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New Finnish health tech for old problems
Innovamo, Sensotrend, healthcare, wearable, user interface, medical alert bracelets, SOS-ICE, near field communication technology, Helsinki, Tampere, Finland
Business & innovationTechnology

New Finnish health tech for old problems

From diabetes logbooks to medical alert bracelets, Finns are developing novel high-tech solutions to healthcare issues.

Tagged in Technology
Mysterious names on the map of Finland
Finnish place-names, map of Finland, Sámi, Swedish, Sveaborg, Viapori, Suomenlinna, Borgå, Porvoo, Tampere, Lahti, Kotka, Kolari, Varkaus, Pohja, Arabia, Rovaniemi
Life & societyLanguage

Mysterious names on the map of Finland

A city called Theft, a bay on Water Lake, a town called Crash: translating Finnish place-names yields entertaining results.

Tagged in LanguageTravel
A Finnish dose of good health via apps
Tiina Zilliacus, Gajatri Studios, Yoga Retreat, Nelli Lähteenmäki, Health Puzzle, YOU app, wellbeing games, Helsinki, Finland
Business & innovationWellbeing

A Finnish dose of good health via apps

We meet two Finnish women who are creating health apps and wellbeing games that pave the way for an active lifestyle.

Tagged in TechnologyWellbeing
Taste the summer in Finland
Finnish summer cuisine recipes, vegetable soup, kesäkeitto, midsummer pancakes, muurinpohjalettu, new potatoes, pikeperch, smoked fish, herring, nettles, sausages, summer cottage, Finland
Life & societyCuisine

Taste the summer in Finland

The Finnish summer means long days outside, summer cottages and fresh, seasonal cuisine (article includes recipes).

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Helsinki hip: Harbours become houses
Helsinki neighbourhoods, future, futuristic, development, housing, Arabianranta, Jätkäsaari, Kalasatama, construction, innovation, Loppukiri, Kallio, Sörnäinen, Finland
Life & societySociety

Helsinki hip: Harbours become houses

Three new neighbourhoods show how the Finnish capital is innovating to meet the needs of a growing urban population.

Tagged in DesignSociety
Startups show Finnish innovation in Oulu
Netsono, Juha Torvinen, Breaking Ice Cube, KeepLoop mobile microscope, Midnight Pitch Fest
Business & innovationEconomy

Startups show Finnish innovation in Oulu

Each year at Midnight Pitch Fest in Oulu, innovative startups seek fame and fortune. We talk to some of the best.

Tagged in EconomyInnovation
Go local in Finnish market halls
Finnish market halls, Helsinki, Old Market Hall, Hakaniemi, Vaasa, Kuopio, Tampere, Turku, Finland, local goods, food, produce, vegetables
Life & societySlideshows

Go local in Finnish market halls

Photo show: Finland’s market halls form temples for local food and products. We capture their colour across the country.

Tagged in FoodSlideshows
We’re all members of the same tribe
Life & societyWebpick

We’re all members of the same tribe

“Finland to me is, above all, the Finnish language; one of the world’s richest and most expressive languages – my brush, my instrument and my toolbox”, writes Finnish rapper Karri ‘Paleface’ Miettinen.

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