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Finnair doubles its score in Carbon Disclosure Project

Finnair has doubled its result from last year to 61 in the worldwide Carbon Disclosure Project CDP's latest index. The results show that Finnair is clearly the leading Nordic airline in terms of environmental measures. - The very best airlines reached over 60 points, which also makes Finnair one of the European forerunners in this field,... Read more

Finnish youth learn more about EU humanitarian aid

Humanitarian aid and the work of the European Commission in providing humanitarian aid are being brought to the knowledge of the Finnish youth. Many young people of today are not aware of these issues at all. Only one third of Finns know that the EU funds humanitarian aid projects in different parts of the world. The campaign encourages young... Read more

Moomins chase comet to Björk’s music

Filmkompaniet, a Finnish film company specialising in children’s films, will produce a new Moomin film featuring music from the Icelandic superstar Björk. The new film is called Moomins and the Comet Chase. It will be come out to cinemas in August-September 2010. News about the previously unpublished project were released by the CEO of... Read more

EU grants health claim to cholesterol-lowering Benecol products

Plant stanol ester, the cholesterol-lowering ingredient in Raisio's Benecol products, is among the first ingredients to be granted a regulatory approval for the use of a disease risk reduction health claim under the Nutrition and Health Claim Regulation of the European Union. This is the first disease risk reduction health claim granted for... Read more

New York savours Finnish flavours

Fresh! From Finland - campaign, which was launched this week takes Finnish cuisine overseas. The aim of the campaign, realized by the Consulate General of Finland in New York, is to bring Finnish culinary culture and unique flavours to the residents of New York City in the forthcoming years. Fresh! From Finland -week takes place at the... Read more

2009 Cor Baayen Award to Teemu Roos

ERCIM, The European Research Consortium for Informatics and Mathematics, has chosen Teemu Roos from the Helsinki Institute for Information Technology HIIT as the winner of the 2009 Cor Baayen Award for a promising young researcher in computer science and applied mathematics. Teemu Roos received his PhD degree from the University of Helsinki,... Read more

Finland tops Prosperity Index 2009

Finland is the world's most prosperous nation according to this year's Prosperity Index. Finland's ranking improved from last year's third place. Last year's number one, Australia dropped this year to the sixth place, while Austria, which ranked second last year, dropped to the 15th place. Finland is followed by Switzerland and the... Read more

Snoobi’s Pekka Koskinen is the Finnish Software Entrepreneur of the Year

The Finnish Software Entrepreneurs Association has granted Snoobi Oy's founder and Chairman of the Board, Pekka Koskinen the Software Entrepreneur of the Year 2009 award. Snoobi is a software service company developing and selling Internet, marketing and sales tools  According to the selection criteria Pekka Koskinen has developed Snoobi's... Read more

BMH delivers a large-scale waste processing plant to Thailand

BHM Technology, part of Hollming Group, will deliver a Tyrannosaurus-waste processing plant to one of the biggest industry corporations in Thailand. The waste processing plant will produce fuel out of waste materials. The value of the contract is approximately 15 million Euros. The processing plant will be taken into use next year. The... Read more

Niko nominated as the Best European Film Academy Animated Film 2009

Finnish animation movie Niko & the Way to the Stars has been nominated as one of the three candidates for a Best Animated Film 2009 by the European Film Academy EFA. The members of EFA will vote the Best Animated Film, which is a brand new category, included in the competition for the very first time. The European Film Awards Ceremony will be... Read more