International PulPaper 2010 brings together Forest Industry specialists

PulPaper 2010 will be held at the Helsinki Exhibition and Convention Centre on 1-3 June 2010. The event is expected to turn out to be the largest meeting for the Pulp and Paper Industry worldwide. The conference programme revolves around the theme ‘The Resurgence of Paper Industry’. PulPaper 2010 is the most significant international event of... Read more

Finnish expertise gets top marks

The Finnish people are very proud of the Finnish education. National sense of pride applies also to the safety and quality of Finnish products as well as local expertise. This information was discovered through a survey called ‘Finnish Barometer’, which was carried out by the Association for Finnish Work. The research was based on the opinions... Read more

EU reaches over 150 000 Europeans via online survey

A Helsinki-based company Fountain Park, a specialist in web services for proactive leadership, has carried out a European Union-wide online survey. The survey, which was implemented in six languages, has already had over 150 000 participants from the different EU member countries. Participants made over 11 000 proposals about how the European... Read more

Marine environment of Baltic Sea improving

According to the latest research the eutrophication, or the “plankton boom” of the Baltic Sea has slowly decreased in the 21st century. The amount of detrimental substances such as nitrogen and phosphorus, which are severely detrimental to the Baltic Sea’s marine environment, has declined for the first time since the 1970s. These good news... Read more

Bakery expert Leipurin Ltd. expands to Ukraine

Leipurin Ltd, part of Aspo Group, has expanded its operations to Ukraine. The new operation unit is established in Kiev. Leipurin has also recently opened new offices also in Novosibirsk and Kazan in Russia.      Leipurin Ltd.supplies its bakery clients and other food industry ingredients, machinery and equipment as well as specific bakery... Read more

Finnish researchers receive a significant international award

The academia professors Kari Alitalo from the University of Helsinki and Seppo Ylä-Herttuala from the University of Kuopio have received the international In Bev- Baillet Latour International Health Prize – science award. The prize has a value of 200 000 Euros and was awarded in Brussels at the end of April. The award was based on the two... Read more

Sami Hyypiä to join forces with Bayer Leverkusen

Sami Hyypiä has brought an end to a decade long association with Liverpool, and join the German Bundesliga at Bayer Leverkusen. The transfer will give Hyypiä at least two years of effective playing time. It is great news for Leverkusen, and also for the Finnish national team, which is trying to qualify for the FIFA World Cup. Hyypiä is... Read more

Electronic letter is environmentally friendly

An electronic letter can produce half the amount of carbon emissions than a paper letter. The results are based on a research carried out by Itella Information, which compared the carbon dioxide emissions from the production and delivery of electronic letters and paper letters by iPost. The carbon dioxide emissions from the production process... Read more

Helsinki in the spotlight in Washington D.C.

Helsinki in the spotlight in Washington D.C. The Finnish Embassy in Washington D.C. brings Helsinki to experts and the wider public in the month of May. The exhibition gives its viewers a plenty of things to touch, feel and taste, providing a holistic Helsinki-experience to admire. A series of events which will take place at the embassy bring... Read more

Renewable energy to energize northern Finnish households

Ministry of Employment and the Economy has allocated 4.95 million Euro funding for Rovaniemi Energy. The northern Finnish company will use the money for building a new fuel terminal for harvesting forest residue. The funding supports the ministry’s Energy Policy. A further funding of 1.7 million Euros was given to three wind power initiatives... Read more

Playful Finnish design on show in New York

Playful New Finnish Design- event introduces brand new design concepts by individual designers and companies. The event will be held on May 15-18th as part of the Meatpacking District Design 2009 -fair in Manhattan, New York. The exhibition will be peppered throughout the neighbourhood in recycled shipping containers serving as mini design... Read more

New ice cream season starts in Finland

Ice cream hits the Finnish taste buds, reveals a new research by Ice Cream Manufacturer’s Association of Finland. Last year the consumption of ice cream reached nearly 70 million litres, which totals to about 13 litres per person. Finland is one of the biggest consumers of ice cream in Europe. Especially warm weather invites the Finns to reach... Read more

A better heart with a company bike

A company bike is an effective and easy way to get company employees to do exercise. A bike improves wellbeing and coping at work. – A company bike operates on the same principle as a company car, except that it is a cheaper and more ecologically friendly alternative than a car. A bike brings numerous benefits to both employee and employer,... Read more

Outotec increases its input in new-generation steel recycling

Outotec has agreed with Finland-based Real Time Systems Ltd. on co-operation in the development of a new-generation measuring and regulating system for electric arc furnaces, which are used by steel mills in the production of steel from steel scrap. The funder of the development work, Outotec, will become a minor shareholder of Real Time... Read more

Konecranes acquires a majority of Chinese Crane manufacturer

Konecranes, a Finnish, world-leading group providing lifting solutions as well as services for lifting equipment and machine tools, has signed an agreement to acquire the majority of the Chinese company Sanma, which is amongst the leading crane and hoist manufacturers in China. The letter of intent was signed and published already in November... Read more