Politik

Queen of All Nuts: An Interview with Ranja Vardali

On March 8, this year, just like every year, it’s International Women’s Day. What is your message to girls and women across the world? When it comes to Sweden and the developed world today, equality exists in the legal or theoretical sense. Therefore it’s no longer about trying to convince society that women can or should be able to do the things men have done in the past, it’s now time to...

Kastelholmssamtal om fred 2021 digitalt

 Måndagen den 29 mars 2021 är det dags för Ålands fredsinstituts årliga samtal om fred – Kastelholmssamtalet – under beskydd av Finlands tidigare president Tarja Halonen.   Årets tema.”Att skapa fred - möten, medlaren och freden”knyter an till centrala aspekter i Ålandslösningen och Ålandsexemplet som fyller 100 år under året, men också till de allt större behoven för att främja freden.   ...

Kastelholmssamtal om fred 2021 digitalt

Måndagen den 29 mars 2021 är det dags för Ålands fredsinstituts årliga samtal om fred –Kastelholmssamtalet – under beskydd av Finlands tidigare president Tarja Halonen. Årets tema. ”Att skapa fred - möten, medlaren och freden” knyter an till centrala aspekter iÅlandslösningen och Ålandsexemplet som fyller 100 år under året, men också till de allt störrebehoven för att främja freden. Koncept....

Taking the Coronavirus Vaccine Arouses Emotions: One Third Experiences Relief, One Fifth is Afraid

Study reveals the Finns’ emotions and intentions toward taking the coronavirus vaccine. The results serve as a basis for understanding emotions, having a constructive public discussion, and preventing the Covid-19 pandemic. This empathy study was conducted in January in cooperation with NayaDaya, YouGov and Statista. Clearly over half (57 %) of the Finns experience positive emotions toward...

Fear about own Finances Equally Common in Low and High Income Households

Students are more carefree about their economic situation than others, tells NayaDaya’s latest empathy study in Finland. Only slightly over one fourth of entrepreneurs experience their own finances negatively. Almost half of the Finns express primarily positive emotions toward their own economic situation while over one third’s emotions are negative. Approximately 15 procent of the citizens are...

Fear about own Finances Equally Common in Low and High Income Households

Students are more carefree about their economic situation than others, tells NayaDaya’s latest empathy study in Finland. Only slightly over one fourth of entrepreneurs experience their own finances negatively. Almost half of the Finns express primarily positive emotions toward their own economic situation while over one third’s emotions are negative. Approximately 15 procent of the citizens are...

The Real "Landslide" Throws Trump Out of the White House

Trump provoked U.S. people to vote. According to the NayaDaya emotion study and the election results, his “landslide” had two sides: The incumbent president’s re-election potentially mobilized over 90 million citizens to vote, but unfortunately for Trump, half of them wanted to get rid of him. Blog post by Timo Järvinen, CEO at NayaDaya Inc., the empathy analytics company. Donald Trump has...

As the Corona-year Ends, Finns' Emotions Toward Work Reflect No Crisis

Empathy study shows, that in the midst of corona crisis the Finns express mostly positive emotions toward their work. The most common feeling is contentment, which does not, however, motivate people to participate or to take action. ”Finland through the eyes of empathy” is a series of studies, where today’s published topic reveals citizens’ emotions in relation to their own work. The sample...

Independence Raises Pride - Future Evokes Fear and Interest

The study conducted near the upcoming Finland’s Independence Day shows that independence positively engages the Finns. Finland’s future, however, has more often a crippling than engaging effect. ”Finland Through the Eyes of Empathy” is a series of three studies. The first study concentrates on the emotions Finland’s independence and its future evoke among the Finns. The study is conducted by the...

Heart of Biden's Mission - Empathy

Anger and hate may be the most visible but not the most challenging emotions the U.S. President-elect Joe Biden is facing among Trump’s voters, writes Timo Järvinen, CEO at NayaDaya Inc., the empathy analytics company from Finland. In his victory speech, the U.S. President-elect Joe Biden emphasized that it’s time to lower the temperature, see each other again, listen to each other again, and to...

Study: Voters Worried About Their Financial Situation Strongly Against Trump’s Re-election

The latest release of the study, conducted by NayaDaya, YouGov, and Statista, reveals that U.S. voters having both positive and negative feelings about their own financial situation emotionally favor Biden’s election over Trump’s. Biden’s lead is particularly significant among people with financial worries. This unconventional study, different from traditional polls, was conducted in the U.S. in...

Study: Covid-19 Has a Strong Emotional Impact on the U.S. Presidential Election

According to study, conducted by NayaDaya, YouGov, and Statista, emotions toward the federal government’s Covid-19 response strongly correlate with the U.S. voters’ positive or negative engagement in Trump’s or Biden’s election. This unconventional study, totally different from traditional polls, was conducted in the U.S. in October 16-19, 2020. “The results cast a negative light on the...

Study: Trump Still Behind Biden 36%-50% in Terms of Positive Emotions and Behavior

The most recent study, conducted by NayaDaya, YouGov, and Statista, reveals that eight out of ten U.S. voters are emotionally either on Trump’s or Biden’s side. One-fifth of them are not – these voters could possibly still be influenced.The two studies, which are completely different from traditional polls, were conducted in the U.S. in September and now in October. They indicate that voter...

Emotions During Pandemic’s Second Wave: Study Shows Fear Caused by News on Covid-19 Reached March 2020 Levels

The emotion data, collected from Media Group Keskisuomalainen’s regional and local newspapers and analyzed by NayaDaya Inc. shows how the Covid-19 pandemic and the fear among citizens is growing month by month.  Nearly 150 000 reader emotion reactions have been compiled from thousands of news articles handling corona virus pandemic during a nine-month period from January to September 2020. The...

Emotions Among Nurses Predict a Growing Risk for Staff Loss in the Midst of the Covid-19 Pandemic

According to a survey conducted in October by the Finnish Union of Practical Nurses (SuPer) and NayaDaya Inc., more than half of the SuPer members experience alienating emotions toward their work. The situation has worsened since this summer – the risk for them changing their careers is now even greater.The survey asked SuPer's members’ feelings about their daily work, staffing levels, Finnish...

Study: Kamala Harris is a Wild Card in the Highly Emotional U.S. Presidential Race

According to study, conducted by NayaDaya, YouGov, and Statista, Kamala Harris stands out from the candidates in the U.S. presidential race. Her election evokes most positive, engaging emotions: Pride, admiration, and interest. While the (re)election of Donald Trump, Joe Biden, and Mike Pence arouses mostly relief, disgust, fear, and disappointment, Kamala Harris’ election has a different impact...

Study: U.S. Voter Behavior Dominated by Relief and Disgust

Study on the U.S. presidential election, conducted by NayaDaya, YouGov, and Statista, shows that U.S. citizens will vote to prevent the undesirable from happening. The study reveals emotions and behavior of U.S. citizens, evoked by the election of Donald Trump and Mike Pence or Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. The most chosen emotions are relief, disgust, fear, and disappointment – distribution...

Nyhed på vej fra HarperCollins: KONKURSKLUBBEN af Mikael Lindholm & Lisbeth Zornig

Lindholm og Zornig er tilbage med en ny thriller om Tessa Højmark.                                                                 Denne gang er det med en meget personlig del af deres egen historie Historien blev til en dag, forfatterparret sad i Køge Havn og pludseligfik øje på en død mand, der blev bjærget op af vandet.De blev nysgerrige. Hvem var han? Hvordan døde han? Hvordanhavnede han der...

Udkommer i dag: KLUBBEN af Matilda Gustavsson

KLUBBEN- 2. REVIDERET UDGAVE Den 22. november 2017 – midt i #MeToo-bevægelsens rasen – offentliggjorde Sveriges største avis, Dagens Nyheter, en dybdeborende artikel om seksuelle overgreb, og det blev starten på en række afsløringer, som rystede den internationale litterære verden og tvang det Svenske Akademi, landets fornemmeste kulturinstitution, som hvert år beslutter, hvem der skal have...