Business & innovation Archives

Oulu leads with innovative healthcare

Finland’s northern city of Oulu is gaining recognition around the globe for its innovative healthcare ecosystem.

Finland has an important role in the new bioeconomy, in which recent developments are shaping the world’s future.

From diabetes logbooks to medical alert bracelets, Finns are developing novel high-tech solutions to healthcare issues.

We meet two Finnish women who are creating health apps and wellbeing games that pave the way for an active lifestyle.

Each year at Midnight Pitch Fest in Oulu, innovative startups seek fame and fortune. We talk to some of the best.

Finland has gone from forestry-based to technology-based economy, and is now undergoing a further transition to service-dominated society.

We ask two of Finland’s leading independent think tanks about the country’s future. And what do think tanks actually do?

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