UPM design competition brings innovative wooden architecture to Helsinki South Harbour

A WISA Wooden Design Hotel will be situated in Helsinki South Harbour during the summer. The wooden building won ‘WISA 24h Wooden Design Workshop’-competition in April. The contest was organized by UPM, one of the world’s leading forest industry companies. The winning work was designed by Pieta-Linda Auttila, a Master of Arts student of... Read more

PowerPark aims to attract half a million visitors

PowerPark, the multi-activity amusement park in Alahärmä aims at attracting up to half a million visitors this summer. The amusement park, which has grown into a key tourism destination in the region, aims to increase its turnover by one and a half this season. Multi-activitypark PowerPark was originally the idea of Jorma Lillbacka, a... Read more

Okko Kamu to take charge of Lahti Symphony Orchestra

Lahti Symphony Orchestra has appointed Okko Kamu as its new chief conductor starting in the autumn of 2011, when Jukka-Pekka Saraste’s period as the orchestra’s artistic adviser will end. Okko Kamu (b. 1946) is a versatile Finnish musician, who started to play music in the age of two. He has conducted almost all of the world’s foremost... Read more

Helsinki to have its first floating residential area

The city of Helsinki is planning its first floating residential area. The development will be situated in front of Hermanni, in Verkkosaari. The area will accommodate approximately 60 apartments. Pontoons made of reinforced concrete will support the apartments, which will be luxurious, non-subsidised, owner-occupied apartments. If the... Read more

Glaston brings new technology to Finland

Glaston, a manufacturer of glass processing machinery has decided to improve its profitability by merging its trade activities and transferring its manufacturing processes to Finland and China. The company has factories already in five countries on four continents. The executive director Mika Seitovirta says that the aim behind all the... Read more

Finnish research to reveal new information on the birth of the Universe

Finnish researchers and companies have a significant input in the development of satellites by the European Space Agency (ESA). Planck- and Herschel satellites have a purpose in shedding light onto the structure of the Universe, as well as providing information about the birth of stars and galaxies about 14 billion years ago. ESA will launch... Read more