The hospital that went from zero to one - in the middle of Helsinki, Maria 01 is a coworking space and entrepreneurial community that aims to grow to be Europe’s largest startup campus. But other than cheap office space, free coffee, and fast wifi, what...
Nov 18, 2020
45 min
The Nordic education system is a recurring theme on this show. We already looked closer at Kids Island and Elements of AI, two examples of Nordic education initiatives that are designed to teach the skills of the future and spark innovation. But just...
Nov 11, 2020
40 min
On a mission to increase the pace of innovation and economic growth, Ignite Sweden aims to establish tighter bonds between Sweden’s greatest startups and large corporates. Through tailored matchmaking, they bring together entrepreneurs and corporate...
Nov 4, 2020
46 min
Talent, funding, and the right tools are some of the most important ingredients for startup success. The Hub, the Nordic's biggest startup database, brings together all of them for founders. But not only is The Hub enabling new innovations to succeed,...
Oct 28, 2020
40 min
You might have never heard about Struer, the little town with about 10.000 inhabitants somewhere in Denmark. Even less would you believe me if I told you that one of the world's strongest innovation clusters is located in Struer, the "city of sound". To...
Oct 21, 2020
40 min
The Nordics have been repeatedly recognized for their excellent education system. But education doesn't stop when you enter the workforce. What are some of the best practices to continually build the skills for our fast-changing world and remain...
Oct 14, 2020
43 min
At Nordic Innovation House Silicon Valley, Inger Gustafsson connects the most renowned tech hub of the world with the Nordics. Before, she was the head of the department for societal innovation at Vinnova, the Swedish innovation agency. Together, we...
Oct 7, 2020
42 min
Nordic Innovation Labs is live with the first-ever episode featuring Nana Christiansen! Nana is based in Copenhagen and together with her team, she is building Kids Island who want to teach entrepreneurship and the skills to succeed in innovation to the...
Sep 30, 2020
40 min
I moved to the Nordics from Germany about two years ago, because I was curious to learn more about innovation and entrepreneurship. It appears that this group of countries in the north of Europe with a combined population of just about 27 million are at...
Sep 29, 2020
59 sec