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Engineer becomes entrepreneur in Finland
Indian immigrant, entrepreneur, business, Asian and African cuisine, Helsinki, Espoo, Finland
Business & innovationEconomy

Engineer becomes entrepreneur in Finland

What happens when an Indian immigrant in Finland leaves behind a stable job to test the waters of entrepreneurship?

Tagged in EconomyEntrepreneursWork
Forests form the trunk of Finnish trade
Finland, forest industry, forests, recreation, environment, sustainability, Metso, Stora Enso, Ponsse, UPM, Metsä Group, bioenergy, bio-oil
Business & innovationEnvironment

Forests form the trunk of Finnish trade

Would there be wealth in Finland without forests? Check out where the industry came from and where it’s heading.

Tagged in EconomyEnvironmentForestrySustainability
Finns help startups reach New York
Nest New York, Finnish startup businesses, Finland, America
Business & innovationEntrepreneurs

Finns help startups reach New York

A new programme called Nest New York provides young companies with everything they need to set up shop in Silicon Alley.

Tagged in Entrepreneurs
How Finnish robots could save the world
ZenRobotics, robots that recycle, Finland
Business & innovationInnovation

How Finnish robots could save the world

ZenRobotics, an environmentally conscious Finnish startup, is bringing in robots to help save us from drowning in waste.

Tagged in InnovationRecycling
Good taste with passion – 21 years rewarded
Linus Torvalds, Finland
Business & innovationTechnology

Good taste with passion – 21 years rewarded

Linus Torvalds has won the Millennium Technology Prize for developing the open source operating system Linux, used by millions of people worldwide.

Tagged in InnovationTechnology
Cancer treatment in Finland getting personal
Business & innovationInnovation

Cancer treatment in Finland getting personal

Finnish doctors are taking creative, patient-oriented approaches to defeating a growing public health problem: cancer.

Tagged in BusinessInnovationResearch
Hanging out at the new harbour
Business & innovationEconomy

Hanging out at the new harbour

Be careful of 12-metre spiders as we take a behind-the-scenes tour of state-of-the-art Vuosaari Harbour near Helsinki.

Tagged in Economy
Farmer becomes maritime man of steel
Business & innovationEntrepreneurs

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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