Business & innovation

Finland’s icebreakers plough through Baltic ice

Although climate change, as noted by the Finnish Meteorological Institute, is evident in Finnish winter temperatures, ice in the Baltic Sea remains an annual obstacle for sea traffic. A fleet of icebreakers clears the shipping lanes (slideshow).

Business & innovation Arctic

Cold is the new hot in Finland

Finland is filled with supercool Arctic skills. Learn about Arctic snow-how and know-how!

Business & innovation Arctic

A Finnish ice-breaking experience

Icebreakers are a great showpiece of Finland’s Arctic know-how. Take a cruise with icebreaker Sampo and try floating in the icy sea – an ice-breaking experience not to forget!

Business & innovation Health

Finnish scientists: Pine-bud bacteria may help cure humans

Researchers at the University of Oulu have discovered that bacteria found in pine buds may hold the key to new treatments for conditions including Alzheimer’s and macular degeneration.

Business & innovation Economy

Bengt Holmström becomes Finland’s newest Nobel winner

When Bengt Holmström’s phone woke him up early one morning, he thought it was a reminder to take his medicine. Instead, it was a call to tell him he’d won the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences.

Business & innovation Webpick

10 Finnish music startups you should know

Slush Music is an event combining music industry, technology and entrepreneurship under the same roof.

Business & innovation Webpick

Sports, tech and startups meet at Smash

Smash, an event connected with the hugely popular startup gathering called Slush Helsinki, brings together the best ideas from sports and technology.

Business & innovation Webpick

The Finnish games industry creates its own rules

The remarkable growth of the Finnish games industry in recent years is the culmination of two decades of development.

Finland’s icebreakers plough through Baltic ice

Cold is the new hot in Finland

A Finnish ice-breaking experience

Finnish scientists: Pine-bud bacteria may help cure humans

Bengt Holmström becomes Finland’s newest Nobel winner

10 Finnish music startups you should know

Sports, tech and startups meet at Smash

The Finnish games industry creates its own rules

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