By Editor in Chief, Nicholas Anderson The second Trump administration has accelerated a structural shift in the global innovation landscape—one that Europe, and especially the Nordic region, must...
In a recent paper published in Global Public Health, Chisom Udeze and Dr. Frode Eick challenge the very foundations of how we understand global development. Their argument is bold yet timely:...
Here are our 18 recent Nordic innovations (announced within the last six weeks) from leading research institutes, universities and industry sources — grouped by country and numbered; each entry is...
Baby teeth may hold more than childhood memories; they store chemical clues about our earliest exposures to the environment. A groundbreaking PhD thesis from the University of Bergen, authored by...
In a world flooded with information, higher education faces a deceptively simple challenge: how do we help students not just consume knowledge, but co-construct it, together? Charlotte Beal’s...
If you’ve ever felt that a robot seemed “more alive” just because it had eyes, you’re not imagining it. A new Finnish-led study from Tampere University, published in 2026, digs into...
Mattia Thibault and the Future of Mediated Worlds The evolution of digital technologies has blurred the boundaries between physical and virtual spaces, creating what scholars increasingly describe...
Pertti Alasuutari’s Institutional Lens on Parliaments, Rituals, and Epistemic Governance Editor's note: Pertti Alasuutari is a Finnish sociologist and Professor Emeritus at Tampere...
Editor’s note: Here is another study from the same team in Tampere. The 2 studies handle two related topics – here is a brief description of their main...
Finnfund Pioneers Digital Inclusion in Emerging Markets Through Fibre Networks Finland’s development financier, Finnfund, is championing a targeted strategy to bridge the digital divide in...
🇫🇮 Finland VTT's Carbon-Recycled Plastic for Automotive PartsFinnish state-owned research body VTT announced a new method to create high-strength polymers from captured CO2 and biomass. The...
Nordic innovation has long thrived on a foundation of rule-based governance, international cooperation, scientific integrity, and predictable regulatory environments. Yet the emerging direction of...
Chalmers Ventures, Gothenburg’s powerhouse for early-stage innovation, has opened the 2025 autumn season with a series of high-impact achievements across quantum technology, sustainable energy,...
forumNordic is Back with a Stronger, Sharper, & More Focused on Global Impact forumNordic.com has relaunched in a streamlined, powerful format designed for one purpose: to give Nordic...
As summer approaches readers will know that the Nordics go off to enjoy sunshine, forests, sea, mountains, and lakes. The annual trek has already started - brains and bodies will be rested because...
All Innovative Nordic companies and scientific bodies want and need international visibility – exports are essential but getting the innovations out into the markets is increasingly challenging....
By Nicholas Anderson, Editor-in-Chief, forumNordic In an increasingly interconnected world, the stability of the United States—economically, politically, and morally—has long served as a...
Nordic innovations shape the future of sustainability, health, digital technology, and energy—yet few outside our region ever hear about them. A comprehensive 2024 study by forumNordic revealed a...
Europeans must act now to seek alternatives to U.S. tech giants, whose dominance increasingly harms society. Children are drawn into distracting apps, while personal data is exploited in intrusive...
It is time for Europeans to act about finding our alternatives to social media and digital technology now that it is becoming clear that the US media and tech giants are using their dominance to...
In the heart of Kenya's Kwale County, a remarkable story of innovation and compassion is unfolding. It's the story of Home Street Home (HSH) and the Kalevala Training Center (KTC), two entities...
Innovation thrives when scientific research thrives. Scientific research thrives when there is a big pool of well-educated people nurtured in schools and universities thrive where people think,...
Kahoot!, a Norwegian education technology company, uses an innovative approach to learning through interactive, game-based platforms. Founded in 2012, Kahoot! makes learning more engaging,...
The Financial Times wrote an excellent article this week about how many Finnish schools are taking financial literacy seriously with some help from academia, financial professionals, and the media...