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European Cruise Council ECC, an umbrella organisation representing the leading cruise companies operating in Europe has informed the public of its intention of discontinue discharging sewage water into the Baltic Sea in accordance with some conditions defined by the organisation. ECC’s ships will now dispose of their waste in harbours where...
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European Space Agency (ESA) launched its Planck-satellite into the space in May. The purpose of the satellite is to investigate some of the unsolved mysteries of the universe with the most sensitive radio technology. Two radio receivers were attached to the Planck-satellite. Components for one of them, which measures lower frequencies were...
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Early-stage entrepreneurial activity has increased significantly in Finland in the last five years, indicates the 2008 research of Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM). GEM surveys the entrepreneurial activity of 43 countries. The level of early-stage entrepreneurial activity in Finland is above the average among all innovation-driven...
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Finnair has introduced a new-generation control system, which will be used in all processes connected with passenger check-in, aircraft load planning control and gate service. The Altéa Departure Control System has been developed by Amadeus. Seat booking, electronic ticket management and aircraft departure processes are now for the first time...
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Atria Plc., one of Finland’s largest food processing companies is offering seasonal employment to approximately 750 extra employees this summer. The company’s production units are in Nurmo, Kauhajoki and Kuopio. A majority of the seasonal workers are employed at Nurmo factory where seasonal products such as sausages and grill steaks are...
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President of the Republic of Finland, Tarja Halonen, Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen and Chairman of the Baltic Sea Action Group (BSAG) Ilkka Herlin launched their joint initiative, the Baltic Sea Action Summit 2010, on Tuesday, 19 May 2009. The goal is to bring together the strength of different public and private bodies to establish strong...
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The Röhsska Museum prize committee for the Torsten and Wanja Söderberg Prize, which is donated by the Torsten and Ragnar Söderberg foundations, has decided to award the Finnish designer Harri Koskinen with this year’s prize of SEK 1,000,000. A unanimous jury has awarded the 2009 Torsten and Wanja Söderberg’s Prize to the Finnish designer,...
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The Finnish National Committee of the International Council of Museums, ICOM, has acknowledged the Espoo Museum of Modern Art with the Museum Achievement of the Year Prize. The award was based on the high quality and diverse exhibitions presented by EMMA. The committee presents the awards annually on the International Museum Day on May 18th....
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The Finnish Forest Industry brings about positive news. Metsä Tissue, which is a company well known for its tissue and cooking papers, will renew one of its paper machines of its Mänttä factory. The investment has been estimated to cost the company approximately 6 million Euros and it has been planned to be carried out on the first half of...
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The Finnish sauna culture is being productized in Jyväskylä. The project seeks to invent new and surprising service concepts around sauna. The initiative, which is put into practice by Jykes Ltd., the Centre for Tourism and Experience Production (MEK) at Jyväskylä University of Applied Science and the part-taking companies, carries the title...
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Korpilampi youth seminar, Nuorten Korpilampi 09, which was held last week has resulted in a positive new innovation, which aims to link youth all over Finland and provide them a say on important issues. The campaign is called ‘Fair Winds’, encouraging young people to take a positive and active attitude towards the future. A periodical headwind...
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European Union is designing a new School Fruit Scheme, which is intended to deliver fruits, berries and vegetables as break-time snacks for school children. The programme aims to promote healthy eating habits and to gain control of the increasing overweight problem among children and youth. A school health survey carried out last year by...
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The Women’s Enterprise Agency has been awarded the European Enterprise Award. The award is based on the Finnish Agency’s mentoring programme, which is designed to encourage women to become independent entrepreneurs. The operation of the Women’s Enterprise Agency is based on the observation that women are more hesitant to start their own...
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The Finnish-Chinese global web service Xiha Life - intends to challenge other popular online communities such as Facebook, LinkedIn and MySpace. Xiha Life's strength over other similar online services is its multilingualism, bridging the gap between users of different nationalities. Xiha Life is promoted as "the world's first truly...
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Youth Korpilampi 09-seminar, which was held on Tuesday had about 260 participants. The enthusiastic youngsters attended workshops, which were organized by a group of Team Academics. The workshops activated vivacious conversation. The young people were very enthusiastic to express their views and got a chance to have their voice heard. The...
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