Did you know that healthcare spending in Norway is among the highest in the world, with US$8,239 spent annually per capita? Or that of all three countries, Sweden has the lowest number of hospital beds, with 2.1 beds per 100,000 people? Or that Denmark is known to be a fast adopter of innovations, with Medicon Valley being one of the largest life science clusters in the Nordics?
By providing an overview of the healthcare systems, healthcare markets, and healthcare infrastructure in Denmark, Norway and Sweden, these studies highlight priorities, opportunities, and challenges of these Scandinavian healthcare markets. In addition, these market study updates provide information on historical and current trends (including a section on developments due to COVID), financial considerations, and practical information for companies interested in these Scandinavian markets.
These market study updates were prepared by Task Force Health Care (TFHC) for the Regional Business Development team (RBD) for the Nordic and Baltic countries on behalf of the Netherlands Enterprise Agency and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The complete market studies for Denmark, Norway and Sweden are available upon request:
