MADDY SAVAGE
ABOUT
Working as a BBC staff journalist in London for a decade, Maddy reported for UK and global TV news programmes and anchored BBC World Service radio shows reaching 50 million people a week. Based in Stockholm since 2014, she is now a freelance foreign correspondent for media including BBC, NPR, Monocle and The Huffington Post. Maddy’s focus is business, innovation and lifestyle trends, although she also covers breaking news. Voted one of the 100 most impactful and influential figures in the Nordic startup scene, Maddy has produced and presented three seasons of The Stockholmer Podcast, interviewing the Swedish capital’s most inspiring entrepreneurs. She regularly works as a moderator at some of the region’s most prominent tech and media events.
MADDY SAVAGE
FEATURED WORK
Why do so many young Swedes live alone?
Swedes typically stop living with their parents earlier than anywhere else in Europe.
BBC / video /text
Sweden’s surprising rule for time off
The country’s unique leave of absence system helps workers launch their own business. Can it be replicated elsewhere?
BBC / article
The Swedes getting microchips inserted
Why are thousands of Swedes getting microchips?
NPR / radio / text
Do pregnancy prevention apps work?
There’s a debate over contraception apps in Sweden after women spoke out about unwanted pregnancies.
BBC / video
Inside Sweden’s second hand shopping mall
Everything inside this shopping centre is sustainable or recycled.
HUFF POST / text
Foot on the Gas
Alain Visser, CEO of Gothenburg-based car-subscription company Lynk & Co wants to transform mobility.
MONOCLE / article
The startup rescuing Sweden’s leftover food
Karma is on a mission to rescue Sweden’s leftover meals.
THE STOCKHOLMER / podcast
The bridge between two nations
This brooding Nordic Noir backdrop has its own dramatic, twisting tale of innovation.
