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Finland devotes energy to Astana Expo 2017
Business & innovationBusiness

Finland devotes energy to Astana Expo 2017

Finnish solutions for generating clean energy get visibility at a global expo in the capital of Kazakhstan from June 10 to September 10, 2017.

Tagged in ArchitectureBusinessDesignEconomyEducationTechnology
From slope videos to a million-euro business
Business & innovationWebpick

From slope videos to a million-euro business

The story of Flatlight Creative House began with skateboarding in the early 2000s, as the company founder Miikka Niemi rolled behind his friends with a VHS camera on his shoulder.

Tagged in ArcticBusinessEconomyEntrepreneursFinlandInnovationLaplandLifestyleWebpick
A great adventure: Finland begins basic-income experiment
Life & societySociety

A great adventure: Finland begins basic-income experiment

Between January 1, 2017 and December 31, 2018, Finland is piloting a basic-income programme with 2,000 people to see if it holds the key to increasing employment and simplifying the social security system.

Tagged in EconomyFinlandFinnishnessSocial innovationsSocial securitySociety
Bengt Holmström becomes Finland’s newest Nobel winner
Business & innovationEconomy

Bengt Holmström becomes Finland’s newest Nobel winner

When Bengt Holmström’s phone woke him up early one morning, he thought it was a reminder to take his medicine. Instead, it was a call to tell him he’d won the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences.

Tagged in EconomyEducationScienceSocietyTeaching
Eliminating waste in a circular economy
Business & innovationCleantech

Eliminating waste in a circular economy

ThisisFINLAND Magazine 2016

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After Finnish election, anything can happen
Finnish Parliament, 2015 elections, Centre, Social Democrats, National Coalition, Greens, “Finns” Party, Left Alliance, Christian Democrats, Swedish People’s Party, Helsinki, Finland, Juha Sipilä, Nasima Razmyar, Ozan Yanar, Jani Toivola, Li Andersson, Susanna Koski
Life & societyPolitics

After Finnish election, anything can happen

In the 2015 Finnish parliamentary election, the Centre and the Greens bounced back. So did guesses about the next coalition.

Tagged in EconomyEUPolitics
Inside the 2015 Finnish parliamentary election
Finnish Parliament, government, election 2015, Centre Party, National Coalition, Finns, Swedish People’s Party, Christian Democrats, Social Democrats, Greens, Left Alliance, Juha Sipilä, Antti Rinne, Alexander Stubb, Timo Soini, Päivi Räsänen
Life & societyPolitics

Inside the 2015 Finnish parliamentary election

A political reporter provides an accessible explanation of the trends in the 2015 Finnish parliamentary election.

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Pitching tips from Finnish stage stars
Pitching, Slush, Helsinki, Oulu, practising, ice swimming
Business & innovationEconomy

Pitching tips from Finnish stage stars

A Finnish entrepreneur goes to extreme and even comical lengths to improve his business pitch. Does it work? (See video.)

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