Business & innovation

Finnish companies working on 6G connectivity

Greater connectivity is on the horizon. Have a look at how 6G will, over the next decade, affect everything from digitalisation to carbon goals, and see how Finnish companies and academics are contributing.

Business & innovation Work

CEO of Finland’s Supercell believes in work-life balance and an international workforce

Mobile game developer Supercell, headquartered in Helsinki, is known for its emphasis on employee wellbeing. Cofounder and CEO Ilkka Paananen shares his ideas about the work environments of the future.

Business & innovation Technology

Finnish space sector maintains upward trajectory

Finland’s strengths in research, technology and cocreation make it fertile earth for space innovations. And did you know that sustainability is a thing in space, too?

2008

The first time international startup event Slush was held

Business & innovation Webpick

Finnish researcher looks for climate answers in cold water

When you’re an academic researcher and assistant professor in water engineering at Finland’s Aalto University, as Eliisa Lotsari is, it helps to have a passion for cold water.

Business & innovation Cuisine

Starting over out in the country, Finnish farmer believes cricket cuisine could help heal the climate

Roope Päivänen leaped from his home and his job as a film director in Helsinki to a new life as a cricket farmer (yes, that’s a thing) in the Finnish countryside. Visit the farm with our video.

951 million

euros invested in Finnish startup companies in 2020

Source: Finnish Venture Capital Association

Business & innovation Lifestyle

Finnish futurist sees new ways of looking at people’s career paths and skills

We meet multitalented futurist, inventor and composer Perttu Pölönen, who helps people navigate the ever-changing labour market. He believes continual technological progress will increase the need for uniquely human skills.

Business & innovation Sustainability

22 for April 22, 2022: A Finnish Earth Day list

Every year, April 22 marks Earth Day all over the world, reminding governments, businesses and citizens to take action on environmental issues. For April 22, 2022, here’s a 22-item listing of promising progress that is happening in Finland.

Business & innovation Equality

Finnish organisation gets women into coding and opens career paths

The software industry is male-dominated, but Mimmit koodaa (Women code) has brought thousands of women into professional coding. It started with workshops and grew to include networking and career support.

38%

of the total energy use in Finland is renewable energy

Source: Statistics Finland