Richard Milne

Thursday, 28 September, 2023

News in-depthDenmark

Obesity drugmaker’s expansion raises dominance worries for Denmark

Soaring sales for Novo Nordisk’s products mean market capitalisation now exceeds country’s GDP

Monday, 25 September, 2023

Lego

Lego ditches oil-free brick in sustainability setback

World’s biggest toymaker says new material made from recycled bottles would have bigger carbon footprint

Wednesday, 20 September, 2023

Adidas AG

Kanye West did not mean antisemitic remarks, Adidas CEO claims

Bjørn Gulden tells podcast that it was ‘unfortunate’ that scandal over controversial rapper ended brand partnership

Monday, 18 September, 2023

Nato

Hungary raises fresh objections to Sweden’s Nato bid

Budapest aligns with Ankara on delaying ratification of Stockholm’s membership of military alliance

Friday, 15 September, 2023

Norway

Conflicts of interest rattle Norway’s political class

Former PM says she should have recused herself from areas where her husband traded in stocks

Thursday, 14 September, 2023

AP Møller-Maersk AS

Maersk forms green methanol start-up in decarbonisation push

Container shipping group prepares to welcome its first vessel powered by the alternative fuel

Wednesday, 13 September, 2023

Greenland

Cruise ship may be stranded in Arctic for days after running aground

Vessel stuck off remote area of Greenland with more than 200 people on board

Monday, 11 September, 2023

Sweden

Sweden to boost defence spending next year by almost 30%

Stockholm rapidly increases budget to meet Nato’s 2% of GDP target

Friday, 8 September, 2023

AB Volvo

Volvo Trucks’ Russian assets transferred to local investor

Swedish company latest group to exit country following its invasion of Ukraine

Thursday, 7 September, 2023

Inside BusinessArtificial intelligence

Norway’s oil fund is sending a message to companies on AI

Head of sovereign investor warns boards are ‘absolutely not on top’ of the issues surrounding the technology

Thursday, 7 September, 2023

Industrial metals

Al Gore-backed Swedish green steel start-up examining overseas moves after fundraising

GIC and Temasek among those investing in H2 Green Steel

Tuesday, 5 September, 2023

FT Globetrotter

Cycling culture: a two-wheeled art tour from Copenhagen

A bike route that heads out of the Danish capital to take in leading museums, via sea-swimming, deer-spotting and modernist landmarks

Thursday, 31 August, 2023

Klarna AB

Klarna ready for IPO when conditions improve, says chief

Swedish ‘buy now, pay later’ pioneer posts profitable month for first time in three years

Wednesday, 30 August, 2023

Lego

Lego suffers steepest fall in profits in almost two decades

Danish toy group’s sales stagnate after pandemic growth spurt

Friday, 25 August, 2023

Denmark

Denmark seeks to jail people who burn the Koran for up to 2 years

Proposal likely to be deeply controversial in country with long tradition of protecting free speech

Friday, 25 August, 2023

Aerospace & Defence

Boom in the woods: inside a munitions group’s fight to boost production

Nammo’s challenges have included a battle with a TikTok data centre over available electricity

Thursday, 24 August, 2023

Lazard Ltd

Lazard chair in Sweden charged with aggravated bribery

Case relates to 2015 acquisition of Swiss vacuum business by Atlas Copco

Thursday, 24 August, 2023

Estonia

Estonian PM Kallas urged to clarify husband’s Russian business ties

Opposition politicians seek resignation of Baltic leader, who had called on EU companies to refrain from trade with Moscow

Tuesday, 22 August, 2023

Batteries

Northvolt secures investment from BlackRock

Swedish battery start-up raises €1.2bn in convertible bonds as it prepares gigafactory expansion

Sunday, 20 August, 2023

War in Ukraine

Netherlands and Denmark confirm plans to provide Kyiv with first F-16s

Lengthy pilot training process means fighter jets are unlikely to arrive in time to bolster summer counteroffensive

Friday, 18 August, 2023

War in Ukraine

US approves Denmark and Netherlands sending F-16 jets to Ukraine

Granting of requests marks first step in significant upgrade of Kyiv’s military capabilities

Wednesday, 16 August, 2023

InterviewNorway's Oil Fund

Norway oil fund chief attacks UK backlash against green measures

Chief executive Nicolai Tangen says climate change is an increasing financial risk and should not be a matter of politics

Monday, 14 August, 2023

FT Globetrotter’s guide to fine-dining in Copenhagen

Newer Nordic: the next wave of Copenhagen’s fine-dining revolution

The Danish capital punches well above its weight in gastronomic terms, but not without criticism. The culinary stars of today have taken that to heart

Monday, 14 August, 2023

FT Globetrotter’s guide to fine-dining in Copenhagen

Alchemist: a 50-course, seven-hour immersive culinary epic

Butterflies, Warhol’s banana, a ball pit: step into gastro-provocateur Rasmus Munk’s sense-scrambling playground — 40,000-strong waiting list permitting

Monday, 14 August, 2023

FT Globetrotter’s guide to fine-dining in Copenhagen

A gift that keeps on giving: the ‘consistently delicious’ Kadeau

Sample New Nordic cuisine at its most considered and imaginative, with an emphasis on seasonal ingredients from an idyllic Danish island

Nordic and Baltic Bureau Chief

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