Natural hazards in Nordic Countries

APL in the Nordic Countries

After serving one year in the army, he transferred to the Royal Canadian Air Force and served as a flight engineer specializing in reconnaissance. During his service, he took advantage of the Canadian Legion's offer of correspondence education and almost finished high school. He enjoyed teaching his service mates mathematics, and when he left the service it was with a promise to his counsellors...

Evaluation in the Nordic Countries

Evaluation in the Nordic countries of Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden varies substantially with regard to how well developed it is, as well as in the extent to which it is used. However, in all these countries evaluation has been developed within the public sector, whereas evaluation as a separate field of research and study hardly exists. This is to some extent changing with the establishm...

Casemix system in Nordic countries

The five Nordic countries are characterized by stable political systems based on consensus and interactive contracts between the populations and their governments. There has been a prosperous development through more than half a century, which also has resulted in a model of ’good health care for all’. However from late part of 1980s and during the 1990s it was realised that the cost of health ...

Occupational cancer research in the Nordic countries.

Occupational cancer research in the Nordic countries benefits from certain structural advantages, including the existence of computerized population registries, national cancer registries with high-quality data on cancer incidence, and a personal identification number for each inhabitant. This article outlines the utilization of this research infrastructure in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway,...

CBI Product Factsheet: Wine in Nordic countries