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Farmer becomes maritime man of steel
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Farmer becomes maritime man of steel

Hans Langh’s curiosity and innate problem-solving ability carried him from farming to an innovative shipping empire.

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Alpine land without Alps
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Alpine land without Alps

Jouni Palosaari helped lift Lapland’s Levi ski resort from small-time holiday destination to World Cup slalom venue.

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Doing business with Finns
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Doing business with Finns

Mohan Rajkarne, the country manager of Tata Consultancy Services, tells how it is to work with Finns.

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Choking off cancer cells
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Choking off cancer cells

We’re one of the first nonspecialist publications to hear how professor Kari Alitalo and his team are breaking ground with a new procedure to limit or even halt a cancer tumour’s growth.

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Improving access to Finnish water expertise
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Improving access to Finnish water expertise

An expanding network called the Finnish Water Forum helps meet the global demand for better water services.

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Helsinki in an ice cream cone
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Helsinki in an ice cream cone

The freshness, pure flavours and pastel colours of one ice cream company make it a mainstay in the capital, but that doesn’t mean life is easy.

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Moomin Characters Ltd keeps a national treasure in the family
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Moomin Characters Ltd keeps a national treasure in the family

The Moomins are close to our hearts, appear on products worldwide and were outsourcing long before highly paid consultants started using the term.

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Blogging by and for entrepreneurs
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Blogging by and for entrepreneurs

We meet the editor of ArcticStartup, the place to go for info on the newest in Nordic and Baltic entrepreneurial spirit.

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