’ town’ of Nyhavn, a colorful neighborhood buildings on the waterfront. Each house is filled with history because the oldest house dates back to the 1600s. The waterfront neighborhood (constructed by King Christian V) was a way for ships and sailors to travel from the […]
Copenhagen & Oslo
Posted on June 15, 2017 Written by
Copenhagen Population: 763,908 Dong Energy Established in 2006, Dong Energy is a company that transforms energy systems “to more renewable and sustainable energy” via offshore wind turbine farms. Dong Energy has 6,200 employees with a presence in Scandinavia, Germany, Netherlands, U.S., U.K. and Taiwan. Denmark owns 50% of the company. Dong supplies energy to Danish residents as […]
