Smart people build smart machines in Finland
Turkish-born Oğuzhan Gençoğlu chooses Finland as the place to study machine learning and ends up founding an artificial intelligence startup.
466 million
euros invested in Finnish startup companies in 2014
Source: Finnish Venture Capital Association
#2
in the Networked Readiness Index, measuring ability to utilise ICT
Source: Global Information Technology Report
Slush: It’s crazy *not* to visit Helsinki in early winter
The tenth annual Slush Helsinki brings together innovative startup entrepreneurs, investors, top-notch speakers and tech-heads. As we look at the progress of an event that continues to get more comprehensive every year, we check in with Niklas Wahrman, whose idea won first prize at the first Slush ever.
5
Number of Finns who have won a Nobel Prize