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🇫🇮 Nordic Angels warmly welcomes Kustaa Valtonen and Peter Vesterbacka as founding members in Finland. Kustaa, the visionary investor behind the Helsinki-Tallinn tunnel together with Peter, the strategic mind behind global phenomena like Angry Birds and Slush, will now strengthen Nordic Angels in Finland.

🇪🇺 ✨ Which are Europe’s 250 fastest-growing companies over the past years? Sifted has compiled a list that includes Nordic companies like Kompasbank, Flower, booksalon, Lassie, Nornorm, Shook, and Appfarm.

🌏 🤯 Global birth rates are declining, threatening economic growth and welfare. 2024 has seen record-low birth rates in both the EU and Asia, where South Korea is handling a ‘national emergency’ with extremely low birth rates. Even in Sweden, childbirth is at a 20-year low.

🇰🇪 😳 Meta is being sued by 180 employees in Kenya. This follows the employees, who were content reviewers for the company, being forced to watch a large amount of horrific video material, including murders and assaults.

🌏 🎷 As per tradition, Spotify has released its annual summary Wrapped, listing the world’s most popular podcasts, artists, and songs. Check out the 2024 list here.

🇸🇪 👀 After three years of weak listings, the outlook for 2025 looks brighter. Di has put together a list of 80 market-ready companies aiming for or considering an IPO. In related news, Nasdaq will make it easier to dual-list companies in Sweden and the US.

🇸🇪 🌟 What are the most interesting tech companies in Sweden outside of Stockholm? Check out this list, ‘The 50 Most Interesting Tech Companies Outside of Stockholm’, from Northern CapSek Ventures highlighting scale-ups with great potential beyond the capital.