Will Kenton is an expert on the economy and investing laws and regulations. He previously held senior editorial roles at Investopedia and Kapitall Wire and holds a MA in Economics from The New School ...

For decades, the Nordic countries have occupied a special place in the global political imagination. Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden are routinely held up as proof that capitalism can be tamed: ...

Though Nordic populations have a reputation as self-sacrificing moral beings among Americans, they’re close to cold-calculating Ayn Rand devotees for their political systems. Anu Partanen, a Finnish ...

State of the Nordic Region – a biennal publication from the Nordic Council of Ministers – gives a comprehensive overview of key socioeconomic facts about the Nordic Region. On 8 February, the latest ...

They have among the highest tax rates and most generous welfare systems in the developed world, but when it comes to international competitiveness, there’s no beating Scandinavian countries. That’s ...

The construction of the Nordic social model began in the 1930s under the leadership of the Social Democrats. But as of the 1990s the Nordic identity has been explained with cultural, not political ...