Nordic EdTech News #135: 2025-05-26
Your Weeks 20 to 21 update from the Nordic and Baltic EdTech ecosystem
Nordic EdTech News is the best way to keep up with the EdTech ecosystem across 8 Nordic and Baltic countries. I curate it from company updates and a wide variety of international sources. It’s a passion project of mine - the rest of my time is spent running 10Digits, a consultancy for EdTech businesses who want to grow with pace and purpose. If you’d like to find out more, hit reply!
Hello and welcome to today’s Nordic EdTech News. Let’s see what’s been happening over the last 2 weeks.
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After the Swedish AI Reform I highlighted in the last newsletter, private sector companies in Lithuania have come together on a similar mission to provide “next-gen tools for next-gen minds.” The initiative will make cutting-edge AI tools (nexos.ai and Hostinger Horizons) available to all Lithuanian schools, teachers and students in grades 9–12.
The rationale behind the move is clear: “When a young person equipped with the right AI skills can easily become an expert in their field or a creator of future technologies and startups, that will be a true victory for Lithuanian education.”
NEN #134 also covered the news of Alice.tech’s $4.8 million seed round. I hadn’t seen this blog post by Cherry Ventures detailing why they led the raise, but it’s a fascinating summary of why they think that EdTech “represents one of Europe's most overlooked trillion-dollar opportunities.”
Whilst we’re on AI and raising, it’s good to see that Norway’s Attensi secured €22.2 million in new investment (Link). This non-dilutive growth funding from Ture Invest Partners follows a period of sustained revenue growth driven by the business’ focus on AI and product development.
One other major news story to update readers on from Sweden, where Unikum has acquired StudyBee. The move represents the most recent consolidation in the very crowded national learning platform marketplace. With a combined audience of over 1 million learners, the combined businesses now aim to “give everyone access to the digital tools of the future in schools.”
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Sanoma Learning’s Oleg Sokolov summarised the impact of AI on schools that was picked up in their 2025 European Teacher Survey. It details that 14% of teachers “are convinced that AI will positively support learning outcomes”, whilst 55% believe AI “can enhance work productivity by saving time.”
Meanwhile, Oliver Lundgren confirmed that Skolon had signed its first customer agreement in Germany and would “open offices in Germany in the future.”
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And finally, it’s great to see this gathering of Nordic Baltic EdTech expertise in Helsinki to “explore cross-border collaboration and innovative evaluation practices.”
One correction to note from the last newsletter. Keenious is, of course, a Norwegian EdTech based in Tromsø. Apologies for my error!
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Thanks for reading, Jonathan
News from Denmark
KL and the country's 98 municipalities have adopted a new joint digitalisation strategy. Good to see this in it: “In the school area, we must ensure that, through varied and motivating teaching, all children learn in the best possible way. We must carefully explore the opportunities that AI and other technologies offer.”
The government launches new resources for using AI in high school teaching, but are criticised for not going far enough or fast enough (Link).
Gyldendal Uddannelse have launched their first AI chatbot solution for vocational education and training courses. (Link)
Shape Robotics opens 2025 with a strong Q1 and their best ever yoy performance. (Link)
Microsoft is exclusively partnering with Zensai to bring the world's first AI-powered Human Success Platform to companies around the world. (Link)
News from Estonia
Interesting podcast exploring Estonia’s groundbreaking moves to bring AI into classrooms and universities.
Praktikal is aiming to reach at least 500 German schools in three years, thanks to a new partnership agreement. (Link)
News from Finland
3DBear has been named a finalist in the KPMG Tech Innovator in Finland Competition for 2025. (Link)
How Annie Advisor helps students who need assistance or support with their studies or other issues. (Link)
Great coverage of Eduten, GraphoGame and TeachersPRO by Business Turku. (Link)
The Elements of AI course now has over 1,6 million students and has recently been translated to Arabic. (Link)
HEI Schools has announced plans to open their second campus in Indonesia. (Link)
How Kide Science is transforming early STEM learning through research. (Link)
Mobie Oy launches Mobie AI Offline, which brings AI to schools, but without requiring an internet connection. (Link)
News from Iceland
Atlas Primer launches new Voice Roleplay functionality, creating conversational learning experiences for sales, customer service or negotiation settings. (Link)
News from Latvia
A national survey finds that 21.3% of teachers regularly use new technology and tools, whilst 28.9 say that they lack the knowledge to use them. (Link)
News from Lithuania
Opportunity to test “technology, learning and AI solutions” with Lithuanian schools through a new testbed initiative. (Link)
News from Norway
Many Norwegian parents believe that the digital solutions their child’s school uses make it more difficult for them to follow up on schoolwork. (Link)
The Norwegian Data Protection Authority is worried that privacy on “hundreds of digital learning tools” is not being reviewed carefully enough. (Link)
3DL is being used in Africa to “close learning gaps and unlock potential for every learner.” (Link)
How Curipod is helping students and teachers in the US use AI “to enhance engagement and learning in the classroom. (Link)
Aftenposten and Gyldendal Undervisning are launching a new, digital news service for secondary schools. (Link)
Trond Ingebretsen, Chairman of EduEvidence, argues for a national, preferably Nordic, platform for education that gives “insight, control and the opportunity to create a better education system for everyone.” (Link)
Independent research shows that Kahoot! improves students’ learning experience and academic performance in medical education. (Link)
News from Sweden
Albert published their numbers for Q1 2025, which were “shaped by both progress and headwinds.” (Link)
Digital resources from Aski Raski have played a key role in transforming students’ reading skills in Norway. (Link)
Magma has been named in HolonIQ’s annual list of the 200 most promising EdTech startups in North America. (Link)
Meitner is buying A+ Intelligence, an AI-powered platform for teachers, developed by 20 year old students. (Link)
Sana’s partnership with The Josh Bersin Company continues as Galileo Learn, a “bold new way to learn, grow, and lead”, is powered by Sana Learn. (Link)
Five new members have been appointed to the board of the Swedish Edtech Industry. (Link)
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