The Scandinavian Question: Merete Hverven of Visma considers how the Nordics became a tech powerhouse

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The Scandinavian Question

The last century has seen Scandinavia switch from a fishing and oil economy to become a major centre of innovation in tech and software. Is there something in the water?

Merete Hverven is the CEO of Visma, one of Europe's foremost software companies and one of Hg's longest and most successful investments.

She speaks to Nic Humphries, Senior Partner at Hg, on what's behind this success, reflecting on her HR background and what it's like to grow up Scandinavian.

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