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29/12/2008
Finnish companies reach final of the Red Herring Global 100
Nine Finnish companies are among the finalists of the Red...

19/12/2008
Artificial molecule developed in Finland could be used in quantum computers
Nanotechnology researchers at the Helsinki University of...

15/12/2008
Science and technology cooperation between Finland and China is blooming
In the future, research and development collaboration will...

12/12/2008
St1 Biofuels wins silver prize
It’s silver for St1 Biofuels Oy‘s innovative Etanolix®...

12/12/2008
WinWind to build large wind factory
WinWind Oy will build a new wind turbine factory in Southern...

09/12/2008
New shopping centre in Espoo
The city of Espoo sees 110,000-square-metre shopping centre...

08/12/2008
Fast broadband for the whole of Finland
The EUR 200 million national broadband programme was...

04/12/2008
Finnish projects win e-Inclusion awards for electronic services
Finnish projects have emerged as category winners in the...

28/11/2008
Microsoft to acquire a Finnish company
Finland’s ICT sector is still showing signs of growth.

27/11/2008
Waterfront hotel to transform Helsinki’s central harbour area
The owner of the hotel is Arthur Buchardtille, a Norwegian...

25/11/2008
Finland’s IT market to grow by one percent in 2009
Despite the uncertain economic outlook, Finland’s IT market...

25/11/2008
Finnish doctoral dissertations available online
The Helsinki University of Technology (TKK) has published a...

24/11/2008
88 percent of Finnish enterprises have a broadband connection
Broadband penetration has continued to increase among...

21/11/2008
Oulu’s wireless expertise showcased in Silicon Valley
The Finnish City of Oulu presented its expertise in the...

21/11/2008
Two Finnish companies in the Library House Mediatech 100 top 10
In the latest Mediatech 100 list from Library House, two...

18/11/2008
FT: Europe's best finance minister in Finland
The Financial Times newspaper has named Finland's Jyrki...

17/11/2008
More flights to Finland from KLM
Several big airline companies believe in Finland's demand.

14/11/2008
Turnover in service industries went up in Finland
Service industries generated 8,0 per cent more turnover in...

14/11/2008
New technology for detection of greenhouse gases
New European consortium, led by VTT Technical Research...

12/11/2008
Intel's Barrett presents Oulu's ict-skills in Silicon Valley
The chairman of Intel's board, Craig Barrett, will be...

11/11/2008
Neste Oil recognized for its energy and environmental excellence
Neste Oil has won Hart Energy’s 2008 Global Energy and...

06/11/2008
Finnish health information portal wins Semantic Web Challenge Award
The semantic publication system and portal HealthFinland...

04/11/2008
Pervasive computing conference to be held in Helsinki in 2010
The Helsinki Institute for Information Technology (HIIT) and...

01/11/2008
Finnish consultant received the Economist’s Innovation Award
Matti Makkonen received the Award of Computing and...

31/10/2008
IDC predicts IT market growth in Finland for 2009
The global market research company IDC forecasts that...

31/10/2008
Unique mobile WiMAX network for city of Oulu, Finland
The free of charge network will cover an area of 130 square...

30/10/2008
Taiwanese company sprints to become market leader in Finland
Just one and a half years after setting up a country...

29/10/2008
Futurice topped the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 listing
Futurice, a Finnish company providing Internet and mobile...

24/10/2008
Forest industry makes good use of Finnish mobile technology
MHG Systems, a Finnish information technology service...

23/10/2008
Research and development expenditure increased by nearly EUR 500 million
Total expenditure on research and development rose in...

22/10/2008
Strategic centres speed up innovation activities in Finland
The strategic centres offer top research institutes and...

17/10/2008
Finnish experts to manage international agile software standardisation committee
The technical standard developer IEEE (Institute of...

15/10/2008
Finland enjoys record retail sales in 2008 and good prospects for 2009
Retail sales in Finland are expected to reach record levels...

14/10/2008
Finland active in preparing European rescue package
Finland played a central role in the preparation of the...

10/10/2008
Finland's former president Martti Ahtisaari wins the Nobel Peace Prize
Ahtisaari, 71, earned the honour for a long career of peace...

10/10/2008
Volume of consumption remaining constant in Finland
Consumer spending in Finland is showing only a little sign...

09/10/2008
Finland ranked sixth most competitive country in the world
The World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Global Competitiveness...

06/10/2008
Funding for Indo-Finnish collaboration in clinical diagnostics
The aim is to launch ambitious joint projects of a high...

02/10/2008
Snowpolis to research energy efficiency
A pioneering Technology Park in central Finland contributes...

01/10/2008
Masdar invests in Finnish wind turbine manufacturer
In one of the biggest ever investments into a Finnish growth...

30/09/2008
Winter season attracted 2.5 million foreign visitors to Finland
Russian visitors formed largest group as a total of 2.5...

29/09/2008
Finnish consumers' confidence unchanged in September
Consumers continued to regard their financial situation and...

25/09/2008
EU project in Finland turns plant cells into medical factories
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland will coordinate the...

24/09/2008
Finnish benchmarking system for the International Hospital Federation
About 55,000 hospitals around the world will benefit from...

23/09/2008
Finland strengthens its technology know-how in China
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has signed a...

19/09/2008
Fast broadband for the whole of Finland by 2015
High-quality and high-speed broadband connections has been a...

18/09/2008
Michael Monty Widenius investing in Finnish IT Mill
IT Mill Ltd is the only company in the Nordic countries...

18/09/2008
Pembroke Real Estate enters Finnish market
The deal was a part of a larger transaction comprising in...

17/09/2008
Australia Prime Minister urges country to take on Finnish education method
Finland is the highest performing nation for student...

10/09/2008
HP’s Finnish data center reaches high level of energy efficiency
Know-how and climate make Finland an attractive location for...

09/09/2008
New testing environment for social media mobile applications
Finnish experimentation environment is also open to foreign...

09/09/2008
GDP grew by 2.8 per cent in 2nd quarter in Finland
The volume of private consumption grew by 4.0 per cent.

08/09/2008
Finnish translation application breaking into global market
Exposure in Nokia’s catalogue has boosted Trippo’s...

04/09/2008
Multi-Community Center for Internet Excellence in Oulu, Finland
The Center will produce research of a high international...

03/09/2008
Investment support for renewable energy projects
Finnish government to provide EUR 85 million in investment...

29/08/2008
Finland’s software business is growing and creating more jobs
Software business aims to become a new pillar of strength...

26/08/2008
Finnish companies invest in environmental protection
The forestry, chemical and mineral sectors are the major...

25/08/2008
Number of Internet users up from the year before
Of the under 40-year-old Finns the Internet is used by...

21/08/2008
Growing demand for home electronics and appliances in Finland
The sales increased by 11 per cent compared to the same...

20/08/2008
Mobile marketing pioneer 12snap makes Finland its Nordic base
Finland’s strength in mobile technology and services made...

19/08/2008
Boost for high speed data network research in Finland
A major European research programme on high speed data...

15/08/2008
Shares in Finnish companies remain attractive
Dividends are expected to remain high next year.

13/08/2008
TIFF: Europe's fastest broadband internet in Finland
Finland also delivers great price-quality ratio, ranked 5th...

12/08/2008
Helsinki University of Technology and University of Tokyo to cooperate
The collaboration will open doors to Japanese companies to...

11/08/2008
Finnish Researcher joins Live Gamer Advisory Board
Finland conducts world class research in future information...

08/08/2008
Finnish Joikusoft and FON to release Wi-Fi HotSpot software for mobile phones
The softfare will replace Bluetooth, cable and USB dongles...

07/08/2008
Finland's telecom market is one of the most technologically advanced in Europe
Switchover to digital transmission is also ahead of most...

01/08/2008
Growth in inbound tourism to Finland in 2007
Biggest growth came from Russian visitors, who accounted for...

23/07/2008
Turnover boost for service industries in Finland
Growth was fastest in real estate, renting and business...

15/07/2008
Finns break world record in radio signal transfer over internet
Researchers from the Metsähovi radio observatory of the...

14/07/2008
ASI invests in Senseg new touch screen interface technology
Senseg pioneers completely new method to produce touch-like...

10/07/2008
GDP grew by 4.5 per cent in 2007 in Finland
All demand items in the Finnish economy went up last year.

09/07/2008
Finnish Zipipop triumphs at Mobile 2.0 Europe
Social application developers win competition for the best...

04/07/2008
Sulake Corporation: Habbo Reaches 100 Million Registered Avatars Worldwide
Finnish virtual community Habbo has steadily grown its...

04/07/2008
Finnish residents made 32 million leasure trips in 2007
The most popular destination regions in Finland were Lapland...

30/06/2008
CCCMC opened Representative Office in Finland
With a local office in Europe CCCMC will offer more...

27/06/2008
Foreign visitors spent EUR 1.6 billion in Finland in 2007
Russian visitors and business travellers were the biggest...

26/06/2008
Philips Applied Technologies starting up a new innovation concept in Finland
Nordic and Baltic companies can tap into Philips’ and...

25/06/2008
WEF: world’s best business environment in Finland
Finland benefits from rules fostering foreign ownership.

24/06/2008
Research: Mobile TV is useful and entertaining
Based on the Finnish Mobile TV -project, coordinated by...

23/06/2008
Global top tech firms congregate in Finland
The international NFC Forum is set to convene for a weeklong...

18/06/2008
Finland's health service ranked most efficient in the West
Finnish healthcare produces good results while keeping costs...

17/06/2008
CCC sells Cybelius Maestro™ business to Japanese Nickom Ltd.
CCC, one of the leading software houses in Finland, and...

12/06/2008
Finnish innovation centre opened in Japan
Centre offers opportunity to reach key actors in the...

11/06/2008
Helsinki ranked as world’s second safest city
A survey conducted by the Swiss Mercer consulting group has...

09/06/2008
Tanla acquired majority shareholding in Openbit with EUR 10 million
Indian company buys Finland’s leading provider of global...

09/06/2008
DataCenter to build largest data center in the Nordic countries
IT service provider DataCenter Finland Oy says it is...

05/06/2008
.fi domain is safest in the world
Only 0.05 percent of .fi web sites pose security risks.

04/06/2008
Wild Taiga chosen as Finland’s emerging tourist destination
Selection criteria emphasised the local culture and way of...

03/06/2008
Finns dominate S60 community
Finnish participants dominated the S60 Summit 08 held in...

03/06/2008
Swedish PCM acquires Finnish Panda Security
IT security solution provider’s operations continue almost...

02/06/2008
ALSO purchases the remaining 49,9 percent stake in GNT
With this step ALSO secures itself the unrestricted freedom...

02/06/2008
Codenomicon ltd. receives the Global Frost&Sullivan award
Codenomicon's DEFENSICS 3.0 will be honored as this year's...

28/05/2008
Finnish innovation centre may be established in India
The innovation centre, with a focus on foresight, would not...

27/05/2008
Chinese Linux spreading fast from its Finnish roots
Finnish open source code will become a compulsory subject in...

26/05/2008
Finland ranks 2nd in the Economist Intelligence Unit's Business Environment list
Finland will be the second best place in the world to...

22/05/2008
Foreign investment boosts Finland’s competitiveness ranking
Research and development also major strengths.

21/05/2008
New materials are gaining ground as the next significant innovation in Finland
Functional Materials programme promotes cross-industry...

21/05/2008
Top 56 mobile phones in Finland were all made by Nokia
Nokia still dominates Finnish mobile market.

19/05/2008
Habbo ranked among world’s most valuable digital startups
Finnish virtual world and social networking website Habbo...

16/05/2008
Machine-to-Machine Communication is increasing
Service concept based on M2M communication is currently...

15/05/2008
Turnover in service industries went up in Finland
Service industries generated 10,6 per cent more turnover in...

13/05/2008
Centre of Excellence for the energy and environment sector to be launched
Participation in high level research is also open to...

12/05/2008
One of the top venture clusters in Finland
The Finnish cluster has a strong focus on wireless...

12/05/2008
UPM Forest Life wins international web award
The award is the leading international award honoring...

07/05/2008
Output of the Finnish economy increased in February
The growth from 2007 amounted to 4.8 per cent.

07/05/2008
Finnish ski resorts enjoy record-breaking season
Travel sector booms as more tourists visit Finland than ever...

06/05/2008
French-owned TAC buys two Finnish property automation companies
French-owned TAC has acquired the Finnish property...

28/04/2008
New Mobile WiMAX research network in Oulu, Finland
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland is establishing a...

24/04/2008
Swedish cosmetics chain expands in Finland
Kicks expects to open 10-15 more stores this year.

23/04/2008
Nokia research center opens research lablet in Finland
According to Nokia Finnish universities produce the world’s...

23/04/2008
World's leading game researchers in Finland
Finnish researcher's study has been chosen the second best...

22/04/2008
Two Finnish companies on Red Herring's top list
nCore Ltd  and Confidex Ltd won a Red Herring Top 100 Europe...

21/04/2008
Finnish Biotech company detects 50 dangerous bacteria with single test in quest to battle sepsis
Mobidiag Releases First Microarray Based Rapid Test for...

18/04/2008
International Marcus Wallenberg Prize awarded to Finnish researches
Sustainability of renewable resources is the main focus of...

18/04/2008
Strong Entrepreunial Spirit behind Success of Finnish Game Industry
The industry keeps growing faster than the average...

18/04/2008
Finns are the second most active Internet surfers
Vast majority of Finns use the Internet regularly

16/04/2008
Turnover in service industries went up by 8.7 per cent
Service industries generated 8.7 per cent more turnover in...

14/04/2008
Vulcan to Proceed with Kylylahti Mine
Vulcan Resources Limited has completed the Definitive...

14/04/2008
TDC Hosting enters Finland’s IT outsourcing market
Finland’s hosting market is expected to continue growth.

10/04/2008
Suomen Asiakastieto Oy's ownership will change
The new owner aims to develop Asiakastieto's business...

10/04/2008
Finland’s strengths highlighted by authoritative ICT report
Excellent know-how and the availability of the latest...

09/04/2008
Sasken aims to join the big players
Finland’s competitiveness and technological expertise helps...

04/04/2008
New Internet exchange point established in Oulu, Finland
Finland’s Internet more robust than ever.

04/04/2008
Tourism consumption EUR 10.2 billion in Finland
According to Statistics Finland, a total of EUR 10.2 billion...

03/04/2008
Retail and wholesale trade flourished in 2007
Federation of Finnish Commerce predicts that growth will...

03/04/2008
Finland’s general government surplus exceeded expectations
The result is best in the Eurozone.

01/04/2008
Deasign to establish office in Finland
A leading Swedish digital agency is set to open a country...

28/03/2008
Finnish Based Anilinker Oy and Liaison Technologies, Inc. Announce Merger
The merger will create a significant player in the global...

26/03/2008
Finland has second highest broadband penetration rate in the EU
The European Commission’s 13th Progress Report also shows...

20/03/2008
Indian IT-giants break through into the Finnish market
Indian IT-giants challenge the market leaders like...

20/03/2008
New owners for Kamppi Shopping Centre
The deal is the largest single asset transaction in Europe...

14/03/2008
Pitney Bowes MapInfo opens office in Finland
Office in Finland to serve the Finnish and Baltic region...

14/03/2008
Nights spent by foreign tourists up by 11.5 per cent in January
Russians were the largest group of foreign tourists with...

13/03/2008
Finland ranks 12th in global Travel and Tourism report
Security and quality of the environment are major strengths.

03/03/2008
GDP grew by 4.4 per cent in Finland
In 2007 demand in the national economy was boosted by...

03/03/2008
Finland is EU's Most Competitive Country
According to a study the Finnish economy is growing...

28/02/2008
Finnish game industry attracts investors
Finland has long been one of the top countries in game...

26/02/2008
Strong growth in the number of tourists visiting Finland in 2007
Spending by 3.3 million visitors totalled almost one billion...

15/02/2008
Number of new foreign companies in Finland grew substantially in 2007
Growth mainly from Trade and Services.

13/02/2008
Large-scale clean energy centre to be established in Lahti, Finland
A clean energy centre is to be established in Lahti,...

29/01/2008
Cybercom and Plenware to join forces
Invest in Finland was consulting Cybercom, Swedish high-tech...

24/01/2008
FOCUS 2008 is fresh off the press
FOCUS 2008 - Highlighting Finnish environmental expertise. ...