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Finnish app mobilises locals to clear out invasive plants
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Life & societyEnvironment

Finnish app mobilises locals to clear out invasive plants

Near Helsinki and elsewhere, a mobile game turns the fight against invasive species into a real-world mission for dedicated players in Finland.

Tagged in EnvironmentInnovationNatureTechnologyWebpick
Finland’s Nokia Design Archive reveals the human stories behind your favourite phones
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Business & innovationDesign

Finland’s Nokia Design Archive reveals the human stories behind your favourite phones

Prototypes and personal stories reveal how Nokia’s designers shaped the mobile age. We visit the Nokia Design Archive to learn more.

Tagged in BusinessDesignHistoryInnovationTechnology
Producing just enough: Finnish startup uses AI to rethink retail
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Business & innovationTechnology

Producing just enough: Finnish startup uses AI to rethink retail

When the former chief of startup megaevent Slush takes on retail’s overproduction problem, the result is Clair, a Finnish startup using AI to help brands anticipate what customers truly want and produce only as much as needed.

Tagged in BusinessEntrepreneursInnovationTechnology
Scientists from Finland make 3D forest models with laser tech
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Business & innovationTechnology

Scientists from Finland make 3D forest models with laser tech

From Finland to the Amazon, University of Helsinki researchers are using terrestrial laser scanning to create detailed 3D models of forests.

Tagged in EnvironmentInnovationResearchSustainabilityTechnologyWebpick
Finnish innovation shrinks lab-grade imaging to fingertip size for everyday use
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Business & innovationTechnology

Finnish innovation shrinks lab-grade imaging to fingertip size for everyday use

A startup from Aalto University has turned complex laboratory imaging into a tiny, affordable sensor – opening the door to new uses in health monitoring and food quality control.

Tagged in BusinessEntrepreneursInnovationResearchStartupsTechnologyWebpick
Libraries the Finnish way: welcoming, wild and wonderful
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Life & societyEducation

Libraries the Finnish way: welcoming, wild and wonderful

From reading dogs to 3D printers, Finnish libraries are reinventing what it means to be the home of learning and information. Here are some activities you can do in many Finnish libraries.

Tagged in EducationEqualityFinnishnessLifestyleTechnologyTravel
Finland enjoys a golden age of Northern Lights
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Business & innovationTechnology

Finland enjoys a golden age of Northern Lights

Sodankylä Geophysical Observatory might seem like a bunch of humble buildings in the middle of nowhere. However, a team of top scientists works there to unravel the mysteries of the Northern Lights. The director, space physicist Eija Tanskanen, has good news for aurora spotters: the active years have just started.

Tagged in ArcticNatureResearchTechnologyTravel
Finnish companies are driving quantum computing forward
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Business & innovationWebpick

Finnish companies are driving quantum computing forward

From superconducting processors to cryogenic infrastructure, Finnish researchers and companies are among the leaders in the global quantum race.

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