The circular economy is often discussed as an environmental necessity. But for many industrial companies, it is increasingly becoming an economic one as well. Read more »

Chairpersons shape more than governance. They shape how CEOs lead. A new Finnish study examining the relationship between CEOs and board chairs suggests that appreciation, expressed through trust, autonomy, and recognition, may be one of the most influential yet overlooked drivers of executive performance. Read more »

Walk into an IKEA anywhere in the world, and you are stepping into a carefully constructed version of Sweden. The surprise is not that IKEA built a global brand from that idea. The surprise is how few other Nordic companies have tried. Read more »

I live outside Finland today, but I return often enough to sense when something shifts. Distance sharpens perception. You don’t just see statistics, you feel the atmosphere. The rhythm of the streets. The tone of conversations. The energy, or the lack of it. Read more »

We like to believe that Nordic corporate governance is among the best in the world. We have codes, recommendations, committees, and beautifully written principles. And yet, one of the most critical elements of governance is still handled in a surprisingly superficial way: board evaluations. Read more »

For decades, many Nordic business leaders operated under a comforting illusion: our companies compete in markets and technologies, while geopolitics happens somewhere far away, handled by diplomats and superpowers. That world is gone. Read more »