Seed production of two meadow fescue cultivars differing in growth habit by P. MÄKELÄ, M. KOUSA

“…Meadow fescue (Festuca pratensis Huds.) is grown widely in the Nordic countries in forage grass mixtures. Locally adapted cultivars are preferred for establishment of mixed swards. …”
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Prioritizing health care workers and first responders for access to the COVID19 vaccine is not unethical, but both fair and effective – an ethical analysis by Bjorg Thorsteinsdottir, Bo Enemark Madsen

“…Abstract The Nordic countries have differed in their approach as to how much priority for COVID19 vaccine access should be given to health care workers. …”
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Nonstandard Employment in the Nordics – Toward Precarious Work? by Stine Rasmussen, Jouko Nätti, Trine Pernille Larsen, Anna Ilsøe, Anne Helene Garde

“…This article examines nonstandard employment and precariousness in four Nordic countries (Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Norway). …”
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Att läsa bedömningsuppdraget by Anne Dragemark Oscarson, Birgitta Fröjdendahl, Raili Hildén

“…The last decades have seen regular and frequent modifications of the wording of school curricula in the Nordic countries together with increased appeals from teachers for further clarification. …”
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The Nordic Council of Ministers: Aspirations for More Political Relevance by Tobias Etzold

“…Nonetheless, the organisation has at least some relevance and meaning for the Nordic countries and the potential to promote and facilitate cooperation in policy areas in which common interests exist, such as environment, climate, research and social affairs. …”
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Mineral Deposits Safeguarding and Land Use Planning—The Importance of Creating Shared Value by Linda Wårell

“…The analysis is focused on the mineral-rich Nordic countries—Sweden, Norway and Finland—and a number of mining projects are analyzed. …”
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Discussing the curriculum-Didaktik dichotomy and comparative conceptualisations of the teaching profession by Wieland Wermke, Tine S. Prøitz

“…National and regional variations in school systems, have often been explained in comparative school governance research in the Nordic countries with variations in long-standing traditions in curriculum development, characterised by a dichotomy between an Anglo-American curriculum tradition and a German/European continental tradition of Didaktik. …”
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Seeing the wood and the trees. Assessing Swedish Nature-Based Integration utilising the theory of socio-cultural viability by Benedict Singleton

“…One subsection of these initiatives in Nordic countries is 'Nature-Based Integration' (NBI). Varied in scope, NBI involve activities where newcomers engage in activities in local natural environments. …”
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Nordic research on special needs education in upper secondary vocational education and training: A review by Camilla Björk-Åman, Robert Holmgren, Gerd Pettersson, Kristina Ström

“…The purpose of this article is to describe and analyse the state of the art of research on special needs education (SNE) in the context of the Nordic countries’ vocational education and training (VET) systems during the period January 2010 to September 2018.  …”
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Out of home care in Norway and Sweden - similar and different by Elisabeth Backe-Hansen, Ingrid Højer, Yvonne Sjöblom, Jan Storø

“…Child protection and out-of-home placement of children and young people are integrated parts in the welfare state that are shared by the Nordic countries. It is a model that builds on principles of universalism and decommodification of social rights. …”
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Zinc and Other Metals Deficiencies and Risk of Type 1 Diabetes: An Ecological Study in the High Risk Sardinia Island. by Paolo Valera, Patrizia Zavattari, Alessandro Sanna, Salvatore Pretti, Alberto Marcello, Carla Mannu, Clara Targhetta, Graziella Bruno, Marco Songini

“…Type 1 diabetes incidence presents a decreasing gradient in Europe from the Nordic countries to the Mediterranean ones. Exception to this gradient is represented by Sardinia, the second largest Mediterranean island whose population shows the highest incidence in Europe, after Finland. …”
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And mistrust take the hindmost: generalized trust in Denmark from 1990-2008 by Morten Frederiksen

“…While most countries are experiencing stable or declining rates of generalized trust, this has not been the case in the Nordic countries, where levels of generalized trust have continued to increase. …”
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Between Nordism and Nationalism: The Methods of the Norden Associations’ Educational Efforts, 1919–1965 by Henrik Åström Elmersjö

“…The Norden Associations (föreningarna Norden) were established in 1919 with the intention of promoting understanding and cooperation between the Nordic countries. The definition of “Norden” was negotiated from the very beginning, and Icelandic and Finnish associations were not established until the 1920s. …”
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The Nordic Journalists of Tomorrow by Hovden Jan Fredrik, Bjørnsen Gunn, Ottosen Rune, Willig Ida, Zilliacus-Tikkanen Henrika

“…The study reveals significant differences between journalism students in the Nordic countries. The analysis appears to support a ‘nation type’ interpretation of attitudes among journalists, linked to different national traditions, in explaining the differences found. …”
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The Swedish COVID-19 approach: a scientific dialogue on mitigation policies by Anders Björkman, Magnus Gisslén, Magnus Gisslén, Martin Gullberg, Johnny Ludvigsson

“…However, the available data on excess all-cause mortality rates indicate that Sweden experienced fewer deaths per population unit during the pandemic (2020–2022) than most high-income countries and was comparable to neighboring Nordic countries through the pandemic. An open, objective scientific dialogue is essential for learning and preparing for future outbreaks.…”
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Features of the implementation of inclusive education for children and young people with disabilities in the Scandinavian countries by Lyubov Efimova, Agrafena Ivanova, Nadezhda A.Mikhailova

“…This study attempts to understand and characterize the features and unique specifics of the organization and implementation of inclusive education for children and young people with disabilities. Nordic countries, traditionally and historically, the system of inclusive education was the first countries to be based on the adoption of the principle of «normalization», which allows people with special health conditions to lead a daily life and live-in conditions as close as possible to those of ordinary people in an ordinary society. …”
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Novel Prion Strain as Cause of Chronic Wasting Disease in a Moose, Finland by Julianna L. Sun, Sehun Kim, Jenna Crowell, Bailey K. Webster, Emma K. Raisley, Diana C. Lowe, Jifeng Bian, Sirkka-Liisa Korpenfelt, Sylvie L. Benestad, Glenn C. Telling

“…Our findings add to a growing body of evidence for a diverse portfolio of emergent strains in Nordic countries that are etiologically distinct from the comparatively consistent strain profile of North America CWD. …”
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"Nordic Aspirations" by Laila Berg

“…This interest in the Nordic countries and the idea that they offer an alternative for Scotland which is line with dominant self-images of Scotland as egalitarian and social democratic has established itself as a central argument and aspect of the Scottish independence movement and the wider Scottish public debate. …”
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Lay Knowledge About Dementia in Iceland: Symptoms and Risk and Protective Factors by María K. Jónsdóttir PhD, Elva Björk Pálsdóttir BS, Stefanía Ýr Hannesdóttir BS, Thorlakur Karlsson PhD

“…No studies are available on the lay knowledge about dementia in Nordic countries. A survey was sent to 829 Icelanders aged 25 to 65 (61.2% female). 60.8% resided in the capital area of Reykjavik. …”
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The effect of two bucking methods on Scots pine lumber quality by Uusitalo, Jori, Kokko, Sampsa, Kivinen, Veli-Pekka

“…So far, tree-bucking optimization in the Nordic countries has been efficiently applied only with spruce because the quality of pine and birch varies much more both within a stem and between stems. …”
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