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The Baltic Sea

  • Kemira takes hold of eutrophication

    Finnish manufacturer and supplier of chemicals for water treatment, Kemira Oyj has committed to contributing its expertise to improving the condition of the Baltic Sea. Thanks...

  • Oil spills under control on the Baltic Sea

    As marine traffic increase also the risk of oils spills grows. If a shipwreck takes place an immediate action is required. Lamor’s Environmental Action Center concept offers...

  • World’s best icebreaking

    Finnish harbours and shipping channels leading into them freeze over every year, but icebreakers enable regular and reliable marine traffic throughout the year. Unusually mild...

  • Action Summit saves the Baltic Sea

    The leaders of the Baltic States will meet in Helsinki on February 10th with the joint intention of saving the Baltic Sea marine environment. Baltic Sea Action Summit will...

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Speedhero receives a distinction at Global Mobile Awards 2010 in Barcelona

Friday, 26 February, 2010
Mobile game Speedhero, developed by the Espoo-based sports entertainment software development company Entetrainer Oy, has received a distinction at the renowned Global Mobile Awards 2010 in Barcelona. Speedhero was nominated in the Best Mobile Game category. Speedhero is s mobile application, which turns mobile phones and PCs into speed... Read more

Helsinki reduces its carbon footprint in the ICT sector

Friday, 26 February, 2010
The City of Helsinki signed the Green Digital Charter in Brussels this week. By signing the charter Helsinki made a commitment to improving its ICT energy efficiency. The signatories to the Charter commit themselves for instance to reducing their carbon footprint in the ICT sector by 30 per cent by the year 2020. Helsinki's official... Read more

Fuugo revolutionizes TV viewing

Friday, 26 February, 2010
Finnish software company Axel Technologies presented its new mobile TV software Fuugo at the Mobile World Congress held in Barcelona on February 15th -18th. According to Axel Technologies Fuugo is the first next generation TV application intelligently personalizing a content stream by blending content choices from broadcast, mobile, Internet... Read more

Fortum turns waste into energy in Lithuania

Thursday, 25 February, 2010
Fortum is building a new combined heat and power plant in Klaipeda, Lithuania. The value of the investment is approximately 140 million euros. The power plant will be completed by 2013.   The new power plant will be fuelled by municipal and industrial waste and biomass. The production capacity will be approximately 50 megawatts of heat and 20... Read more

Pöyry consults a dam project in Czech Republic and a catalyst plant in Austria

Thursday, 25 February, 2010
Energy consultancy Pöyry has been awarded two important consulting contracts to Central Europe. In the Czech Republic Pöyry will operate as a leader of a consortium, which will design an upgrade for an existing dam and its ancillary structures in the city of Jablonec nad Nisou in Northern Bohemia. Pöyry has also been awarded a contract for... Read more

Ivana Helsinki pops up in New York

Wednesday, 24 February, 2010
Finnish fashion brand Ivana Helsinki has opened a new store on New York’s Mulberry Street. The store utilizes the pop up-business concept, which means that its doors will be open temporarily only until mid-March. According to the Finnish Kauppalehti-magazine the fashion house considers opening a permanent store in the future. – In Finland the... Read more

4DSwing golf innovation shoots overseas

Wednesday, 24 February, 2010
Finnish 4DSwing has launched the world’s first golf swing analyzer, providing golf players and coaches comprehensive and very detailed data about everything that happens during a golf swing without attaching wires, sensors or vests to players’ body or club. The new technology enables an even more accurate golf swing measuring and perception... Read more

UPM launches new websites to communicate its Biofore message

Tuesday, 23 February, 2010
UPM has launched two new websites to promote its Biofore message to its stakeholders. The sites www.upmbiofore.com and www.upmcarbonlife.com offer enhanced applications as well as highlight business cases with environmental advantages. The first www.upmbiofore.com illustrates how UPM, as The Biofore Company, integrates the bio and forest... Read more

Crown of Byzantus is the first Finnish massive multiplayer browser game

Tuesday, 23 February, 2010
Crown of Byzantus, the first Finnish massive multiplayer browser game developed and operated by Casual Continent Ltd, a game studio located in Helsinki, can be played by thousands of players simultaneously. The game was launched on February 22nd.      The game which is published in Finnish and English is targeted for international markets,... Read more

Forest industry donates four million euros to the Aalto University

Tuesday, 23 February, 2010
Forest industry will donate four million euros to the starting endowment of the Aalto University in order to strengthen the innovation environment of the forest-based sector in Finland. – Forest industry companies are looking for international top universities as partners in creating new products and services. The Aalto University is one of... Read more


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