For many Finns, winter is the time for swimming in freezing water, in holes cut in the ice. There’s even a national championship. What on earth makes people want to do this?
Finnish scientists: Pine-bud bacteria may help cure humans
Researchers at the University of Oulu have discovered that bacteria found in pine buds may hold the key to new treatments for conditions including Alzheimer’s and macular degeneration.
Health technology forms one of Finland’s fastest-growing industries. Here we look at two companies with only one thing in common: Finnish medical expertise.
