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The medicine world needs great data, and Finland’s got it
Business & innovationHealth

The medicine world needs great data, and Finland’s got it

We plunge into Finland’s extensive network of biobanks and research centres.

Tagged in BusinessEntrepreneursHealthInnovationResearchThisisFINLAND Magazine
Build *this* wall: Finnish company makes fresh air
Business & innovationEnvironment

Build *this* wall: Finnish company makes fresh air

An innovative Finnish firm is rapidly escalating sales of smart green walls that significantly improve indoor air quality in homes and workplaces.

Tagged in BusinessEnvironmentHealthInnovationNatureWellbeing
Meet Finland’s new gene genie
Business & innovationHealth

Meet Finland’s new gene genie

Henna Tyynismaa of Finland is the rising star of genetic research, making impressive progress in helping us understand causes of diseases.

Tagged in EntrepreneursHealthInnovationResearchThisisFINLAND Magazine
American-based Finnish journalist talks healthcare
A woman smiles.
Life & societyWebpick

American-based Finnish journalist talks healthcare

Anu Partanen, a Finnish journalist living in the US, speaks about her experiences of healthcare here and there, in a Public Radio International interview.

Tagged in FinnishnessHealthWebpickWellbeing
Taking an icy plunge in Finnish waters
Life & societyWellbeing

Taking an icy plunge in Finnish waters

For many Finns, winter is the time for swimming in freezing water, in holes cut in the ice. There’s even a national championship. What on earth makes people want to do this?

Tagged in ArcticFinnishnessHealthSaunaSportsWellbeing
Finnish scientists: Pine-bud bacteria may help cure humans
Business & innovationHealth

Finnish scientists: Pine-bud bacteria may help cure humans

Researchers at the University of Oulu have discovered that bacteria found in pine buds may hold the key to new treatments for conditions including Alzheimer’s and macular degeneration.

Tagged in ForestryHealthInnovationResearchUniversitiesWellbeing
Design and high tech meet in Finland
Business & innovationDesign

Design and high tech meet in Finland

Companies are finding success in the marriage of two of Finland’s great strengths: design and technology.

Tagged in DesignHealthInnovationTechnologyWellbeing
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

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