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Helsinki Chemicals Forum

  • European Chemicals Agency prepares itself for a rush hour

    The first three years of the European Chemicals Agency located in Helsinki have progressed according to the objectives. Year 2010 will be the most exciting one, when the first...

  • REACH creates new business

    The European Union regulation on chemicals, REACH creates new and successful business possibilities. REACHlaw Ltd found its business model somewhere between global industry...

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Finnish festival expertise inspires in Hong Kong

Friday, 12 March, 2010
One of Asia's largest festivals, Hong Kong Arts Festival has invited the Finnish cultural events collaboration forum Finland Festivals to be its partner in organizing the festival's annual symposium. The symposium, which has been named '5 Million People, 100 Festivals – the Experience of Finland' is held today, on March 12th. The Director of... Read more

KierrätäKännykkä.fi buys old mobiles for recycling

Thursday, 11 March, 2010
The new website KierrätäKännykkä.fi ("recycle mobile phone") launched by the Finnish company Suomen KännykkäRahaksi Oy enables people to recycle their mobile phones free of charge, and even earn while doing it. The customer can order a postage paid, padded envelope, which can be used for sending the mobile phone for recycling. The customer... Read more

Center of Water Efficiency Excellence established by Kemira and VTT

Thursday, 11 March, 2010
Kemira Oyj and Technical Research Centre of Finland VTT will establish a joint initiative, Center of Water Efficiency Excellence, which will bring together Finnish water expertise. The goal of the center is to build new and unique water knowledge in Finland and to create new business opportunities for companies within the environmental... Read more

Finnish PowerWear triumphs at Vancouver Olympics

Wednesday, 10 March, 2010
PowerWear - weighted training gear developed by the inventor and entrepreneur Pertti Hasanen was one of Finnish champions at the Vancouver Olympics. PowerWear is used by sportsmen all over the world; for instance by the double Olympic Champion ski jumper Simon Ammann and silver medalist Adam Malysz.   PowerWear, which was developed in Finland... Read more

YIT builds high-rise round towers in Riga

Wednesday, 10 March, 2010
AS YIT Ehitus, Estonian subsidiary of the Finnish company YIT Construction Ltd, has signed a 40 million euro contract for the building of two 120-metre-high round buildings for SIA Towers Construction Management in Riga, Latvia. The buildings will comprise of offices, a hotel and retail premises, which are being built on the already made... Read more

Outotec delivers a manganese sinter plant to South Africa

Tuesday, 09 March, 2010
Outotec has agreed with South African Kalagadi Manganese Pty Ltd on the design and delivery of a new manganese sinter plant to be built in Hotazel in the country's Northern Cape Province. The contract value is approximately 119 million euros. Fifty percent of Kalagadi Manganese is owned by the world's largest steel producer, ArcelorMittal.... Read more

Rautakesko expands in Russia

Tuesday, 09 March, 2010
Rautakesko’s K-rauta chain continues expanding in Russia. The country’s 11th K-rauta store was opened on March 6th in the city of Tula. Tula is a rapidly developing industrial city of 600,000 inhabitants located 170 kilometres south of Moscow. Russia’s first K-rauta opened in Jaroslavl in spring 2009. There are nine K-rauta stores in St.... Read more

Expert taskforce boosts the export of Finnish health care sector

Monday, 08 March, 2010
The export potential of the Finnish healthcare sector has been boosted with significant political support. The Finnish Ministry of Employment and the Economy has set up an expert taskforce to form a strategy for the export and internationalization of Finnish healthcare services. The taskforce has been assigned until the end of 2010, during... Read more

Kotipizza wins bronze in New York

Monday, 08 March, 2010
Kotipizza’s Cold Smoked Salmon Kotzone won bronze at The America’s Plate International Pizza Competition 2010, held in New York on February 28th.   The winner of this year’s contest was Italy, while the host country United States ranked second. Finnish Cold Smoked Salmon Kotzone was garnished by red onion, salad, fresh spinach, tomato and... Read more

Moomintrolls discover Brussels

Friday, 05 March, 2010
This spring and summer the Belgian Comic Strip Center features an extensive Moomin exhibition, which presents the work of the beloved Finnish illustrator and author Tove Jansson. The exhibition showcases sketches and originals, some of which have never been exhibited before. Most of the drawings have been acquired from the Moominvalley of the... Read more


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