THURSDAY 8 OCTOBER· STOCKHOLM · THE DAY IN 5 STORIES

Foreign-born workers power Sweden's venture-backed clean-tech transition

A majority of employees in Swedish venture-backed clean-tech portfolio companies were born abroad.

Three workers install solar panels on a red-tiled house in Brastad, Sweden.
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Sweden's venture-backed clean-tech companies depend heavily on international talent: foreign-born workers make up a majority of their employees. That reliance makes permits and retention part of industrial policy, while public debate often treats them as separate migration questions.

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