• English
  • 中文
  • Deutsch
  • Español
  • Français
  • Português
  • Русский
  • العربية
  • 日本語
  • Sámi
  • Life & society
  • Business & innovation
  • Arts & culture
  • Newsroom
  • Facts, stats and info

Tags

Architecture Arctic Art Business Climate Cuisine Design Economy Education Entrepreneurs Environment Equality Fashion Festivals Film Finland Finland 100 Finnishness Food Fun Gender Health Helsinki History Innovation Language Lifestyle Literature Music Nature Politics Research Slideshows Society Sports Sustainability Technology ThisisFINLAND Magazine Travel Video Visual arts Webpick Wellbeing Winter Work

Pages

  • FAQ
  • Contact
  • About us
  • Accessibility statement
Skip to content
This is Finland – Homepage
  • Life & society
  • Business & innovation
  • Arts & culture
  • Newsroom
  • Facts, stats and info
Search
Search
things you should and shouldn't know

Entrepreneurs

Startups at Slush hold one key to Finland’s future
Business & innovationTechnology

Startups at Slush hold one key to Finland’s future

The hightech entrepreneurship movement Slush already exerts significant impact in Finland and beyond. And yes, it’s a movement, not just an event: in less than a decade, Helsinki attendance has gone from 300 to 16,000.

Tagged in BusinessEntrepreneursInnovationStartupsTechnology
There’s a hat for that: Finland’s shiny happy “pipo” people
Business & innovationLifestyle

There’s a hat for that: Finland’s shiny happy “pipo” people

A woolly hat – “pipo” in Finnish – is an essential accessory during the cold Finnish winters, but it can also be trendy. We look at several success stories from the thriving local knitwear industry, including one designer who wears a hat in the summer, too.

Tagged in BusinessDesignEntrepreneursFashionLifestyle
Finland’s greatest asset: Talented R&D engineers
Business & innovationTechnology

Finland’s greatest asset: Talented R&D engineers

Rapid structural change in the Finnish telecom industry has created a unique opportunity for companies looking to hire high-class engineering talent. Today, Finland is a perfect place to set up a research and development unit.

Tagged in BusinessDesignEntrepreneursInnovationResearchTechnologyThisisFINLAND Magazine
Northern Finnish microbrewers build on tradition
Business & innovationEntrepreneurs

Northern Finnish microbrewers build on tradition

Newcomers continue to expand the ongoing trend of artisanal beers and spirits in exciting directions in the northern Finnish cities of Oulu and Tornio and beyond.

Tagged in BusinessCuisineEntrepreneursLaplandStartups
Wireless & visionary
Business & innovationDesign

Wireless & visionary

ThisisFINLAND Magazine 2016

Tagged in DesignEntrepreneursTechnology
Inventive Finnish tech improving healthcare
Business & innovationTechnology

Inventive Finnish tech improving healthcare

Health technology forms one of Finland’s fastest-growing industries. Here we look at two companies with only one thing in common: Finnish medical expertise.

Tagged in EntrepreneursHealthTechnologyWellbeing
Master of Scandinavian flavours
Life & societyFood

Master of Scandinavian flavours

ThisisFINLAND Magazine 2016

Tagged in CuisineEntrepreneursFoodLifestyle
Finnish fintech trio make your everyday life easier
Business & innovationWebpick

Finnish fintech trio make your everyday life easier

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

Tagged in BusinessEntrepreneursInnovationStartupsTechnologyWebpick

Posts navigation

More articles
Newer posts

  • FAQ
  • Contact
  • About us
  • Accessibility statement

Follow us on

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • Instagram

Published by the Finland Promotion Board Produced by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Department for Communications © 1995 - 2023