Economic Outlook
Handbrake on for the Finnish economy
High interest rates have sent the Finnish economy into a recession. The outlook for the first half of the year is unfavourable for private consumption, construction and exports alike.
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Economic Outlook
Finland in search of lost productivity
Finland is in desperate need of investments in education, research and development in order to boost productivity growth, which has stalled for the past 15 years, to being on par with peer countries.
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Corporate insights
Nordic cleantech: Light at the end of the tunnel
After several difficult years, the Nordic cleantech sector looks set for a comeback. Some of the past headwinds are receding and may even turn into tailwinds, according to a new report from Nordea’s ESG Research team.
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Fraud
Are you on top of quishing? A new fraud method
We have phishing, vishing and smishing. Now we also have quishing. This is a new fraud method where the fraudsters now use a QR code.
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Insights
What lies ahead – our experts share their views on 2024
Have a look at our different economic comments country by country for 2024.
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Nordea On Your Mind
AI is not likely to replace people, but people with AI may replace those without it
OpenAI’s launch of ChatGPT sparked a surge of interest in artificial intelligence (AI) and its productivity-boosting use cases, as well as fears of human job losses. Don’t panic, says Philip Widegren, Data Science Lead at Nordea’s AI Hub.
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Economy
Chief Economist's Corner: A challenging year lies ahead
Developments in the world economy and the financial markets in 2023 were fortunately much better than feared. Now a new year awaits us, which already promises to be very challenging, according to Nordea Group Chief Economist Helge Pedersen.
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Insights
Feeling in control of your finances leads to less worry – regardless of income
Having control over one's finances makes us less worried – regardless of income. This correlation is significant in our Nordic survey, Nordic Pulse, and the result is equally clear in all Nordic countries.
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Entrepreneurship
Signs of positive trends in somewhat gloomy startup market
A rather gloomy funding year for startup and growth companies is coming to an end. Have we hit rock bottom and where should we look for bright spots? Our Startup & Growth team share their latest insights.
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Insights
From the family dinner table to the trading floor: Chief Economist Annika Winsth shares her journey
As she approaches 30 years in Nordea and 15 as chief economist, Annika Winsth reflects on her career path, the biggest economic risks on the horizon and her advice for the next generation.
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Podcast
AI taking over our jobs? Don’t panic
The Nordea On Your Mind team takes a deep dive into generative AI in their latest podcast and discusses how generative AI could affect the Scandinavian labour market in the years ahead.
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Nordea On Your Mind
Best of 'Nordea On Your Mind' in 2023
What were some of the hot topics for corporates in 2023? We zoom out and present the key themes from last year's Nordea On Your Mind reports. At least one thing is clear: The year has not been boring.
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