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NORDICUM 6/2009

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In NORDICUM 6/09, we talk to Simon Anholt, the father of nation branding, and find out why he feels that Finland is “the closest thing to a perfectly functioning society which humanity can offer”. Also, in a rare joint interview, the Mayors of Helsinki, Espoo and Vantaa talk Metropolitan strategy. Our REAL ESTATE SPECIAL REPORT digs deep into the inner workings of the industry, showcasing the most intriguing projects of the coming decade. read now

Nordicum - Scandinavian Business Magazine is a bimonthly periodical magazine on business, economies and politics in Northern Europe. NORDICUM has been published since 1993 providing its readers with analyses of the driving forces behind the Baltic Sea market area. Each edition of NORDICUM includes an in-depth look at a particular industry of area.

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EU catastrophy in Copenhagen?

It is, by now, clear that no binding international agreement will emerge from the Copenhagen Climate Summit. From the beginning, expectations about so-called ambitious results were unrealistic. The United States was not going to change its approach 180 degrees from Kyoto, and the developin... Read more

More columns from Paavo Lipponen

NATO Goes North

The word North regained some of its lost political significance when Denmark’s Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen recently became the head of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation aka NATO. This is likely to be followed by the membership of Finland and Sweden in the alliance. Sounds ... Read more

More columns from Risto E. J. Penttilä

Soft Power against Gas Power

“Gazprom has got a lot further than the Red Army ever did,” whispers one of the international wiseacres. “The USSR,” opines another senior member of the commentariat, “was a lot easier to deal with than Russia is today”. It’s true that Russia was... Read more

More columns from Lasse Lehtinen

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NORDICUM RUSSIA 4-5/2009

Финляндия – каким домом она является для международных предприятий? Директор-распорядитель компании «Invest in Finland» Туомо Айраксинен рассказывает, почему именно российским предприятиям стоило бы побывать в Финляндии для ознакомления с возможностями в соседней стране. На уровне городов Санкт-Петербург и Хельсинки уже нашли друг друга отрадно хорошо и вместе намечают далеко идущие стратегии – ускорителем роста выступает скоростная железнодорожная связь, которая стартует в будущем году. Международное сотрудничество налаживается и в Сочи, куда на олимпийское строительство отправляется целая компания высококлассных финских специалистов. И еще мы познакомимся с золотой лихорадкой, взволновавшей Лапландию. Читать сейчас

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(De)sign of the Times

Christmas came early for Helsinki this year. The city won the coveted World Design Capital 2012 designation in November, almost immediately kicking off preparations for the special year. World Design Capital is a great honour for Helsinki – as well as the participating cities of Es... Read more

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