<p>"We have a word for social entrepreneurs in Sweden. They're called 'Stipsters' it means a startup hipster," says Johan Wendt, the entrepreneur behind world-leading Scandinavian social enterprise Mattecentrum.</p><p>Recently highlighted in Channel 4's series Scandimania as being the happiest place to live, Scandinavia has a unique business culture of innovation and co-operation.</p><p>In Denmark, for example, more than 40% of citizens do voluntary work. With similar co-operative values, Sweden has one of the most equal pay systems in the world with much of their economy focused on small and medium sized businesses.</p><p>Nordic businesses are also responsible for giving us platforms such as SoundCloud, Skype and Spotify - and are pioneering in terms of digital innovation.</p><p><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/social-enterprise-network/2014/mar/12/stipsters-scandimania-social-entrepreneurs">Keep reading...</a></p>