Rovio Entertainment is a Finnish game developer founded in 2003, and an industry-changing entertainment media company that is the creator of the globally successful Angry Birds franchise. Angry Birds, a casual puzzle game, became an international phenomenon within a few months of its release and is now the number one downloaded app of all time […]
Some of Stockholm’s Favorites…
Posted on June 14, 2014 Written by
Nightlife in Stockholm is generally quite good, with lots of very beautiful people and nights that never seem to end. One thing we came to realize quickly was that bouncers in Stockholm are extremely picky. Make sure you dress up, get there early, and dont get too hammered too soon if you want to enjoy […]
Observations of Sustainability in Scandinavia
Posted on June 11, 2014 Written by
As our time in Scandinavia comes to a close we would like to spotlight the overall level of sustainability in Scandinavia. Having only spent a short amount of time in each country it is important to understand that our impressions may be limited compared to the reality of the situation, but based on our experiences […]
Creative Summit 2014 – Day 1
Posted on June 11, 2014 Written by
We have been fortunate enough to be invited to this year’s Creative Summit in Skelleftea, Sweden. With so many creative minds in one building, it was a truly inspiring day filled with so many ideas and laughter. The first speaker, Liz Sivell, is a Creative Consultant at Innovation & Explorer. She talked about always innovating […]
Volvo-Cars are driven by people
Posted on June 11, 2014 Written by
Volvo is a Swedish multinational manufacturing company headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden. Its principal activity is the production, distribution and sale of trucks, buses, and construction equipment. Volvo also supplies marine and industrial drive systems, and provides financial services. Although Volvo was established in 1915 as a subsidiary of AB SKF, a Swedish ball bearing manufacturer, […]
Rovio – Angry Birds
Posted on June 11, 2014 Written by
Our visit to Helsinki, Finland started off with our tour of Rovio Enterntainment, the makers of the most downloaded mobile game “Angry Birds.” Rovio is at the forefront of the industry shift of being a traditional company to a digital media company. Their company is broken up into two branches, consumer products and digital entertainment. Consumer […]
Finland, Sweden, and Russia; a merger of worlds
Posted on June 9, 2014 Written by
Sweden and Finland were originally the same country and the mutual influence shows. Then Tsar Alexander I invaded and in 1809, Sweden ceded Finland to Russia and the two similar countries diverged. Time went on and eventually Finland became a sovereign nation. In its history, Finland allied with Nazi Germany to fight Soviet Russia invading […]
Ericsson: a mature company acting in a very innovative manner
Posted on June 7, 2014 Written by
Ericsson; a communications giant focusing on global mobile solutions. Ericsson utilizes both conventional and unconventional approaches to “green” business. They approach product development with the goal of producing more energy efficient products, as most companies do, but Ericsson backs that belief up with tremendous spending on research and development. They are also concerned with power […]
Molnlycke Health Care
Posted on June 6, 2014 Written by
Molnlycke Health Care is a company that manufactures health care products such as surgical gown, masks, gauzes, and bandages. They are headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden and have sales offices worldwide. Patients tend to suffer from side effects from bandages but Molnlycke provides a solution of an in-house invention called Safetac Technology that reduces both pain […]
Scandinavian business is focused on people
Posted on June 4, 2014 Written by
Sweden is home to many unique and innovative companies, in today’s post we are going to talk about two of them: medical device company, Mölnlycke Healthcare and digital media streaming service, Spotify. During our travels in Sweden we were lucky enough to get to visit Gothenburg based Mölnlycke Healthcare and learn about how […]
