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2018 PRESS


CTP has significantly strengthened its team and its position on Hungarian market.

January 04, 2018


Volvo Cars reports record sales in 2017

January 08, 2018


Volvo XC60 is 2017’s overall safest car in Euro NCAP testing

January 10, 2018


Norwegian boosts premium class capacity on long-haul routes

January 15, 2018


Oslo electric bus pilot begins

January 15, 2018


Wind power supplied 43.6% of Denmark’s energy in 2017

January 15, 2018


Finland may abandon the use of coal-fired power plant by 2025

January 15, 2018


Sweden is so crazy about startups that even the Church is now hunting for ‘the next Spotify’

January 15, 2018


Nokia to provide Telenor with optical backbone in Norway and Sweden

January 15, 2018


IKEA pop-up store to open in Prague centre

January 15, 2018


Crowd charging — new pilot project in Denmark

January 15, 2018


Sweden could be the first economy to introduce its own cryptocurrency, called the e-krona

January 15, 2018


Troubleshooting made easier with augmented reality

January 15, 2018


complexRE assisting Scandinavian companies who seeks suppliers from CEE

January 18, 2018


Swedish engine plant is Volvo Cars’ first climate-neutral manufacturing site

January 18, 2018


STARTUP EXTREME 2018 in the Fjords of Norway

January 22, 2018


Společnost Volvo Trucks chce méně nákladních vozidel v městských dopravních špičkách

January 23, 2018


TOP 25 most powerful women 2017 - includes ABB and Novo Nordisk

January 29, 2018


Diversity in the workplace has a discernable impact

January 30, 2018


Coverage - January Defrost Party with BCC

January 31, 2018


Number Of Tourists To Iceland Surpasses 2 Million In 2017

January 31, 2018


Norway to make all short-haul flights electric by 2040

January 31, 2018


Masdar, Statoil collaborate for offshore wind energy storage

January 31, 2018


Volvo eyes 2019 for electric truck sales

January 31, 2018


Carlsberg launches Young Scientists Community

January 31, 2018


A record-breaking number of cruise guests set course for Denmark

January 31, 2018


Sweden moves to ban smoking in public places

January 31, 2018


Autonomous ship research centre opened in Finland

January 31, 2018


Consumer confidence in Finland at all-time high in January

January 31, 2018


Finland to lobby EU to abolish daylight saving time

January 31, 2018


Společnosti YIT a Lemminkäinen fúzují

February 01, 2018


BUSINESS FINLAND is an accelerator of global growth

February 07, 2018


Volvo Cars named as one of the world’s most ethical companies in 2018

February 13, 2018


Mentoring Exchange program is ready to take off!

February 13, 2018


H&M predicts challenges ahead for fashion industry

February 14, 2018


Danish satellite successfully sent into orbit

February 14, 2018


Special forces, allies to benefit from Denmark's defense spending deal

February 14, 2018


Finland's exports up by 15 percent last year

February 14, 2018


Finland and Estonia reveal costs of building undersea rail tunnel linking their two capitals

February 14, 2018


Krone weakens as Norway reports weak inflation and growth

February 14, 2018


Unemployment continues to fall in Sweden

February 14, 2018


Northern Norway's 'biggest move ever'

February 14, 2018


Containerships cuts the sea route short to Norway

February 14, 2018


His Royal Highness Prince Henrik had died at the age of 83

February 14, 2018


Jan Hotels group expands by acquiring Hotel Leonardo in Prague city center

February 28, 2018


Volvo Trucks' pioneering automation work puts humans and safety at the centre

February 28, 2018


Sweden gets first Michelin three-star restaurant

February 28, 2018


Czech subsidiary of Finland's YIT to offer 500 new flats in Prague this year

February 28, 2018


Circular hotel on a fjord in Norway will have breath-taking glacier views

February 28, 2018


Employment rates in Denmark on the rise

February 28, 2018


Iceland Gets Its First Bitcoin ATM

February 28, 2018


Denmark upgrades wind turbine capacity, reduces number

February 28, 2018


Norway's wealth fund eyes low-carbon society in energy investments

February 28, 2018


Mining investment: Finland most attractive globally

February 28, 2018


Norway's underground doomsday seed vault is under threat from climate change

February 28, 2018


Volvo Cars launches investment fund aimed at technology start-ups

March 01, 2018


Volvo Cars launches investment fund aimed at technology start-ups

March 05, 2018


Volvo Cars brings Sir Roger Moore’s 1800 S to Techno-Classica classic car show

March 13, 2018


Equal Pay Day - WOMEN TO THEMSELVES

March 13, 2018


Lego to launch sustainable bricks made from sugar cane

March 15, 2018


Spotify files to go public on NYSE

March 15, 2018


Sweden's industrial production growth improves slightly

March 15, 2018


Norway raises limit on number of whales hunters can slaughter

March 15, 2018


Has Iceland's tourism bubble finally burst?

March 15, 2018


Roskilde the first city to 'go electric' on the buses

March 15, 2018


Norway to reduce spending from the world's largest pension fund

March 15, 2018


Finland to explore rail link between Oulu and Norway

March 15, 2018


Finland tops 2018 UN global happiness index

March 15, 2018


AGM 2018 coverage: new Board, Photos and Video

March 15, 2018


New president of the Nordic Chamber of Commerce

March 26, 2018


Financial Accountant wanted

March 27, 2018


Volvo XC60 wins World Car of the Year 2018

March 29, 2018


Norway's Statoil to rename itself Equinor

April 02, 2018


A world first renewable energy system inaugurated in Denmark

April 02, 2018


Housing construction in Sweden predicted to slow 'drastically'

April 02, 2018


Denmark a leader on cyber security: report

April 02, 2018


Ore exploration sharply up in Finland

April 02, 2018


Electric Articulated Buses Being Tested in Gothenburg, Sweden

April 02, 2018


Last fast charging station for electric cars finally installed on the Ring Road

April 02, 2018


Nokia Bell Labs ties up with University of Helsinki for 5G air quality monitoring

April 02, 2018


Swedish universities earn spots in top 100

April 02, 2018


Premiere for Volvo Trucks’ first all-electric truck

April 12, 2018


Sweden is making flying more expensive

April 12, 2018


Denmark renewables generation grows 11%

April 12, 2018


Finland approves first of two permits for Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline

April 12, 2018


Norway fund should be able to invest in unlisted renewables

April 12, 2018


Finnish startups attract EUR 349 million

April 12, 2018


Norway aims to prove that aviation can go green

April 12, 2018


Some tourist destinations in Iceland have reached their tolerance limit

April 12, 2018


Denmark still among top aid countries

April 12, 2018


Czech Air Force Gripen Fleet Completes MS20 Upgrade Giving Enhanced Operational Capabilities

April 12, 2018


Reykjavik residents divided over ban on diesel cars

April 12, 2018


Meeting with Mrs. Sari Brody from IKEA

April 12, 2018


Diversity Charter – Dialogue 2018 Scandinavian Inspiration in Labor Flexibility

April 13, 2018


Swedish companies at the Czech market - ready for Industry 4.0?

April 16, 2018


Lindex includes the customer’s wellbeing in its sustainability work

April 30, 2018


Iceland Takes Hard Look at Tech Boom Sparked by Its Cheap, Bountiful Power

April 30, 2018


Denmark has lowest share of self-employed in EU

April 30, 2018


Finland scraps universal basic income experiment

April 30, 2018


Electric-car charging road opens in Sweden

April 30, 2018


Finland hopes to attract foreign startups with new entrepreneurs' residence permit

April 30, 2018


Denmark inks historic agreement with the World Economic Forum

April 30, 2018


Less than 10% of people in Norway use cash

April 30, 2018


World's biggest sovereign fund loses $21 billion in first quarter

April 30, 2018


LESIKAR s.r.o. vyrábí tachografické snímače, sourozenci ji řídí ze Švédska

May 08, 2018


Volvo Cars and Volvo Trucks share live vehicle data to improve traffic safety

May 09, 2018


Volvo Cars to embed Google Assistant and Google Maps in next-generation infotainm

May 09, 2018


Lesikar, the czech company, operates business and marketing unit from Sweden

May 14, 2018


Norway adopts zero-emission regulations in world heritage fjords

May 14, 2018


Tesla to accelerate its market entry in Iceland, says Elon Musk

May 14, 2018


INTENS sets sail with EUR 13 million funding

May 14, 2018


Major expansion planned for Northern Finland’s airports

May 14, 2018


Norway launches new licensing round in mature offshore oil and gas areas

May 14, 2018


Sweden backs plans for Arctic satellite launchpad

May 14, 2018


Czech studio produces extraordinary glass case for Danish royal sarcophagus

May 14, 2018


Skanska is launching a campaign for WELL

May 14, 2018


Danish students could be offered lifts on self-driving buses this year

May 14, 2018


Volvo Cars to remove single-use plastics from all offices, canteens and events

May 21, 2018


Volvo Cars to eliminate diesel from the new S60 sedan

May 21, 2018


First Czech as Head of Skanska Property Czech Republic

May 21, 2018


12th Nordic Chamber Golf Master 2018 - flash back

May 22, 2018


Two members of the Nordic Chamber represented at the MFF Zlin 2018

May 22, 2018


Two members of the Nordic Chamber represented at the MFF Zlin 2018

May 30, 2018


Masiv MTB Stage Race

May 30, 2018


Discover Masiv, unique bike & train experience with nordic riders participation

May 30, 2018


Škoda Transportation completes takeover of Transtech Finland

May 31, 2018


Vestas partners with Vattenfall on large wind energy project in Sweden

May 31, 2018


Vafo acquires Finland’s Prima Pet

May 31, 2018


Norway extends study of digital central bank currency

May 31, 2018


Sweden among EU's most advanced digital economies: Official ranking

May 31, 2018


Support for EU 'at record level' in Denmark

May 31, 2018


NASA to prepare Mars mission in Iceland

May 31, 2018


Denmark has best work-life balance for expats in the world

May 31, 2018


Oil industry is finally starting to be affected by Norway’s rapid electric car adoption

May 31, 2018


Newly-designed sustainable Nacka Port district features carbon-positive towers

May 31, 2018


Alexandra Tomášková Becomes the First Czech to Head Skanska Property Czech Republic

May 31, 2018


CTP appointed Mr. Richard Wilkinson as Group CFO

June 05, 2018


Volvo Cars to focus on new ways of introducing cars and services to consumers

June 08, 2018


It’s official: Ikea is no longer just a furniture company

June 09, 2018


New Volvo Dynamic Steering with Lane Keeping Assist safety feature

June 12, 2018


All eyes on Denmark after Sweden awards Nord Stream 2 permit

June 14, 2018


Telia opens Finland’s largest shared data center

June 14, 2018


In Norway's oil region, business outlook keeps rising

June 14, 2018


Espoo the most intelligent community in the world

June 14, 2018


Norway is the Second Safest Country in the World

June 14, 2018


Iceland to begin cracking down on Airbnb

June 14, 2018


Google Street View to test Copenhagen pollution

June 14, 2018


The Riksbank's Business Survey: The economic upswing is continuing

June 14, 2018


Denmark no longer EU’s number one tax nation as France takes over

June 14, 2018


Volvo Cars aims for 25 per cent recycled plastics in every new car from 2025

June 18, 2018


Tepelné čerpadlo NIBE Vás nejen zahřeje, ale také ochladí

June 19, 2018


Volvo Truck: Speciální edice Volvo FH k 25. výročí – pocta ikoně

June 19, 2018


Skanska sells Visionary office building in Prague to CA Immo

June 28, 2018


Denmark fastest-growing nation when it comes to national ship registers

July 01, 2018


Bank of Finland upgrades growth forecast to 2.9% for 2018, 2.2% for 2019

July 01, 2018


Volvo presents Flexi Care programme

July 01, 2018


Microsoft to open two data centres in Norway

July 01, 2018


Denmark is world champion in digital readiness: study

July 01, 2018


The most reputable country in the world is …

July 01, 2018


Crown Prince Haakon launches Norway’s candidacy for the UN Security Council

July 01, 2018


Iceland Set To Explore Emissions Trading

July 01, 2018


Metrostav builds 800-meter-long bridge in Norway

July 01, 2018


New energy agreement opens up for giant wind turbines on land

July 15, 2018


Uber Returns to Finland After Change to Transport Laws

July 15, 2018


Minister wants to ease path of qualified foreign labour to Denmark

July 15, 2018


Farmers ask government for help to combat drought

July 15, 2018


Iceland’s crypto mining farms well-placed for life after Bitcoin

July 15, 2018


Norway’s Equinor buys Danske Commodities for €400m

July 15, 2018


'Half a billion kronor to make Sweden 80 percent food self-sufficient': Deputy PM

July 15, 2018


Norway’s oil fund sells out of Warren Buffett-owned utility

July 15, 2018


Wind energy could see Sweden hit clean goals 12 years early

July 15, 2018


Finland Industrial Production Rebounds In May

July 15, 2018


European Car of the Year Volvo XC40 receives five star rating in Euro NCAP assessment

July 23, 2018


Sweden to reach 2030 renewable energy goal in 2018

July 31, 2018


Norway could see 40-degree summers: climate experts

July 31, 2018


Data shows Sweden’s wildfire problem is unusual

July 31, 2018


Changes in Icelandic Tourism Industry

July 31, 2018


Luke: Finland set to have its lowest grain harvest of the 21st century

July 31, 2018


Foreign investment in land calls for change in law

July 31, 2018


Tesla’s Norway popularity can’t keep up with repairs

July 31, 2018


Gripen fighter jet drops bomb on forest fire successfully

July 31, 2018


Consumers in Finland remain upbeat about economy, jobs in July

July 31, 2018


Develop your employee with Mentoring Exchange Project - For Free

August 01, 2018


Statistics show more signs of the tourism slowdown

August 14, 2018


Europe's extreme summer is so hot it melted the highest peak in Sweden

August 14, 2018


Sweden is officially purchasing the patriot missile defense system

August 14, 2018


Norway industrial production climbs In June

August 14, 2018


UN Technology Innovation Labs partners with xEdu

August 14, 2018


Denmark trade surplus climbs in June

August 14, 2018


Norway is opening for business in carbon capture

August 14, 2018


Denmark considers Nord Stream 2 permits

August 14, 2018


Helsinki Fashion Week ditches leather in stand against animal cruelty

August 14, 2018


Press Release - PRE ELECTION DEBATE

August 22, 2018


Volvo 164 – 1960s prestige celebrates its 50th anniversary

August 30, 2018


Finland jobless rate lowest since Nov 2011

August 30, 2018


Downtown Reykjavík apartment sales slower than expected

August 30, 2018


The world's largest shipping company is trialling an Arctic route

August 30, 2018


Imitate Vaxjo? As heat rises, Swedish city goes green - and thrives

August 30, 2018


Norway advances in the floating offshore wind race

August 30, 2018


Denmark is expected to welcome a record number of tourists this year

August 30, 2018


Denmark announces tasty investment in gastronomy

August 30, 2018


Europe sells 1 million EV/hybrids, Norway leads the pack

August 30, 2018


Helsinki Airport Terminal T1 Expansion Continues

August 30, 2018


World’s biggest working wind farm opens in the UK – built by the Danes

September 13, 2018


Lego wants to completely remake its toy bricks

September 13, 2018


Helsinki Energy Company Helen to Go Climate Neutral

September 13, 2018


WOW air hope to secure capital for the company

September 13, 2018


Life-size Bugatti Chiron made of Lego Technic elements in Kladno

September 13, 2018


Regal Princess First Cruise Ship to Plug Into Shorepower in Norway

September 13, 2018


Google invests in Finnish wind energy

September 13, 2018


Norwegian Named Most Fuel-Efficient Airline on Transatlantic Routes for a Second Time

September 13, 2018


Volvo Cars endorses G7 Ocean Plastics Charter

September 20, 2018


Sweden the best country for global development, new study declares

October 01, 2018


Norway’s Newest Ships Give a Glimpse Into the Future of Sustainable Seafaring

October 01, 2018


Is Sweden's gaming industry running out of workers?

October 01, 2018


Norway hikes rate for first time in seven years

October 01, 2018


Denmark must be better at selling itself to foreign talents

October 01, 2018


Food prices in Finland to increase, researchers say

October 01, 2018


Denmark to make driving licence digital with app

October 01, 2018


Iceland volcano: Could Katla erupt and will another ash cloud disrupt European flights?

October 01, 2018


Finnish icebreaker tests novel oil spill equipment

October 01, 2018


Volvo Cars and NVIDIA deepen ties

October 10, 2018


These are the most expensive addresses in Sweden

October 15, 2018


A Decade After Financial Collapse, Iceland Faces a New Crisis

October 15, 2018


Facebook is planning second hyperscale campus in Denmark

October 15, 2018


Plzeň to buy 22 low-floor trams from Škoda Transportation

October 15, 2018


NATO Flexes Muscles in Show of Strength to Russia

October 15, 2018


Ikea cheers 'incredible year' as international expansion boosts sales

October 15, 2018


Finland pricey but more affordable than pre-euro, Yle finds

October 15, 2018


Denmark introduces climate label for food

October 15, 2018


Finland to invest in African wind power projects

October 15, 2018


Transtech oy changed its name to Škoda Transtech

October 23, 2018


ČEZ opens ABB recharging stations at McDonald´s in Prague

October 23, 2018


SKANSKA Property president: Prague is safe for investors

October 23, 2018


Bisnode: More than half of Czech firms do not pay income tax

October 24, 2018


Nokian Tires introduced the new generation of tires

October 24, 2018


Škoda Transtech sold two trams to Germany

October 26, 2018


Skanska completes Praga Studios’ shell structure

October 26, 2018


PENTIK has a new store at Smichov

October 26, 2018


Vermont has taken over 15 MINI cars from Renocar

October 29, 2018


Finland moves to boost its naval power in the Baltic Sea hotspot

October 31, 2018


Sweden sends 2 stealth corvettes to NATO's largest war games since the Cold War

October 31, 2018


Autonomous vehicles: Expect up to 50 driverless buses on Oslo streets by 2021

October 31, 2018


Lonely Planet: Copenhagen the top city to travel to in 2019

October 31, 2018


Finland to prohibit energy use of coal on 1 May 2029

October 31, 2018


Now There Are Plans for ‘e-Krona’ in Cash-Shy Sweden

October 31, 2018


Iceland’s Tourism Minister Calls for Tourist Limits

October 31, 2018


Volvo Buses Receives its Biggest Ever Order From Norway

October 31, 2018


Google Pay now officially available in Norway, Denmark, Sweden and Finland

October 31, 2018


SECURITAS ČR: ÚVN-VFN awards public contract

November 02, 2018


Bisnode: No. of cos. in CR increased to 489,389

November 02, 2018


YIT completes shell structures in Vinohrady

November 02, 2018


Volvo Cars and Baidu join forces to develop and manufacture autonomous driving cars

November 02, 2018


Škoda Transportation to supply trains to Germany

November 05, 2018


PENTIK has a new store at OC Smichov

November 06, 2018


VYS opens EIA for built-in technologies for AGROSTROJ

November 12, 2018


Bisnode: 21.18% of companies in CR are inactive

November 14, 2018


Floorball players WANTED

November 14, 2018


Volvo and Baidu join forces to mass produce self-driving electric cars in China

November 14, 2018


Icelandair buys WOW air, creates a powerful competitor

November 14, 2018


Sweden develops plans to increase its international recruitment

November 14, 2018


Lego Wins Intellectual Property Lawsuit in China

November 14, 2018


Biobanking in Finland: a success story

November 14, 2018


Denmark to Ban Sale of New Fossil Fuel Cars in 11 Years and Make EVs Cheaper

November 14, 2018


Finland's Expo 2020 Dubai Pavilion to resemble a tent made of snow

November 14, 2018


Norwegian mainland GDP growth likely to have accelerated slightly in Q3 2018

November 14, 2018


Foreign Residents Increase By 16%, Despite Slowing Economy

November 14, 2018


FORTUM win project in Plzen

November 16, 2018


John Muldoon is temporarily managing the Volvo Group CR

November 17, 2018


Krasimira Stoyanova is the executive head of Saab Technologies

November 20, 2018


Škoda Transportation supplies 14 trams to Turkey

November 20, 2018


Deka to acquire stakes in CTP parks for EUR 460m

November 20, 2018


Volvo Cars and Luminar show groundbreaking autonomous technology development

November 28, 2018


VINTERBLOT the mystic moment

November 29, 2018


Photon Energy Operations CZ forms partnership with ABB

November 30, 2018


Finland eyes imports of piped Norwegian gas via Baltics, Poland

December 03, 2018


Tieto Czech holds coding courses for secondary school teachers

December 03, 2018


Iceland Volcano and Glacier Are Releasing Huge Amounts of Methane, Scientists Discover

December 03, 2018


Google invests $700 million in Danish data centre, secures green energy

December 03, 2018


Can cruise ships be powered with dead fish? Norwegian line Hurtigruten is betting on it

December 03, 2018


Ikea to slash thousands of jobs globally

December 03, 2018


Cash has almost gone extinct in Sweden

December 03, 2018


Norway Bitcoin Miners Eye Exodus to Sweden after Electricity Tax Hike

December 03, 2018


Denmark leads the way in Europe in R&D employment

December 03, 2018


Bisnode: No. of companies managed by homeless persons up 76%

December 04, 2018


CTP hits 5 million m2 milestone with its A-Class properties in CEE

December 04, 2018


Volvo Cars and Luminar will introduce LiDAR sensor

December 05, 2018


HAVEL&PARTNERS advises SpaceLab in merger with VZLÚ

December 05, 2018


Volvo Trucks upgradeS D11 and D13 diesel engines

December 10, 2018


RADIOMETER: received a public procurement contract for Diagnostic kits

December 11, 2018


Danish property manager ISS to leave CR, Slovakia

December 14, 2018


Autonomous ferry makes first demonstration voyage in Finland

December 14, 2018


Denmark looking to ban thin plastic bags

December 14, 2018


Alphabet’s Wing is launching a free 10-minute drone delivery trial in Finland

December 14, 2018


Denmark no longer has OECD’s highest tax revenues

December 14, 2018


Czech-Swiss company completes construction of chemical plant in Sweden

December 14, 2018


Amazon Web Services' Three Data Centers in Sweden go Live to Serve Nordic Market

December 14, 2018


Volvo Trucks to Introduce All-Electric Version of VNR Model

December 14, 2018


Iceland continues to increase in popularity as a travel destination: 6% increase in 2018

December 14, 2018


World’s first zero-emission cement plant takes shape in Norway

December 14, 2018


ČEZ Distribuce awards public contract ABB

December 28, 2018