This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on June 5th, 2025. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson says that Sweden has momentum on AI. Good — but it is not thanks to what is happening within his government. Sweden is to produce a national AI strategy for the years 2025–2030. This could be read on the Ministry of […]
This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on May 14th, 2025. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. With a Stenbeck at the helm, Kinnevik’s shareholders have reason to hope for significant change. But her to-do list for turning the company around is worryingly long. Ambitions, an anonymous portfolio, and a large pot of money. That is the starting point for a scaled-back […]
This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on March 15th, 2025. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. Klarna is venturing into unknown waters by applying for a stock market listing in a turbulent market. Has the company bitten off more than it can chew? Wearing race bib number 749, Briton Derek Redmond stands in the starting blocks. It is the 1992 Olympics […]
This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on March 12th, 2025. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. Why Northvolt could not be saved is no mystery. A larger — and more important — question is why the company chose to grow so aggressively rather than first building a sustainable production operation. That question remains unanswered. Northvolt AB’s board describes the past few […]
This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on February 25th, 2025. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. After the catastrophic Viaplay deal, media group Schibsted is getting its revenge. It is buying TV4 from Telia for 6.55 billion kronor. Schibsted Media’s transformation can now begin in earnest. It has been Swedish media’s worst-kept secret. Just over a year ago, Schibsted Media’s CEO […]
This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on February 18th, 2025. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. Following SvD’s report that Scania is buying a factory from Northvolt, the next question immediately arises: who — or what — might buy the rest? It was painted as a corporate empire in the green transition — before the first factory had even opened. Northvolt […]
This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on November 22nd, 2024. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. The suit sold the dream. The excavator was supposed to do the work. But the visions and the reality never pulled in the same direction at Northvolt. What Peter Carlsson leaves behind is not what he had imagined. It is a bright spring day in […]
The fight in Klarna’s boardroom is a sign of things to come Published in Svenska Dagbladet, 2024-10-07. Translated from Swedish. Tensions are rising ahead of Klarna’s approaching stock market listing. A power struggle with echoes of Silicon Valley appears to be taking shape in the boardroom. For 19 years Klarna has been a privately held company. Its twentieth year looks set to be different. CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski has been unusually clear — for the CEO […]
The layoffs won’t solve Northvolt’s problems Published in Svenska Dagbladet, 2024-09-23. Translated from Swedish. 1,600 employees are losing their jobs at Northvolt in Sweden. Meanwhile, future financing is still not in place. What is actually happening now? Why is Northvolt making so many redundancies now? According to the company it is a result of the “macroeconomic climate” and the need to focus on fewer things. The expansion of the Skellefteå factory — which was supposed […]
Who can save Northvolt from its crisis? Published in Svenska Dagbladet, 2024-09-16. Translated from Swedish. The crisis at Northvolt is deepening. Money is running out and the options are few. Who can save the company now? More than 100 billion kronor has been pumped into Northvolt. Now the ground is shaking beneath the giant battery factory in Skellefteå before it has even reached full production. Customers have pulled out, employees have been given redundancy notices […]
