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Swedes should take sex breaks from work, says politician
Sweden is renowned for its innovative take on employment. In January nurses in Gothenburg became part of a two-year pilot scheme that introduced a six-hour working day. The six-hour day was proven to reduce absence and improve patient care.
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Thousands to receive basic income in Finland: A trial that could lead to the greatest societal transformation of our time
Finland is about to launch an experiment in which a randomly selected group of 2,000–3,000 citizens already on unemployment benefits will begin to receive a monthly basic income of 560 euros (approx. $600). That basic income will replace their existing benefits. The amount is the same as the current guaranteed minimum level of Finnish social security support.
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Sweden leads the race to become cashless society
In 1661, Stockholms Banco, the precursor to the Swedish central bank, issued Europe’s first banknotes, on thick watermarked paper bearing the bank’s seal and eight handwritten signatures. Last year – as Britain did last week – Sweden launched a new series of notes, cheery affairs featuring 20th-century Swedish cultural giants such as Astrid Lindgren, the creator of Pippi Longstocking, Greta Garbo and filmmaker Ingmar Bergman. But like its Nordic neighbours Norway, Denmark and Finland, Sweden is fast becoming an almost entirely cashless society.
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How the Nordic far-right has stolen the left’s ground on welfare
Far-right political parties are making huge gains across Nordic countries as new champions of a working class alienated by the cosmopolitan left. By Julian Coman.
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