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At Finland’s high schools, wild winter party precedes study break
Celebrating students travelling on open-bed trucks dressed in different costumes.
Life & societyTraditions

At Finland’s high schools, wild winter party precedes study break

Finnish tradition dictates that in mid-February, students in their last year of high school start their study break with a great big party. Meanwhile, the students below them celebrate their new status as the eldest kids in the building by dancing.

Tagged in EducationFinnishnessFunTraditions
Finnish specialist helps make artificial intelligence human-centric
Portrait of Meeri Haataja, smiling widely.
Business & innovationTechnology

Finnish specialist helps make artificial intelligence human-centric

Meeri Haataja, an expert in AI ethics, believes that the data economy can flourish only if citizens and consumers can trust that artificial intelligence is used to drive their wellbeing.

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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
Curious Finnish startup researches third wave of AI
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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.

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Who do you think deserves the next edition of the Finland-based International Gender Equality Prize?
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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
Combining Finnish educational expertise and artificial intelligence
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Business & innovationTechnology

Combining Finnish educational expertise and artificial intelligence

Claned Group combines AI with Finnish educational expertise and data analytics to provide a personalised online learning platform.

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Finnish author Linda Liukas teaches kids the poetry of coding
A smiling Linda Liukas surrounded with colourful pillows, computer stickers and children's books.
Business & innovationEducation

Finnish author Linda Liukas teaches kids the poetry of coding

Helping kids bravely embrace technology is the mission of Finland’s pioneering edutech guru Linda Liukas.

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Finland is making the most of artificial intelligence
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Business & innovationTechnology

Finland is making the most of artificial intelligence

Finns are tapping into the vast opportunities provided by artificial intelligence (AI). Sooner or later, intelligent machines will think, learn and react like human beings.

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