About this template
The Scandinavia Modern template is a Nordic CV in a two-column layout in Inter, with an opening sammendrag/sammanfattning, a sidebar for technical skills and certifications, and a main column for experience. Nordic-blue accent on rules, no photo. The format keeps Nordic restraint while borrowing visual codes from contemporary tech engineering — suited to candidates who want to signal an engineering culture without losing the sobriety expected by local recruiters.
Who is it for?
For Nordic tech, scaleup, climate-tech and digital-health candidates — the Norrsken ecosystem in Stockholm, Tech BBQ in Copenhagen, Mesh Oslo, Maria 01 in Helsinki. Software engineers at Klarna, Spotify Stockholm, Bambora, iZettle (now Zettle by PayPal), King Digital, Northvolt, product managers at Tink, Lendify, Truecaller, climate-data analysts at Cognite Oslo, Tibber, Polar Power, and design leads at Sketch (Dutch origin but Nordic teams), Notion Stockholm, Linear distributed. Suitable for graduates of KTH, Chalmers, NTNU, DTU, Aalto and for self-taught profiles from the Nordic tech community (Sthlm.js, Copenhagen JS, Polar Bear Crypto Oslo).
How to use it
The sammendrag holds four to six lines — direct factual tone. The sidebar carries technical skills (languages, frameworks, cloud), certifications (AWS Solutions Architect Professional, GCP Professional Cloud Architect, CKAD, CKA, Kubernetes Administrator), languages in CEFR. The main column holds experience in reverse chronological with quantified impact ("reduced P99 from 250ms to 60ms in 2 sprints at Klarna", "shipped Cognite climate-emissions module: adopted by 12 O&G majors in 9 months"). For climate-tech, mention methodologies (GHG Protocol, SBTi Science Based Targets, TCFD reporting). For blockchain and Web3 profiles, cite protocols and open-source contributions. Long-tail: "software engineer Klarna CV", "product manager Tink resume", "climate-data analyst Cognite CV", "staff engineer Spotify CV", "design lead Stockholm scaleup CV".
Frequently asked questions
Does the two-column layout cause issues for Nordic ATS?
No for modern ATS used by Nordic scaleups (Greenhouse for Klarna and Spotify, Lever for Tink, Teamtailor — Swedish ATS used by most SE/DK/NO/FI scaleups). These ATS correctly parse two-column structures. Teamtailor in particular is designed for modern Nordic CVs: an extraction preview test confirms the render. For legacy ATS in traditional banking (DNB, SEB Workday), a preliminary test is recommended.
Does the template fit climate-tech (Cognite, Northvolt, Heart Aerospace)?
Yes, especially. Nordic climate-tech (Cognite Oslo, Northvolt batteries Skellefteå, Heart Aerospace ES19, Climeworks Stockholm office for DAC, Einride for electric logistics) expects candidates fluent in both hard-tech engineering and climate reporting. The sidebar accommodates climate certifications (GHG Protocol, SBTi, TCFD, EU Taxonomy expertise) and technical ones (LCA Life Cycle Assessment ISO 14040/44, ISO 14064 GHG quantification) well. Mention reported standards in alignment with the target company's frameworks.
How do you position an international career (US, UK, Asia) in a Nordic modern CV?
List experiences with explicit geography ("Senior Software Engineer — Stripe Dublin, 2 years"), specify if you returned to Nordics by choice (signal of cultural loyalty) or by corporate opportunity. Nordic recruiters value returns and mixed profiles — an engineer who did Silicon Valley then came back to Klarna is read as an asset. Indicate Nordic residence/citizenship status if you have it ("Swedish citizen", "Norwegian Permanent Resident").
