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Design and Architecture

  • Design belongs to everyone

    The largest design festival in the Nordic countries, Helsinki Design Week brings design closer to people. - We wish to remove unnecessary elitism from design: design is part...

  • China’s new ecocity

    A unique model city DigiEcoCity is being built in China. The aim is to create a reality in which sustainable development combines with the innovations of digital technology....

  • Finnish architecture looks to China

    Finland wishes to increase its architectural export to China. A cooperation project has been established to clarify how the matter can be sped up. There is believed to be huge...

  • Kirnu sounds in Shanghai

    The Finnish pavilion at Shanghai World Expo 2010 is any designer’s dream project. The creation of the exhibition architecture for “Kirnu”, or “Giant’s Kettle” was a unique...

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Finland and China sign Cleantech contracts worth 1.5 billion euros

Monday, 31 May, 2010
Companies within the Finnish Cleantech sector will expand strongly. Different agreements were signed at the Cleantech Finland China seminar held in Beijing on May 26th. The total value of the contracts was approximately 1.5 billion euros. Out of these the share of immediate contracts was about 170 million euros and letters of intent about 1.3... Read more

Nine Finnish companies reached the Red Herring 100 Europe list

Monday, 31 May, 2010
Nine Finnish growth companies within the technology sector have been selected among the 2010 Red Herring 100 Europe winners. Important winning criteria were for instance strategic competitiveness, commercial viability and innovativeness of the companies’ products.   The Finnish Red Herring 100 Europe listed companies comprise Cellictica,... Read more

Wärtsilä expands to the Russian railway market

Monday, 31 May, 2010
Wärtsilä has signed a joint venture agreement with the Russian company Transmashholding (TMH) for the manufacture of modern and multipurpose diesel engines in Russia. The engines will be used in shunter locomotives and for various marine and power applications. The two companies will jointly engineer the railway application. Wärtsilä and TMH... Read more

The French thrilled by Biolan Naturum dry toilet

Friday, 28 May, 2010
Dry drum compost toilet Naturum developed by Biolan Oy has been chosen as the second best product in the 'Ecological Innovations' category of the public vote, which was held in association with a French professional event Journées des Collections. The major annual event, which was directed to buyers of retail chains, concentrates on gardening... Read more

Aalto-Tongji Design factory opened in Shanghai

Friday, 28 May, 2010
Finnish Aalto University and Chinese Tongji University have established a new cooperation platform, Aalto-Tongji Design Factory, in Shanghai. The factory, which focuses on innovative design, research and cooperation, is located on the Zhangwu Campus of Tongji University. Aalto-Tongji Design Factory is the first concrete step towards a broader... Read more

Finnish environmental education awarded with the Green Flag

Thursday, 27 May, 2010
The Finnish Association for Environmental Education has awarded the acknowledged international Green Flag to 25 daycare centres, 50 elementary schools, three comprehensive schools, four high schools and three vocational schools in Finland.  The Green Flag schools belong to an environmental education program, known internationally as... Read more

Innovative shoes generate power

Thursday, 27 May, 2010
Assistant professor at Louisiana Tech University, Ville Kaajakari has developed new technology, which generates energy with a generator installed on the shoe heel. The news was published in the Finnish online magazine CO2-raportti. Kaajakari's innovation is based on a new voltage regulation circuit which can convert a piezoelectric charge... Read more

Sopima Oy is one of Europe’s most promising startups

Thursday, 27 May, 2010
The Finnish specialist in contract management, software company Sopima, has been selected to the exclusive group of Europe's 18 most interesting technology startups in Microsoft's support program for growth companies. 18 companies were selected for the BizSpark European Summit 2010. Each of these companies presented their solutions to the... Read more

Basware among top 100 supply chain providers

Wednesday, 26 May, 2010
Basware, global leader in purchase-to-pay solutions, has been named one of the top supply chain providers on the ninth annual Supply & Demand Chain Executive 100 list. According to the magazine Basware offers solutions, which help companies to meet the post- recessionary supply chain growth. This year's theme was 'Back to Basics and Beyond -... Read more

Two Finnish technology companies exhibit at the “We Are the World” pavilion in Shanghai

Wednesday, 26 May, 2010
Finnish technology companies Ball-IT and Bluegiga have been invited to exhibit their expertise at the Shanghai World EXPO 2010 "We Are the World" pavilion. The pavilion, which was opened in the beginning of May, hosts approximately a hundred companies from all over the world. Ball-IT and Bluegiga are the only representatives from Scandinavia.... Read more


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