On Thursday, I met up with a local Swedish man, who took me to Impuls to take an Afro Power Dance class. Impuls is a privately owned gym in the center of Lulea, Sweden. The gym offers an extensive retail store with clothing and equipment, group exercise classes, child care, cardio equipment, and a free-weight […]
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. […]
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 Vinter Recession Article
Posted on June 9, 2012 Written by Leave a Comment
Because those that are crazy enough to think they will change the world are the ones that actually do. “Think Different Apple Computers- Chiat Day agency” This was my favorite visit we have taken as a group so far on the Business in Scandinavia trip. I have been a longtime marketing man, the strategy, psychology […]
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 […]
Kukkolaforsen – A Family Business
Posted on June 9, 2012 Written by
After our trip into Oula, we took a two hour bus ride to the incredible Kukkolaforsen cabins, where pictures don’t do this place justice. Surrounded by lush green forest on one side, and a river full of rapids on the other, the scenery was something out of a movie. We arrived and were greeted […]
A day in the life of Carl-Magnus Helgegren
Posted on June 8, 2012 Written by Leave a Comment
Meet Carl-Magnus Helgegren- University teacher, freelance journalist, media mogul, reggae DJ, Iron-man triathlete, old school sailor, martial arts man, taxi driver, speaks 5 languages: French, German, Spanish, Swedish, and English, and studies systems science. A business entrepreneur at heart! Carl is a busy guy with many talents and occupations. I wonder when he finds the […]
Women equality in the workforce?
Posted on June 8, 2012 Written by
We have heard that employee happiness in Sweden is rated very high, however we wanted to find out whether women feel that they have the same rights as men in reaching leadership levels in organizations and whether they truly live a flexible work life. I had a chance to interview Sandra Erkki, Project Manager at […]
Posted on June 7, 2012 Written by Leave a Comment
Everyone’s love for Facebook is growing and so is the storage space. Here in Lulea, Sweden is the new server location for Facebook. Each of the 3 buildings will be 300 meters long, 100 meters wide, and split into 4 sections. The first floor will contain the servers, while the second floor mixes warm air, […]
