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At a university in northern Finland, international cooperation thrives

You never know who you’ll bump into at the Arctic Centre in the city of Rovaniemi. Each of the researchers and students has their own story of how they found their way to northern Finland.

Business & innovation Technology

Finnish space sector maintains upward trajectory

Finland’s strengths in research, technology and cocreation make it fertile earth for space innovations. And did you know that sustainability is a thing in space, too?

Business & innovation Webpick

Finnish researcher looks for climate answers in cold water

When you’re an academic researcher and assistant professor in water engineering at Finland’s Aalto University, as Eliisa Lotsari is, it helps to have a passion for cold water.

Business & innovation Education

Finnish company encourages fun science education for kids

Kide Science creates science education for children that is literally child’s play. The fun, hands-on pedagogical model is based on substantial research into how kids learn best.

Life & society Science

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.

Business & innovation Biotech

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.

Business & innovation Technology

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.

Arts & culture Literature

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.