Made in Finland: Meet the designer of the iconic Snowflake reflector, which popularised a life-saving innovation
Business & innovationInnovation

Made in Finland: Meet the designer of the iconic Snowflake reflector, which popularised a life-saving innovation

Kalervo Elias Suomela merged form, function and fashion in the classic Snowflake pedestrian reflector. That’s how his story became intertwined with one of Finland’s most successful and beneficial inventions.

85.4%

of Finns live in urban areas

Source: UN World Urbanisation Prospects

3.2 million

Amount of saunas in Finland

Source: Finnish Sauna Society

Gathering experiences of working life in Finland
Business & innovationWork

Gathering experiences of working life in Finland

Finland is looking for international talent to join its workforce, especially for positions in the health and ICT sectors. Professors of practice Jamie Hyneman and Jorma Turunen talk about their experiences working in Finland. We also speak to startup entrepreneurs Iranthi Gomes and Anna Fatima Sambou about launching a business in the country.

Hold on to summer: Sunny Flow Fest memories in Helsinki last through the autumn and beyond
Arts & cultureMusic

Hold on to summer: Sunny Flow Fest memories in Helsinki last through the autumn and beyond

Flow Festival is an extravaganza, the highlight of the summer for multitudes of music fans in Finland. With interviews and a photo show, we attempt to bottle its essence so we can make the summer last longer, even as autumn is increasingly in the air.

500,400

Number of summer cottages in Finland

Source: Statistics Finland