Jacob Christensen

A snapshot from a wintry Umeå.

Huh…?, originally uploaded by jacobchristensen.

Did I check the wrong option here? Anyway, faz.net’s new design is much better than the old one.

Today’s news that Finnish nurses will be getting a substantial pay-rise during the coming years are potentially interesting in the other Nordic countries.

In Sweden, trade unions have launched – unsuccessful – campaigns for public-sector workers and in Denmark Social Democrats, Socialists and the Danish People’s Party have competed for the public sector vote before and during the election campaign. The Finnish example could make a labour market conflict in Denmark next spring more likely.