Finnish company encourages fun science education for kids
Kide Science creates science education for children that is literally child’s play. The fun, hands-on pedagogical model is based on substantial research into how kids learn best.
Inventors of next-generation DNA sequencing receive Millennium Technology Prize in Helsinki
Technology Academy Finland awards one million euros to two scientists who developed a faster, cheaper way to sequence DNA – a system that led to huge implications for genomics, medicine and biology. They were just looking for “something exciting to explore,” they say.
Ideas for a better life: Millennium Technology Prize livestream and online innovation forum
The 2020 Millennium Technology Prize winner is announced at a livestreamed ceremony on May 18, 2021. The ceremony is followed by a virtual event, the Millennium Innovation Forum, held online on May 19.
Helsinki Energy Challenge helps create the future of heating
With the Helsinki Energy Challenge, the Finnish capital recognises innovations that offer new solutions for the city’s heating system, which accounts for more than half of Helsinki’s total emissions.
Climate change doesn’t erase the need for Finnish icebreaker innovations
While climate change is increasingly visible in the decreasing extent of sea ice in the Arctic and the Baltic, conditions are still harsh, and icebreaking ships remain as relevant as ever. We check in with Finland’s Aker Arctic, a major name in the world of icebreakers, to see what it really means to break the ice.
The world needs a wide range of innovations if it is to rise to the challenge of reducing single-use plastic. Numerous start-ups and companies in Finland are working to devise solutions.
