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Finnish innovation fund Sitra lists the most important trends of the 2020s
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Business & innovationWebpick

Finnish innovation fund Sitra lists the most important trends of the 2020s

What will the 2020s look like? What trends will have the biggest impact on our future? What tensions exist between the various megatrends of our time?

Tagged in BusinessEconomyEnvironmentInnovationTechnologyWebpick
“Only in Finland”: A story of banknotes, post-it notes and social media posts
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Life & societyEquality

“Only in Finland”: A story of banknotes, post-it notes and social media posts

What happens when a cleaner in a Finnish office building finds five euros on the floor?

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Genome research in Finland is cracking the code
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Business & innovationResearch

Genome research in Finland is cracking the code

Genetics researcher Mark Daly wants to stop cancer in its tracks, and says the best place to do it is Helsinki.

Tagged in BiotechBusinessInnovationResearchTechnologyThisisFINLAND Magazine
Finnish AI for the real world
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Business & innovationInnovation

Finnish AI for the real world

Artificial intelligence isn’t just science fiction. These Finnish projects are using AI to solve pressing problems right now.

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Dogs, bedbugs, games: Helsinki’s Maria 01 houses more than 100 startups
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Business & innovationStartups

Dogs, bedbugs, games: Helsinki’s Maria 01 houses more than 100 startups

Maria 01, a former hospital recently repurposed as a startup hub, is still growing. We meet three companies: one designs online games specifically for women, another makes an app that trains puppies, and a third is putting bedbugs out of business.

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Near Helsinki, Aalto University “A Grid” nourishes startups
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Business & innovationStartups

Near Helsinki, Aalto University “A Grid” nourishes startups

“A Grid” is the Finnish home for 140 startups and a thriving entrepreneurship community.

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Finland aims to bid farewell to rubbish dumps
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Business & innovationSustainability

Finland aims to bid farewell to rubbish dumps

Recycling waste saves natural resources, produces raw material for the circular economy and generates new business opportunities.

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Bold Finnish fashion designers attract global attention
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Arts & cultureFashion

Bold Finnish fashion designers attract global attention

Aalto University’s spring fashion show, held every May in Helsinki, is on the agendas of international journalists, scouts, bloggers and anyone else who’s into apparel. What’s behind the most recent success of Finnish designers?

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