Read more Life & societyScience Finnish science sheds light on aurora borealis dune effect The identification of a new type of aurora borealis, or Northern Lights, has placed Finnish space science at the centre of intense global media interest.
Read more Business & innovationBiotech Finland offers stable platform for scientific research Johanna Ivaska, biochemistry professor at the University of Turku, in southwestern Finland, tells us about her international team and the appealing working environment for researchers at Finnish institutions.
Read more Business & innovationTechnology Finnish physicist Tuomo Suntola wins Millennium Technology Prize Tuomo Suntola’s invention, known as atomic layer deposition, is used in everything from smartphones to solar panels.
Read more Arts & cultureLiterature Proud to be weird at Worldcon George R.R. Martin, Maria Turtschaninoff and other authors meet scifi and fantasy fans at Finland’s first Worldcon this August.
Read more Life & societyWebpick Sisu begins where perseverance ends Emilia Lahti is a Finnish sisu researcher and a social activist. She is currently training for 50 marathons to raise awareness about interpersonal violence and overcoming it with sisu.
Read more Business & innovationEconomy Bengt Holmström becomes Finland’s newest Nobel winner When Bengt Holmström’s phone woke him up early one morning, he thought it was a reminder to take his medicine. Instead, it was a call to tell him he’d won the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences.
Read more Business & innovationUniversities Pop the scientists’ bubbles! Helsinki University is using a competition, the Helsinki Challenge, to develop and fund scientific research. The winners will receive €375,000.
