NASA and Finland’s Nokia get ready to test 4G networks on the moon
Business & innovationTechnology

NASA and Finland’s Nokia get ready to test 4G networks on the moon

NASA’s IM-2 mission, bound for the moon in late 2024, will have Nokia communications network equipment onboard. It’s part of the American space agency’s plan to develop a range of technologies that will help land astronauts on the moon again (scheduled for September 2026).

Made in Finland: Meet the designer of the iconic Snowflake reflector, which popularised a life-saving innovation
Business & innovationInnovation

Made in Finland: Meet the designer of the iconic Snowflake reflector, which popularised a life-saving innovation

Kalervo Elias Suomela merged form, function and fashion in the classic Snowflake pedestrian reflector. That’s how his story became intertwined with one of Finland’s most successful and beneficial inventions.

#3

in the Networked Readiness Index, measuring ability to utilise ICT

Source: Network Readiness Index

Gathering experiences of working life in Finland
Business & innovationWork

Gathering experiences of working life in Finland

Finland is looking for international talent to join its workforce, especially for positions in the health and ICT sectors. Professors of practice Jamie Hyneman and Jorma Turunen talk about their experiences working in Finland. We also speak to startup entrepreneurs Iranthi Gomes and Anna Fatima Sambou about launching a business in the country.

5

Number of Finns who have won a Nobel Prize

#1

in the EU in quality of export products

Source: European Commission