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Finnish innovations enrich auto industry
Geneva International Motor Show, clean diesel fuel, biofuels, wooden cars, UPM, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, road conditions, sensors, Audi TT, Rightware, interactive dashboards
Business & innovationTechnology

Finnish innovations enrich auto industry

Wooden cars, interactive dashboards displays, systems to detect slick roads: Finland develops innovative auto solutions.

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Finland reads
literature, books, library, reading, literacy, mobile librairies, Finland
Life & societySociety

Finland reads

Books are close to the Finns’ hearts. On average, every Finn buys four books and borrows a dozen from the library each year.

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Ski border to border in northern Finland
Border to Border, northern Finland, Kuusamo, Tornio, Haparanda, Russia, Sweden, Finland
Life & societySports

Ski border to border in northern Finland

Every March in Border to Border, participants ski more than 440 kilometres (273 miles) across northern Finland in an annual, multiday journey open to all.

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Finnish Oscar nominee shows comical life
Las mejores 10 películas finlandesas, Lapland Odyssey, Finlandia, cine
Arts & cultureFilm

Finnish Oscar nominee shows comical life

Meet the woman who wrote Finland’s Oscar-nominated short film and find out what inspired her.

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Intrepid Finnish bands mix music and fun
Ricky-Tick Big Band, Mopo, Dalindèo, Valtteri Pöyhönen, Paleface, Tommy Lindgren, Redrama, Linda Fredriksson, Kallio, summer festivals, jazz, rock, rap, Helsinki, Finland
Arts & cultureMusic

Intrepid Finnish bands mix music and fun

Hear how three high-energy Helsinki bands fearlessly mix musical styles for fun: Mopo, Dalindèo and Ricky-Tick Big Band.

Tagged in FestivalsMusic
Finland’s national instrument gets louder
Kantele, Finnish national instrument, Finnish Culture Day, Kalevala, Kanteletar, Koistinen, Angry Birds, Kardemimmit, Värttinä, music, Finland
Arts & cultureMusic

Finland’s national instrument gets louder

Finnish Culture Day (Feb 28): The national instrument, the kantele, gets louder and even a bit angry (yes, as in birds).

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Social entrepreneurship rising in Finland
Social entrepreneurs, Association of Finnish Work, Mifuko, Nairobi, Kenya, Kanresta, Finnish Association for Public Health, Sotek, Helsinki, Kotka, Hamina, Finland
Business & innovationEconomy

Social entrepreneurship rising in Finland

Social entrepreneurship is on the rise in Finland as thousands of companies in the environment, health and culture sectors are making their mark.

Tagged in EconomyWork
On the trail of sustainable business at Slush
Business & innovationWebpick

On the trail of sustainable business at Slush

Slush 2015: Slush is the focal point for startups and tech talent to meet with top-tier international investors, executives and media.

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