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2012-05-15: HiNation AB back from Zambia

HiNation AB is now back in Sweden after a month in Zambia. During our trip we met a large number of organizations working to make life easier in rural areas in Zambia. 80% of Zambia's population is still lacking access to the electrical grid - and even if you have electricity, you get hit regularly by unplanned or planned power outage, so-called "load shedding". Every day, you see notices in the newspaper announcing that the electricity will be off, for example, 10 hours a day every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday to come. We met with many organizations, including in micro finance, and have high hopes of being able to contribute to a solution of electricity supply, both in urban and rural environments.

2012-05-08: Rafael ole Moono will be visiting sweden in mid-May

During Rafael's visit, he will organize a charity dinner at Hotel Hellsten in Stockholm on May 15th, where all proceeds go to a project providing the Maasai community with light and mobile phone charging - of course in the form of HiLights. If you want to contribute and participate, read the invitation here (in Swedish).

2012-04-30: HiNation Newsletter Apr 2012: On site in Zambia, and maasai visit in Stockholm
Rafael ole Moono will be visiting Sweden in mid-May. During his visit, a charity dinner is organized at Hotel Hellsten in Stockholm on May 15th, where all proceeds go to a project providing the Maasai community with light and mobile phone charging. Read more here.

2012-04-20: New HiLight Video
Watch the video of our fieldtest in Tanzania during the autumn of 2010. See how HiLight changes lives and brings relief to people living in rural communities. Click here.

2012-04-18: New HiLight Story: England

Max WenXiang Pang went to London, England during the Easter break and managed to try out the different functions of HiLight in a city setting. Find out how he used HiLight under different circumstances. Click here.

2012-04-12: HiNation heading for Zambia
On Wednesday, HiNation packed the bags and headed for Lusaka, Zambia, to conduct a pre-study in a project belonging to SIDA sponsored “Innovations Against Poverty” programme. During the coming month, HiNation will meet with ministries, NGOs and other organizations to discuss and test how to enable access to HiLights in low income groups in Zambia.

2012-04-04: Dihad 2012

HiNation attended the 3 days event at Dubai and we met many interesting local NGOs. As mentioned by Kristina Linhardt, our Chairman of Board, "West meets Middle East and we do not shake hands any longer, but show respect to our differnt cultures. HiLight builds bridges over the cultures and is met with great interest." We also had the honour to appear in the same newspaper photograph as Princes Haya, a VIP in UAE. See if you can spot Kristina in the photo (lady in blond hair just left of standing camera guy). Click here.

2012-04-03: New HiLight Story: Nepal!

In this HiLight Story, we follow Jenny Bisther as she trekked for 10 days in Nepal and India. Throughout the journey, she puts HiLight to the test, be it to provide light at night or to charge her mobile phones. Read all about her amazing trip here.

2012-03-29: Newsletter March 2012: Zambia and new delivery ready
After some delay, we are finally heading south to deepen our understanding of how HiNation can cooperate with micro-finance institutions to reach low-income end users. We're looking forward to creative discussions and concrete ideas on how to increase access to healthy light and mobile phone charging at the grassroots level! Read more here.

2012-03-22: New HiLight user guide

The new HiLight user guides are here. It features 3 different languages; English, German and French. The new user guide is foldable and small enough to be placed in your wallet or backpocket. Apart from that, it also features the new photos taken during the recent photoshoot. Click here to read and download.

2012-03-21: HiLight delivery
The new HiLight 102 delivery finally arrived in the office. Thanks to everyone for your help in carrying and packing! This is indeed a great way to welcome the start of spring and return of the sun in Stockholm. This also means that we currently have some stock for immediate delivery, so order now if you want if you want to secure your own HiLight for the coming summer season! Order here.

2012-03-05: Newsletter February 2012 : Humanitarian aid in Dubai, and the first photos of new HiLight

February was indeed a busy month for us. We started off by travelling to London, where we met international NGOs to discuss about the inclusion of HiLights into emergency kits. Next up is Paris and then the DIHAD conference in Dubai. Read the newsletter here.

2012-02-28: HiNation interview

HiNation was mentioned in an article "Entrepreneur with a view to the savannas of Africa" in the Swedish magazine entreprenor.se. The article talks about the increasing growth of Africa and the role that the newly established Swedish-East African Chamber of Commerce (SWEACC) plays in increasing trade between Sweden and East Africa. HiLight by HiNation was mentioned in the article as a product which helps the Maasai community in terms of charging mobile phones and also to earn money by selling mobile phone charges. Although growth is high and incomes are increasing in many African countries, the purchasing power of most consumers is still low. Linda Krondahl, CEO of HiNation, gave her take on this issue by stating that "In the future it will be necessary for us to collaborate with local players, micro-loan institutions or similar, who can take care of credit to potential low income consumers." For the full article, please click here (Swedish).

2012-02-24: HiLight goes Top Model

Our brand new HiLight photos from photographer Peder Bollnert are out, and now you can get a taste of the coming orange version! You find them at Facebook and in high-resolution photos under Press.

2012-02-24: New HiLight Story!

Read about Mats Andersson's amazing expedition to Kilimanjaro. "During the day, I would strap HiLight onto my backpack and at night, I would hang it up on the roof of the tent and it gave a general good lighting to the surrounding." Read more in HiLight Stories.

2012-02-22: Dialogue meeting for Cleantech

HiNation participated in a dialogue meeting with the Swedish Government to improve the ways to reach emerging countries with high-quality Swedish cleantech solutions. Besides attendance from State Secretaries from Min. of Foreign Affairs, Min. of Environment and Min. of Enterprise, a number of private and public parties were active in the discussion. The existence of this type of meetings shows good intentions!

2012-02-10: Seminar: From Access to Sustainable Energy Development
HiNation attended the breakfast seminar organized by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Apart from the networking session over nicely brewed coffee and toasted bread, we had the opportunity to listen to two distinguished speakers; Eric Usher, a specialist on climate and energy finance at UNEP, and Martin Krause, who heads the UNDP's energy and environmental issues in Asia. Eric Usher described UNEP's work in helping countries to adapt its energy sector to renewable and "green" energy sources while Martin Krause presented the UNDP report Towards an energy plus approach for the Poor, based on an evaluation of 17 energy projects in Asia. “Breaking through the energy-poverty cycle is best achieved by combining the delivery of energy services with measures that generate cash incomes. This ‘Energy Plus’ approach has the greatest potential for reducing poverty and achieving the Millennium Development Goals.” This is exactly what HiLight does for its users when they sell mobile phone charges in rural areas of Africa and Asia!

2012-02-02: Photoshoot session

It was a great opportunity to work with our photographer Peder Bollnert again. We took several photos of HiLights both in orange and grey screens in preparation for the new brochures. The whole photoshoot session went really well. Watch out for the new photos soon.

2012-01-27: Newsletter January 2012

What do our users do with their HiLights? Trekking in Nepal, travel in India or sailing in Sweden – we’ve published a number of new HiLight Stories from a few travellers who have used HiLight during their adventures.

Read the newsletter here.

2012-01-20: HiNation HiLight review at Gear Patrol

Following the review at wired.com, HiNation HiLigt appeared in gearpatrol.com. As written by Ben Bowers, "[HiLight] is water resistant, weighs less than a pound, collapses flat, and floats. So much for walking and chewing gum being impressive." For full review, please click here.

2012-01-19: HiNation HiLight reviewed at Wired

HiNation HiLight is honoured to be reviewed at wired.com. According to Charlie Sorrel, HiLight is "designed for on-the-go use, offering a good compromise between weight and capacity, while being tough enough to survive the outdoors." For the full review, please click here.

2011-12-31: Newsletter December 2011

HiNation participated in the Swedish Pavilion and met a lot of interest from both organizations and authorities. On the way home from South Africa, we stopped in Dar es Salaam to continue discussions that began in the previous journey. We met a few testers from last fall and are happy to told that their HiLight are used daily. We noticed that the attitude to price changes during the past year - there was less focus on low prices and more interest in quality and usability.Discussions are continuing with distributors and international aid organizations, more info coming in the spring.

Read the newsletter here

2011-11-14: HiNation supported by Vinnova
Great news: HiNation is selected to as one of the receivers of support from the VINNOVA Programme "Research & Grow", supporting 51 innovative projects in a wide range of industries. The aim of VINNOVA's funding is for small and medium enterprises to increase their competitiveness by investing in research and development, thus contributing to growth in Sweden.

"The funding confirms what we hear on the market; there is a need for solutions that meets the demanding environment after a natural disaster or major emergency. We provide a solution which is environmentally friendly and does not require any fuel delivery, which can be very difficult in the emergency situations or natural disasters. We delivered HiLights to Japan after the nuclear disaster - often it is only when something happens that we realize how dependent we are on electricity." said Linda Krondahl, founder and CEO of HiNation AB.

The contribution from VINNOVA will fund a study of the needs in different types of emergency situations and rescue operations, and align the company's existing product to meet these needs. Read the full press release!

2011-10-31: Newsletter Oct 2011 - HiLight as a Christmas present : Who do you want to support?

Two Months to go and Christmas will be here again! After meeting and talking to organizations doing great things around the world, this year we decided to launch a...

HiNation Christmas Special! - Would you like to provide:

o Opportunity for women to get work and income?

o Light for children to study and play?

o Tool for small entrepreneurs to help themselves out of poverty?

Read the full newsletter here.

2011-10-20: HiLight is traveling to India again!

This time with Friends from Falu Frigymnasiums group.They will also be found in the countryside at the Kanha National park where they will carry out their projects to save the endangered tiger. They travel to India from November 1 to 18, 2011.

Read more here!

2011-09-30: Newsletter Sep 2011

Autumn is back and the sun sets at about 7pm again. Every autumn I’m surprised at how quickly the days become shorter, and every spring how rapidly it changes back. But the dark and cold have a charm of their own - it's time to snuggle up with a bowl of warming soup. And now is the time to collect energy! Here at Hination the autumn is starting off at a crazy prace, and we have the feeling that this is only the beginning of an exciting period.

Read the full newsletter here.

2011-08-31: Newsletter Aug 2011

We’re settling in and beginning to get sorted out in our new office. A large south-facing window means we’re very aware of the sunlight, which we can use for all sorts of things, thanks to HiLight. We’re able to power our desk fans with solar energy, as well as the radio and an AA/AAA battery charger – all from the USB port on HiLight. Now it’s easy to practice what we preach! Read the full newsletter here.

2011-07-31: Newsletter July 2011

The Swedish summer is in full swing, and hopefully you have all been able to take some days off. The office is manned all weeks, and are also happy to welcome a new addition to the team: Lise-Lott Rytterbro, working with our export activities during the coming months. Read the full newsletter here.

2011-06-30: Newsletter June 2011

Summer is here, and many of us start planning for vacation and some time off. Take your time to enjoy the sun – and try out some of the solar powered stuff out there! We would like to hear what you think – both about our HiLight and other products; what is good, what are you lacking? Send us a mail and tell us! Read the full newsletter here.

2011-06-08: International CleanTech-fair at Chamber of Commerce

Representatives for a number of foreign embassies met Swedish CleanTech companies at Stockholm Chamber of Commerce. We noticed a strong interest from 6-8 new countries, mainly in Africa and Asia. Read more.

2011-05-31: Newsletter May 2011

A short update before Sweden heads off for a long weekend. Tomorrow, it’s June, and then we’ll call it summer no matter what the thermometer shows! Read the full newsletter here.

2011-04-30: Newsletter April 2011

Just before April turns into May, we’ll send an extra short update from us at HiNation. Read the full newsletter here.

2011-03-31: Newsletter March 2011

Spring is here! The sun is back, and the time above the horizon increases very quickly this far north – wonderful! Read the full newsletter here.

2011-02-28: Newsletter February 2011

Winter keeps Sweden in a firm, cold but beautiful grip. While we experience record cold winters, other parts of the world are struck by completely different record weather... Read the full newsletter here.

2011-01-31: Newsletter January 2011

Despite several degrees below freezing and ice-covered streets, we have already heard a bird chirping outsidethe window -a sure sign of spring, although at the earliest the team... We start the new year with new opportunities - and a new colleague! Read the full newsletter here

2010-12-21: Newsletter December 2010

Rain i Zambia, media coverage and Certificate of Appreciation distributed! Read the full newsletter here.

2010-12-02: Press release on Tanzania trip
You, our friends, has known about it for a long time - but now we've released the information about the HiLight field testing with maasais in northern Tanzania to the rest of the world! Read the full press release about our Tanzania trip (Swedish).

2010-12-01: Off to Zambia!
HiNation packs the bags to participate in "Sweden week" in Lusaka, Zambia, as a part of project "Business for Development" with SIDA and the Swedish Foreign Ministry. More info to come!

2010-12-01: Appreciation Dinner with NUS
Together with about 10 other innovative companies, HiNation attended the appreciation dinner arranged by NUS, National University of Singapore, on Wed Dec 1. We thank Sankar Somasundaram for a great dinner and a wonderful year together.

2010-12-01: HiNation in Computer Sweden
Computer Sweden recently reported on our testing with maasais in Tanzania. Read the full article here (Swedish).

2010-11-30: HiNation on e24!

HiNation was featured on an article in e24 about its participation in the Cleantech Venture day. Read about it here.

2010-11-26: Success for female STING entrepreneurs

Among more than 1000 nominees, Jin Moen (Movinto Fun) and Linda Krondahl two of five winners of Beautiful Business Award 2011. Both were selected as "Newcomers of the Year" and the prize is awarded by arrangers PwC and Driftig.nu at the end of January. Read the press release (Swedish).

2010-11-26: HiNation on myNewsdesk

HiNation uses MyNewsdesk, where you'll find news, press releases and high resolution photos. HiNation on myNewsdesk

2010-11-24: Newsletter November
Our November issue of the newsletter is here. Find out more about our new colleague and other happenings here!

2010-11-23: Newcomer of the Year 2011

Linda Krondahl is selected Newcomer of the Year in the Beautiful Business Award! Read the motivation of the jury here (Swedish). If you want to attend the award ceremony in Stockholm Jan 25th, apply here!

2010-11-10: ISPO Brand New

HiNation is taking part in the ISPO Brand New competition. Please visit our profile here and vote for us by clicking the 'like' button. Also, do not forget to leave some nice comments.

2010-11-01: Charity Concert on 3/12
"Student to Student" is a student project that supports schools in Tanzania. Want to go to their charity concert in Stockholm? Book your ticket here!

2010-10-28: Newsletter October
We are back home from field studies in Tanzania, with lots of exciting experiences. Read about them here.

2010-10-22: HiNation won the Dragons' Den!

HiNation has won the Dragons' Den competition held at the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce. Read the article here.

2010-10-13: Blog of Stefan Engeseth

HiNation is on the blog of Stefan Engeseth, one of the leading creative business thinkers of Europe and a top ranked speaker, whom we met at the Stockholm Cleantech Venture Day. Read it here.

2010-09-30: Stockholm Cleantech Venture Day!

HiNation presented itself to the large number of investors and visitors present at the event. Please see our company's pitch here!

2010-09-26: 5 donations made

As we are field testing the HiLight in Tanzania, we are donating the tested items to users where HiLight can make a major difference. 5 donations are now made! Want to donate any of the remaining pieces? Read more here!

2010-09-22: Newsletter Sep 2010

HiNation is in Tanzania now, and the first batch of 30 samples have arrived in the office. Read more about them here!

2010-09-14: We are on blog!

Leif has gone to Tanzania before us to meet up with Rafael. He will be our companion in Tanzania in the following weeks . Follow our journey here through Leif's blog.

2010-09-07: Donate a HiLight!

We leave for Tanzania with our bags filled with HiLights - and want to come back home empty-handed! Do you want to donate a HiLight to one of our users in the field study? Read more!

2010-08-25: Newsletter Aug 2010

Delivery of the first 200 pcs is approaching, the pre-study in Tanzania is being prepared, and HiNation was selected as one of the 25 most promising cleantech companies in Sweden and Europe! Read the full newsletter here.

2010-08-23: HiNation on Stockholm Cleantech Venture Day

HiNation was selected as one of the 25 most promising cleantech companies in Sweden and Europe, and therefore invited to present our company during Stockholm Cleantech Venture Day on Sep 30th! Read the full press release.

2010-08-20: 'HiLight Stories'

What do testers and users think of HiNation HiLight? As more and more people get to test it, we will publish their stories and photos under "HiLight Stories". First out is Leif, telling us about his two weeks in Scotland accompanied by a HiLight!

2010-08-18: HiNation to Meeting Point Tanga

TICC, an educational and recreational center in the Tanga region, will be one of the testing locations during the field test in Tanzania! Read the full article here. The team will meet with several user communities:

* Lodges - currently offering Kerosene lamps to guests.
* Maasai settlements - possible micro business opportunities
* Health services and schools outside the grid.

2010-08-12: New product photos available

If you've been looking for more detailed pictures on the HiLight, check out Book your HiLight in the menu above. Thanks to our photographer Peder Bollnert, you should now be able to get a closer look at HiLight.

2010-07-23: "Swedish HiLight soon on the market"

Teknik360, a leading Swedish news site for the cleantech industry, has today an article on HiNation and HiLight. Read the article here (originally in Swedish)!

2010-07-22: Newsletter July 2010

HiNation participated in the OutDoor fair in Germany and will soon re-pack the bags to go further south, to Tanzania. Also, you now have the opportunity to try one of our samples! Read the newsletter here.

2010-07-12: HiNation to Tanzania

HiNation will visit Tanzania to identify local partners as a part of the Demo Environment program arranged by Tillväxtverket. HiLight will be tested by maasais, schools and health clinics during the visit planned for Sep-Okt.

2010-06-24: Newsletter June 2010

An amazing conference gathered the world in Leksand, lots of retailer contats and a festive STING Day event where HiNation received won one of the categories. Read the full newsletter here!

2010-06-01: "Inventor charges mobile phone with solar energy"

Today, Mitt i Kista published the article about us and the amazing HiLight, read it here (in Swedish)!

2010-05-31: Newsletter May 2010

Interview in Expressen, co-operation with the Swedish Tourist Associaion and attending Globe Forum - the last couple of weeks have been busy both at and outside the office. Read the newsletter here.

2010-05-27: HiLight in front of the camera

Today, our HiLight enjoys the full attention of professional photographer Peder Bollnert, who we employ for all photo jobs. We also thank our models Jon Bergqvist and Mattias Jacobson! Photos will soon be presented here on our webpage!

2010-05-27: HiNation is "In the Middle of Kista"

Newspaper "Mitt i Kista" (=In the Middle of Kista) interviewed us regarding the development of HiLight. The result will be available on Tuesday June 1st. If you for some reason happen not to be in Kista right now :-) , we will publish a link once the article is available on internet.

2010-05-19: HiLight User Guide is now available!

Want to know more about the features of HiLight and how to use it? Our User Guide is out now in English. Read it here. If you feel that any of the information is unclear or missing, please let us know!

2010-05-14: HiNation in Expressen!

Just in time as the Spring arrives, HiNation was interviewed by Expressen on the great interest in solar lighting. Linda Krondahl, CEO, talks about the HiLight and how it works. She was photographed on the balcony with a HiLight as the only light source for the whole shoot.

2010-05-03: Do you want our news letter?

Number of readers increase every month - do you want to be one of them? Submit your details in the contact sheet to receive our news letter once a month.

2010-04-29: Globe Forum has passed with a fully loaded schedule of inspiring speakers. HiNation met several interesting participants - of which some probably will become future cooperations & partners! Read about Globe Forum

2010-04-23: April Newsletter

Spring is here in Stockholm at last. Together with that, it brings a lot of interesting things to HiNation. We would like to share them with you. Read about them here.

2010-03-19: March Newsletter

We've issued our first HiNation Newsletter in English, just in time for the release of both the HiLigt design and booking functionality on our webpage. Read it here

2010-03-17: Book your HiLight in advance!

Due to a strong market interest, we will allow our customers to book their own HiLight in advance of the first shipment. Are you an early adopter? Read more!

2010-03-12: HiNation on 'Future Friday'

On Friday, the Forum venue in Kista was crowded, housing over 1100 students looking for engaging future technology careers. The HiNation stand attracted a lot of students - and teachers! - interested in new technology and cool products. For many, this was their first encounter with solar cells! (But not the last...)

2010-03-11: HiNation at the Wilderness fair

The HiNation team went on Thursday to Älvsjö to visit the Wilderness and Boating Fairs to promote our new product and meet possible customers. We noticed a great interest from the kayaking community, where the users have high demands on products being lightweight, slim and water proof - which fits us perfectly!

2010-03-09: Support discussions for Haiti

HiNation participates in meeting with Swedish organization SWEUNB to discuss immediate needs and long term solutions to be provided to support the Haiti people.

2010-03-05: HiNation HiLight^TM design release!

Are you among the ones who have been waiting to see what the HiNation HiLight looks like and is capable of? No more waiting - now we can finally (and proudly) present our design! Read more in our flyer.

2010-03-01:HiNation participates in Future Friday Fair.

Future Friday Fair, March 12th, is an inspiration for high school students looking for exciting technology careers. They will get a chance to meet with IBM, Ericsson, Cisco - and of course HiNation! More information here.

2010-01-18: Internship at HiNation

Sankar Somasundaram will, through a cooperation with National University of Singapore, work at HiNation throughout 2010. His main areas of responsibility is within market analysis, but will also participate in sales. We are happy to welcome a new colleague to the office and wish Sankar a great year in Sweden!

2009-12-16: HiNation Christmas dinner!

Following our traditions, HiNation and some of our highly appreciated friends and partners met over a long (and filling) christmas dinner where the year of 2009 was summarized, and the hopes and aspirations for 2010 were discussed. Thanks to all of you for your participation, and we hope to see you all again next year!

2009-12-01: HiNation in the upper part of the ranking!

Today, we were informed that HiNation was selected for 31st-50th place on a list of the 100 most promising companies in Sweden run by a young leader. A great christmas gift after a busy autumn! You can find the full list of companies here (in Swedish only)!

2009-11-09: HiNation - a STING company!

HiNation joins the incubator programme at STING, Stockholm Innovation & Growth, a business accelerator that help entrepreneus to build export oriented technology companies of the future. Read more about STING!

2009-11-08: "Vinna eller Försvinna - the follow-up"

On Sunday Nov 8th, the follow-up of the Swedish TV-show was broadcast. Missed it? Find it here (Swedish)!

2009-10-25: HiNation participates in "Vinna eller Försvinna" in Swedish television SVT1 Oct 25th.

Did you miss the programme? See it here (Swedish)!

2009-10-15: Linda Krondahl - finalist in "Technological Woman of the Year 2009"

The competition is arranged by SAAB to promote female leaders. The prize ceremony took place at Medis Debaser in Stockholm, and we gratulate winner Anna-Maria Saméus. Read more!

2009-10-09: Linda Krondahl is nominated in "Terre de Femmes" competition

Terre de Femmes is arranged by Yves Rocher to promote environmentally sustainable projects initiated by women. Read more in Swedish or French!

2009-10-05: Intense design workshop with impressive results!

A group of 12 engaged and experienced outdoor lovers met with HiNation, designers and product developers in central Stockholm to brainstorm and provide input on our future design (pictures to be provided later). Thanks to all of you for your participation during an interesting and fun evening. The result? Over 200 impressive ideas!

2009-09-25: "Linda Krondahl wants to enlighten the world in a profitable way"

Linda is interviewed by Swedish Knowledge Foundation (KK-stiftelsen) about the vision to privide a high quality product for both high-end outdoor customers and off-grid users in rural Africa. Read the interview! (in Swedish)

2009-09-21: Input on our design?

During the coming weeks, we will arrange a meeting between designers and possible users. Want to join? Contact us!

2009-08-17: "A tougher solar lamp"

Linda is interviewed by Confederation of Swedish Enterprise (Svenskt Näringsliv) on how to develop a tough product. Read the interview! (in Swedish)

2009-08-14: Student cooperation
David Melin and Simon Wretblad, M.Sc. students at KTH (Royal Institute of Technology), will complete their final thesis together with HiNation during Aug-Dec 2009.

2009-08-13: HiNation on TV: Oct 25th
Swedish TV show 'Vinna eller Försvinna' recorded during spring is now complete. The HiNation episode is scheduled for Oct 25th at 22.00 on SVT1!

2009-06-22: Interviewing students
HiNation interviews M.Sc. students interested in completing their final thesis together with HiNation!

2009-05-13: Green day
HiNation attends "Green day" arranged by Swedish Trade to discuss sustainable business opportunities.

2009-05-07: Inspirational speaker
HiNation attends a very inspiring evening with Björn Söderberg, a Swedish entrepreneur building businesses in Nepal and 'Speaker of the Year' 2008. If you get the chance to listen to him, don't miss it!!

2009-05-03: Follow us on LivingGreen
HiNation starts blogging on the Swedish green lifestyle webpage LivingGreen (in Swedish).

2009-04-20: HiNation on book release
HiNation presents the HiLight lantern on a book release arranged by Bookhouse in Stockholm.

2009-04-17: Design contest winner!
HiNation is elected winner of the Pitchin Green design contest, supporting sustainable products through their design services.

2009-04-07: We're shooting!
A first day of filming for the coming TV-show with Anders Andersson and Eva-Britt Hult is completed!

2009-03-31: HiNation on TV
HiNation will participate in the coming Swedish TV series "Vinna eller Försvinna" to be broadcast during autumn of 2009.

2009-03-25: Owners day
HiNation participates in "Owners' Day for women" through the support from the Swedish corporate law firm Lindahls.

2009-03-17: Meeting the experts
Per Hallström (Swedish Trade), Anders Nordström (ABB) and Camilla Wirséen (Peepoople) are all experts at emerging markets. They met to discuss HiNation's product and its potential in a meeting arranged by Harry McNeil (Better Business Group)

2009-02-18: A day with Rafael
HiNation spent a day with Rafael ole Moono, Maasai from Tanzania, during his stay with Leif Josefsson (Metafari Journey).

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