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Nordic Horizons guide to Celtic Connections 2020

Lesley Riddoch November 22, 2019 Comments Closed 14151 views

So many fabulous Nordic performers are appearing at Celtic Connections in January 2020, it seemed a good idea to list them. Each year, Scotland’s largest traditional music festival presents a “showcas...Read More

Events / Headline / Nordic Model

Nordic Horizons takes a one year break

Lesley Riddoch November 12, 2019 Comments Closed 2091 views

Childcare / Headline / Norway / Outdoor Kindergartens / Outdoors

The Nordic future of Scots childcare?

Lesley Riddoch August 27, 2019 Comments Closed 2925 views

At long last, outdoor nurseries and kindergartens are getting some official encouragement in Scotland. Pioneers like the Secret Garden in Fife and about a dozen others have offered an alternative to i...Read More

Featured News / Finland / Homelessness / Podcasts / Videos

Have the Finns Ended Homelessness?

Chris Smith August 21, 2019 Comments Closed 1848 views

Have the Finns Ended Homelessness? – Event Details Have the Finns ended homelessness? ..and can Scots follow their lead? Speaker – Juha Kaakinen CEO of the Y-Foundation in Helsinki Venue –...Read More

Arctic / Environment / Headline

On Thin Ice – is the Arctic safe?

Lesley Riddoch July 16, 2019 Comments Closed 1012 views

Russia’s first floating nuclear power plant has left Murmansk for its 4700 kms trip to a remote Siberian port – according to Arctic Today. News agencies suggest China is building another 20 floa...Read More

Environment / Headline / Land Use / Norway

If trees grow along Norway’s fjords why not in Highland glens?

Chris Smith July 4, 2019 Comments Closed 1984 views

It seems some folk are sceptical about how well trees would grow in the Highlands or on the fifth of Scotland’s landmass currently covered with grouse moors. There’s wind and rain and the ...Read More

Arctic / Regeneration

Is the Future Arctic?

Chris Smith May 29, 2019 Comments Closed 1281 views

Is the Future Arctic? The Arctic Circle Forum, a roaming regional offshoot of the annual Arctic Circle Assembly, came to Scotland in November 2017 and Nordic Horizons ran a packed out Fringe event, wi...Read More

Videos

Vimeo Videos

Chris Smith April 25, 2019 Comments Closed 1935 views

Videos from Nordic Horizon events Sólveig Anna Jónsdóttir Interview from Nordic Horizons on Vimeo. Brexit, Scotland and the EEA from Nordic Horizons on Vimeo. Electric Dreams – Norway and the fu...Read More

Podcasts

Soundcloud Podcasts

Chris Smith April 25, 2019 Comments Closed 3225 views

Soundcloud Podcasts from each Nordic Horizon event. 

Democracy / News / Trade Unions

Why do Nordic countries have three times more trade union members than Scotland?

Chris Smith January 12, 2019 Comments Closed 1892 views

Nordic Workplace Democracy This event on 20th February 2019 marked a rare trip outside Edinburgh for Nordic Horizons. Hosted by the University of Glasgow and introduced by Professor Chris Chapman, Dir...Read More

Denmark / Featured News / Headline / News / Nordic Model / Videos / Welfare

Danes 1 – Fox News 0

Chris Smith December 16, 2018 Comments Closed 2112 views

Danes 1 – Fox News 0 – Event Details Sponsored by the Scottish Government Chair: Lesley Riddoch, Writer & Broadcaster Speaker: Dan Jorgensen MP, Danish Parliament Wednesday 30 January ...Read More

Healthcare / Podcasts / Videos

Charging Patients – managing demand for healthcare visits in Norway

Chris Smith November 30, 2018 Comments Closed 1078 views

Charging Patients – managing demand for healthcare visits in Norway Date and Venue Tuesday 27 November 2018 Grassmarket Community Project 86 Candlemaker Row Edinburgh EH1 2QA Tor Ingebrigtsen is...Read More