Varjo’s Sharp End Helsinki-based Varjo has quietly become a linchpin of high‑fidelity virtual and mixed reality (XR) training across NATO, with deployments spanning more than a hundred...
Anchorage in the Cold On a bright, brittle morning in Reykjavík, the air smells like snow and seawater, and the hot water in the radiators whispers up from the basalt below. To an outsider, the...
A strategic handover From 23–27 March 2026, the European Robotics Forum (ERF) lands in Stavanger, marking the first time Norway hosts Europe’s flagship robotics and AI gathering; the official...
On certain mornings in Húsavík, the colour of the sea seems undecided. It can look slate‑hard and old, as if hammered in place by a winter that refuses to end; or it can turn an enamelled...
KTH Innovation supports over 400 startup ideas per year and has helped launch 450+ companies, so there is no single finite list — but here are the 17 startups from Batch 15 of the KTH Innovation...
1. Defence Tech Denmark – First companies entering the defence industry The initiative marks the start of integrating Danish companies into the defence sector. It signals a national push to...
Iceland is exporting its energy expertise like never before. On January 14, Iceland GeoSurvey (ÍSOR) and local industrial partner HD confirmed they will lead the commissioning and scientific...
Cybersecurity training across the Nordic region is undergoing a transformation. Driven by AI, behavioural science, and the need to reduce human error, Nordic companies are developing tools that help...
🇳🇴🇪🇺 Nordic‑Baltic AI Centre Launch A new Nordic‑Baltic AI centre funded to coordinate ethical AI research, shared compute and cross‑border projects across the Nordics and Baltic...
🧪 A simplification of the scientific text below Water is made of hydrogen and oxygen and if you run electricity through water, you can break it apart. This is done with electricity flowing...
Compact, tunable, and greener photonics for industry and medicine Finland is consolidating its leadership in photonics with a coordinated drive toward miniature, chip‑scale sensing systems that...
Unravelling 541-Million-Year-Old Clues The question of which organism first crossed the threshold into multicellularity and became an animal has fascinated evolutionary biologists for decades....
Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic inflammatory skin disease with poorly understood etiology. In a landmark genome-wide association meta-analysis (GWAS) involving 4,814 HS cases and over 1.2...
🇮🇸 Iceland ISL-1. Eyvör NCC‑IS event highlights cybersecurity R&D impact (11 Sep).Icelandic competence centre outlines next grant round.Focus on research‑to‑impact...
DK-1 — UCPH Proteomics Research Infrastructure gets 90 m DKK• Novo Nordisk Foundation funds UCPH PRI with 90 m DKK.• Expands proteomics tech & training access...
FI-1. VTT – W-Cube mission wraps with 75 GHz space demo• VTT says ESA’s Finnish-built W-Cube nanosatellite ends a 4-year mission.• First-ever demo that the ultra-high 75 GHz band works for...
🇫🇮 Finland Aalto University — ms-range transmon coherence (Jul 8)Breakthrough raises superconducting-qubit stability into millisecond territory.Supports more reliable quantum processors...
While Sweden’s Novatron Fusion Group leads Nordic private fusion innovation, Finland is also making significant contributions to the global fusion sector, primarily through VTT Technical...
Researchers at SINTEF in Norway are pioneering a novel approach to lab-grown meat production, focusing on the use of kelp and other sustainable resources. The project aims to create animal proteins...
Exploring Bonalive's Breakthrough Products, Research, Global Reach, and Financial Growth 1. Products: An Antibiotic-Free Solution to a Global Threat Bonalive, a biomedical company founded in 2009 in...
The grand halls of the Finnish National Opera and Ballet in Helsinki are typically associated with elegance, tradition, and a kind of quiet reverence for the arts. But one recent evening, the venue...
China holds a dominant position in the global supply of rare earth elements (REEs), especially those used in permanent magnets vital for electric vehicles, wind turbines, military systems, and...
Introduction: China’s Magnetic Grip Two recent articles in The Economist underscore the geopolitical and technological peril posed by China’s near-monopoly on rare earth elements (REEs),...
What are the Nordics Key Sectors Ripe for Recycling PlasticsOnly 13% of plastics are currently recycled, and much of it is downcycled. As plastics emit nearly 3 tons of CO₂ per ton burned, they...
It all started with the Kalevala Women’s Association, one of the guardians of the Finnish heritage, a great example of how Nordic women are fully integrated into society and business. They were...
Hinge Health is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA. The company primarily operates in the United States, where it serves large employers, health plans, and public sector...
In 2025, ICEYE, a Finnish microsatellite manufacturer and operator, secured the 20th spot on Fast Company's prestigious list of the World's 50 Most Innovative Companies. This recognition places...
This white paper explores the remarkable innovations emerging from the Nordic region (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden) over the last decades. It provides an analysis of key achievements...
Fuse Vectors, a pioneering biomanufacturing company based in Denmark, is at the forefront of innovations that address some of the most pressing challenges in biotechnology and pharmaceuticals....
As you can see here fom the picture above the Danish Prime Minister hosted Nordic colleagues from Finland, Norway, and Sweden for dinner at her home, after a meeting at the Prime Minister’s...
It is surprising that the incoming American president is embarking on “anti-woke” executive proclamations to slow or stop the development of renewables at a time when they are proving to be the...
The Kreuger 1000 (pictured above) is made in Sweden by Nordic Air Defence, (NAD). It is a dual-use drone interceptor platform that uses batteries instead of fuel-based propulsion. In our...
As Editor-in-Chief of ForumNordic, I felt it as a duty to re-publish this article that was originally published on the Norway’s SINTEF site in November 2024. It was written by Øystein...
The Swisss carbon removal startup Climeworks struck an agreement with the US investment bank Morgan Stanley. The contract is for the removal of 40,000 tons of carbon dioxide from the air until 2037,...
The European Policy Analysis Group has recently prepared a report on why innovation in the EU lags behind the US. The most recent EU Scoreboard indicates that the transatlantic gap...
A consortium of companies has joined forces to demonstrate the feasibility of the entire CO₂ removal value chain, from carbon capture and liquefaction to transport and finally end use in concrete...
The Global Innovation Index (GII) 2024, published by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), evaluates innovation performance across 133 economies worldwide. This year, GII 2024...
The Euro Nordic Funding Alliance (ENFA) organised a small but intense event October 14-15 in Stockholm for Blended Finance. They are dedicated to empowering growth through strategic funding...
The Horizon Europe is the EU’s key funding programme for research and innovation for the period 2021 to 2027 with a budget of around €100 billion. It was established to secure the following...
