@article{ART003362762},
author={Shin, Young-Kyu},
title={Revisiting the Nordic Labour Market Model in the Age of Artificial Intelligence AI Diffusion: Insider-Outsider Asymmetries in Sweden and Finland},
journal={Journal of the Scandinavian Society of Korea},
issn={1229-8646},
year={2026},
number={37},
pages={1-44}
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AU - Shin, Young-Kyu
TI - Revisiting the Nordic Labour Market Model in the Age of Artificial Intelligence AI Diffusion: Insider-Outsider Asymmetries in Sweden and Finland
JO - Journal of the Scandinavian Society of Korea
PY - 2026
VL - null
IS - 37
PB - The Scandinavian Society of Korea
SP - 1
EP - 44
SN - 1229-8646
AB - This study examines how the Nordic labour market model’s capacity to protect outsiders has been reconfigured under the spread of artificial intelligence (AI), focusing on Sweden and Finland. Although the Nordic model has traditionally been regarded as effective in containing labour market dualisation through strong trade unions, extensive collective bargaining coverage, active labour market policies, and generous unemployment protection, AI-driven reductions in recruitment and entry-level jobs may leave young labour market entrants and workers with limited employment histories inadequately protected. The analysis demonstrates that, despite following different reform trajectories, both countries have developed increasingly insider-oriented protection structures. Decentralised collective bargaining has widened the representational gap between incumbent workers and new jobseekers, while retraining support has increasingly favoured workers with established employment histories. Stricter eligibility conditions and lower unemployment benefits have also reinforced disparities based on employment history and unemployment fund membership. These findings suggest that the Nordic model has not simply weakened; rather, access to protective resources has been reconfigured in ways that favour insiders. As AI further constrains pathways into the labour market, these institutional asymmetries may deepen.
KW - Artificial intelligence;Nordic labour market model;insider–outsider asymmetries;collective bargaining;active labour market policy;unemployment income protection
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Shin, Young-Kyu. (2026). Revisiting the Nordic Labour Market Model in the Age of Artificial Intelligence AI Diffusion: Insider-Outsider Asymmetries in Sweden and Finland. Journal of the Scandinavian Society of Korea, 37, 1-44.
Shin, Young-Kyu. 2026, "Revisiting the Nordic Labour Market Model in the Age of Artificial Intelligence AI Diffusion: Insider-Outsider Asymmetries in Sweden and Finland", Journal of the Scandinavian Society of Korea, no.37, pp.1-44.
Shin, Young-Kyu "Revisiting the Nordic Labour Market Model in the Age of Artificial Intelligence AI Diffusion: Insider-Outsider Asymmetries in Sweden and Finland" Journal of the Scandinavian Society of Korea 37 pp.1-44 (2026) : 1.
Shin, Young-Kyu. Revisiting the Nordic Labour Market Model in the Age of Artificial Intelligence AI Diffusion: Insider-Outsider Asymmetries in Sweden and Finland. 2026; 37 : 1-44.
Shin, Young-Kyu. "Revisiting the Nordic Labour Market Model in the Age of Artificial Intelligence AI Diffusion: Insider-Outsider Asymmetries in Sweden and Finland" Journal of the Scandinavian Society of Korea no.37(2026) : 1-44.
Shin, Young-Kyu. Revisiting the Nordic Labour Market Model in the Age of Artificial Intelligence AI Diffusion: Insider-Outsider Asymmetries in Sweden and Finland. Journal of the Scandinavian Society of Korea, 37, 1-44.
Shin, Young-Kyu. Revisiting the Nordic Labour Market Model in the Age of Artificial Intelligence AI Diffusion: Insider-Outsider Asymmetries in Sweden and Finland. Journal of the Scandinavian Society of Korea. 2026; 37 1-44.
Shin, Young-Kyu. Revisiting the Nordic Labour Market Model in the Age of Artificial Intelligence AI Diffusion: Insider-Outsider Asymmetries in Sweden and Finland. 2026; 37 : 1-44.
Shin, Young-Kyu. "Revisiting the Nordic Labour Market Model in the Age of Artificial Intelligence AI Diffusion: Insider-Outsider Asymmetries in Sweden and Finland" Journal of the Scandinavian Society of Korea no.37(2026) : 1-44.
