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Helsinki invests in its people with a library that reinvents the genre
A spiral staircase in Oodi library.
Life & societySociety

Helsinki invests in its people with a library that reinvents the genre

Helsinki’s new central library, Oodi, is the place to go if you want to read a book, meet up with your friends, borrow a cello or cut metal with lasers.

Tagged in ArchitectureEducationHelsinkiLibraryLiteratureSociety
Finnish events put sustainability at the forefront
Recycling bins at Slush event, purple strobe lights in the background.
Business & innovationSustainability

Finnish events put sustainability at the forefront

Recycling, educating, compensating for emissions, and making sustainable choices attractive: We see how three of Finland’s largest events put their sustainability values into practice.

Tagged in BusinessFestivalsInnovationSlushSustainability
Zero isn’t nothing: Two Helsinki restaurants cut waste out of the picture
Chef Ossi Paloneva posing in front of restaurant Loop.
Business & innovationSustainability

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.

Tagged in BusinessEnvironmentFoodSustainabilityWaste Disposal
Curious Finnish startup researches third wave of AI
Data strands filled with ones and zeros.
Business & innovationTechnology

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.

Tagged in EducationInnovationResearchTechnologyThisisFINLAND Magazine
Two Finnish companies show the way away from plastic
A woman drinking coffee from a disposable cup that says 'the game changer', cherry blossoms in the background.
Business & innovationNature

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.

Tagged in BiotechForestryLifestyleNatureRecycling
Who do you think deserves the next edition of the Finland-based International Gender Equality Prize?
The International Gender Equality Prize trophy; a red and blue glass sphere on a granite base.
Life & societyPolitics

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.

Tagged in EducationEqualityFinlandGenderPolitics
The media is the mushroom: Finnish artist reveals hidden forest colours
A constellation made of mushrooms and colourful leaves made to look like a skeletal hand holding a flower bouquet.
Arts & cultureNature

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.

Tagged in ArtEnvironmentNatureSlideshows
Maija Kauhanen combines modern beats with folklore elements and powerful singing
Arts & cultureWebpick

Maija Kauhanen combines modern beats with folklore elements and powerful singing

In her live shows she invites people to join her musical universe for a while.

Tagged in MusicWebpick
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