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Build *this* wall: Finnish company makes fresh air
Business & innovationEnvironment

Build *this* wall: Finnish company makes fresh air

An innovative Finnish firm is rapidly escalating sales of smart green walls that significantly improve indoor air quality in homes and workplaces.

Tagged in BusinessEnvironmentHealthInnovationNatureWellbeing
From slope videos to a million-euro business
Business & innovationWebpick

From slope videos to a million-euro business

The story of Flatlight Creative House began with skateboarding in the early 2000s, as the company founder Miikka Niemi rolled behind his friends with a VHS camera on his shoulder.

Tagged in ArcticBusinessEconomyEntrepreneursFinlandInnovationLaplandLifestyleWebpick
Finland and Arctic Council take aim at climate change
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Finland and Arctic Council take aim at climate change

At a meeting in Alaska, Finland takes over from the US as chair of the Arctic Council at a critical moment for the environment and residents of the Arctic region.

Tagged in ArcticClimateEnvironmentNaturePolitics
Finnish designer empowers sustainable fashion
Business & innovationDesign

Finnish designer empowers sustainable fashion

Quick fashion leads to quick consumption: Timo Rissanen, a professor at Parsons School of Design in New York, is convinced that fashion houses can create clothing while also conserving resources and preserving nature.

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The moment for industrial wood building in Finland is right now
Business & innovationWebpick

The moment for industrial wood building in Finland is right now

A wooden house is known to be a pleasant, quiet and healthy environment. Finland boasts an especially great number of public construction projects using logs.

Tagged in ArchitectureBusinessEnvironmentForestrySocietyWebpick
Innovative space technology from Finland
Business & innovationTechnology

Innovative space technology from Finland

Iceye, from Finland, is creating real-time radar imaging delivered from space via microsatellites. The technology has global potential.

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Startup Refugees innovate and integrate in Finland
Business & innovationBusiness

Startup Refugees innovate and integrate in Finland

A Finnish project helps asylum seekers find dignity and meaningful work in running their own businesses.

Tagged in BusinessEntrepreneursInnovationSocietyWork
Meet Finland’s new gene genie
Business & innovationHealth

Meet Finland’s new gene genie

Henna Tyynismaa of Finland is the rising star of genetic research, making impressive progress in helping us understand causes of diseases.

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