Business & innovation Archives

Investors descend upon Slush Helsinki

Venture capitalists from around the world come to Slush Helsinki every November to find the best young companies in Northern Europe.

Kilometre-high skyscrapers or wooden buildings: Finnish companies are at the forefront of new construction technology.

Thanks to events like Midnight Pitch Fest, Finland’s northern city of Oulu is becoming known as the city of startups.

Companies in Finland, the land of Angry Birds and Clash of Clans, are making apps for young kids and their parents.

Rails Girls, a worldwide movement encouraging women to try app building and programming, began with one event in Finland.

The new cruise ship Viking Grace is the most efficient ship in the thriving Baltic Sea cruise industry. We find out why.

As the popularity of crowdfunding takes off around the globe, the Finns bring their own innovative worldview to it.

The Finnish forest industry is focusing on sustainability with biofuels and new, amazing, wood-based materials.