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Finnish women progress in games industry
Finnish female technology entrepreneurs, women in tech, games, gaming industry, Riitta Annala, Hawina Productions, Niina Tuikkala, Hertan maailma, Alpakka Media, Maija Itkonen, PowerKiss, Powermat, Tina Aspiala, eat.fi, Helsinki, Finland
Business & innovationTechnology

Finnish women progress in games industry

Several female tech entrepreneurs are household names in Finland, and more are on the way up. We meet two of them.

Tagged in Technology
Seven plus one: Finnish apps for summer
Finnish summer apps, Moomin, Tove Jansson, Spinfy, Sporat, trams, Beddit, sleep, Repix, photo enhancement, Skilltize, language learning, Omegawave, fitness, training, Yoga Retreat, Kiosked, online shopping, Finland
Business & innovationTechnology

Seven plus one: Finnish apps for summer

Summer means you get to catch up on reading, exercise, sleep and languages. Here are seven Finnish apps to help you along.

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Nokia sees future in programmable world
Nokia, Rajeev Suri, Microsoft, HERE, maps, Networks, Technologies, internet of things, Carl-Gustav Lindén, Timo Vuori, Aalto University, 4G, LTE, virtualisation, cloud technology, Karakallio, Karakaari, Espoo, Helsinki, Finland
Business & innovationTechnology

Nokia sees future in programmable world

With a new CEO, Nokia charts its course in a world where everyone – and everything – takes part in connectivity.

Tagged in Technology
Finnish swans take to the water
Nautor Swan, yachts, sailboats, regatta, Finnish boatbuilding, shipbuilding, Pietarsaari, Jakobstand, Finland
Business & innovationEconomy

Finnish swans take to the water

About 50 years ago, a Finnish entrepreneur mixed nature, design and business in a line of boats that’s still sailing strong.

Tagged in EconomyTravel
Finns defend data-security frontiers
Data security, Blancco CEO Kim Väisänen, Joensuu, Tampere University of Technology, erasure, erasing, President Sauli Niinistö, Finland
Business & innovationTechnology

Finns defend data-security frontiers

A nightmarish case made two Finns realise the need to secure data. Their company and others in Finland continue to innovate.

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Finnish innovations enrich auto industry
Geneva International Motor Show, clean diesel fuel, biofuels, wooden cars, UPM, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, road conditions, sensors, Audi TT, Rightware, interactive dashboards
Business & innovationTechnology

Finnish innovations enrich auto industry

Wooden cars, interactive dashboards displays, systems to detect slick roads: Finland develops innovative auto solutions.

Tagged in Technology
Social entrepreneurship rising in Finland
Social entrepreneurs, Association of Finnish Work, Mifuko, Nairobi, Kenya, Kanresta, Finnish Association for Public Health, Sotek, Helsinki, Kotka, Hamina, Finland
Business & innovationEconomy

Social entrepreneurship rising in Finland

Social entrepreneurship is on the rise in Finland as thousands of companies in the environment, health and culture sectors are making their mark.

Tagged in EconomyWork
Finnish icebreakers clear a polar path
icebreaker, Sampo, shipping, Aker Arctic Technology, AARC, Arctic Ocean, Canada, China, Russia, Finland, port, liquefied natural gas, oil, Arctic research
Business & innovationArctic

Finnish icebreakers clear a polar path

As international interest in the Arctic increases, demand for Finnish icebreakers and ice-strengthened cargo ships rises.

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