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A former Michelin-starred chef was looking for a new hobby after his divorce. He started a gin business in his daughter's old bedroom.

Mon, 09/02/2024 - 20:14

Tech Insider : Travel

Chef and gin maker Jón Óskar Árnason in Sweden. — Jón Óskar Árnason's new gin-making hobby has turned into a side business.
Jonas Westling

Careers, Travel, singapore-freelancer, gin, Sweden, michelin-restaurants, Nordic

I'm a Finnish mom in the US. I let my kids schedule their own playdates and allow them to skip homework to get playtime outside.

Tue, 07/09/2024 - 04:23

Finnish mom standing with her three American sons — The author moved from Finland to the US, raising her kids to be independent.
Courtesy of the author

Parenting, Essay, Parenting, parenting-freelancer, Nordic

The average Chick-fil-A franchise makes nearly $9.4 million in sales and has one of the lowest startup fees

Tue, 05/28/2024 - 12:21

Chick-fil-A, closed Sunday — Chick-fil-A is closed on Sundays.
Scott Olson / Staff / Getty Images

Retail, Small Business, Nordic, Retail, fast-food, Chick-fil-A, Franchise

Marine Corps artists brave combat and harsh conditions to sketch troops in action

Fri, 02/23/2024 - 13:43

US Marines Corps Maj. Michael Reynolds, a combat artist with the Marine Corps Combat Art Program, illustrates Marines — US Marines Corps Maj. Michael Reynolds, a combat artist with the Marine Corps Combat Art Program, illustrates Marines during cold weather training in preparation for the NATO exercise Nordic Response 2024 in Setermoen, Norway.
US Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua Kumakaw

Military & Defense, news-visual-feature, NATO, nato-war-games, Nordic, combat, artists

I moved to Iceland from Brooklyn 7 years ago. I feel so much safer walking round downtown at night and I'm away from the rat race.

Mon, 02/05/2024 - 06:56

A photo of Jewells Chambers sitting in a bookshop in Reykjavik, Iceland in November 2023 — Grace Dean/Insider

Real Estate, Iceland, reykjavik, trending-uk, migrating, expat, brooklyn

This former banker earns over $250,000 a year from dividends. He swears by these 4 ETFs.

Mon, 01/01/2024 - 10:14

Helmut Jonen, a former asset manager at UBS. — Helmut Jonen, a former asset manager at UBS.
Helmut Jonen

Markets, Markets Contributors, finance, Finance Contributors, Personal Finance, BI General Contributors, UK

Swedish traders want Nasdaq to cut its trading hours so they can have a better work-life balance

Thu, 12/21/2023 - 09:52

Frustrated stock trader — Frustrated stock trader
Getty Images

finance, NASDAQ, Nordic, Sweden, Traders, Trading, trending-uk

A Californian says they achieved the American dream by moving to Canada: 'It's a game-changer'

Thu, 12/07/2023 - 16:34

Tech Insider : Travel

Erin Ventura and her husband — Erin Ventura and her husband in front of their new home.
Erin Ventura

Real Estate, Nordic, Strategy, thought-leadership, Travel, Moving, Canada

'It became me': Studies show that revolutionary new brain chips may bend your mind in strange and troubling ways

Tue, 11/07/2023 - 16:03

Figures illustrated on a green background — Research has found that brain chips can warp your sense of self.
Arif Qazi / Insider

Studies show that Elon Musk's new tech can bend your mind in strange and troubling ways

Tech Insider, Science, Discourse, Military & Defense, News, Nordic, Healthcare

The most impactful strikes in history — for better or worse

Thu, 09/28/2023 - 17:51

amazon protest nyc 7608 — Workers from Amazon, Walmart, FedEx, Target, Instacart, and Amazon's Whole Foods Market went on strike amid the coronavirus pandemic on May 1, 2020.
Business Insider/Jessica Tyler

Strategy, Careers, Employees, Nordic, Features, labor, Strike

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