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Zero isn’t nothing: Two Helsinki restaurants cut waste out of the picture

Two restaurants take opposite approaches to abolishing waste. Loop recycles ingredients that stores would otherwise throw out, and Nolla cuts all waste out of its processes.

Business & innovation Technology

Curious Finnish startup researches third wave of AI

The Curious AI Company shows cutting-edge AI research results in human-like learning, human-like decision making and symbolic thinking.

Business & innovation Nature

Two Finnish companies show the way away from plastic

Cosmetics containers and disposable coffee cups are some of the products for which Finnish companies are offering plastic-free alternatives. They’re responding to the need and ever-growing demand for something that works without creating an environmental burden.

1917

The year Finland became independent

Life & society Politics

Who do you think deserves the next edition of the Finland-based International Gender Equality Prize?

Do you know of someone who builds and defends equality? From October 25 to December 31, 2018, you can nominate a candidate for the next International Gender Equality Prize, a biennial award presented in Tampere, Finland.

Arts & culture Nature

The media is the mushroom: Finnish artist reveals hidden forest colours

In the forests of Finland, autumn is mushroom-picking season. Artist and photographer Saara Alhopuro is using her harvest to create colour-saturated, transient artworks.

Business & innovation Technology

Finnish AI image analysis supports better healthcare

Fimmic develops intelligent, cloud-based software solutions for digital microscopy, speeding up tissue analysis and enabling better patient care.

Arts & culture Music

Helsinki professor becomes pioneer of metal music research

What do Mozart and Judas Priest have in common? Esa Lilja, a Finnish heavy metal scholar, shares the answer with us.

Life & society Cuisine

Finnish baking tradition combines cinnamon, cardamom, sugar and love

It tastes divine, goes great with coffee or tea, and forms part of the fabric of Finnish society. To experience the best that Finland has to offer, you really have to try a korvapuusti.

Days of midnight sun in northern Lapland

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