http://www.goodnewsfinland.com/ Good News From Finland en Copyright 2010 TAT Group Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:24:00 +0300 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.goodnewsfinland.com/archive/map-delivers-radioactive-medicines-around-the-world-like-lightning/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:24:00 +0300 The Jyväskylä company MAP Medical often finds itself working against the clock. The radioactive medicines it manufactures have to be delivered within hours to those who need them. Fast delivery is essential of these products is essential as their half life gives them a very limited lift cycle. MAP Medical’s offices are right beside Jyväskylä’s... http://www.goodnewsfinland.com/archive/map-delivers-radioactive-medicines-around-the-world-like-lightning/ http://www.goodnewsfinland.com/archive/kilke-jamboree-takes-over-evo-youth-camping-center/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:49:00 +0300 Kilke jamboree has started at Evo youth camping center near the city of Hämeenlinna. Over 10 000 scouts will take part in the international camp, which lasts for a week. In addition to the Finnish scouts also about 600 international scouts from 30 different countries will attend the camp.   Kilke is the sixth Finnish jamboree. The previous... http://www.goodnewsfinland.com/archive/kilke-jamboree-takes-over-evo-youth-camping-center/ http://www.goodnewsfinland.com/archive/consumers-confidence-in-the-finnish-economy-strengthened/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:43:00 +0300 The sunny month of July has brought sunshine also to consumers’ confidence in the Finnish economy. According to Statistic Finland’s Consumer Survey consumers’ confidence in the economy was clearly better in July than the long-term average, and the strongest in three years. The consumer’s confidence indicator stood at 19.1 in July, while in... http://www.goodnewsfinland.com/archive/consumers-confidence-in-the-finnish-economy-strengthened/ http://www.goodnewsfinland.com/themes/health-technologies/wood-cast-on-demand/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:00:00 +0300 Onbone Oy’s new fracture treatment method made of woodchips and biodegradable polymer is the first ecological alternative on the market. The non-toxic product concept, which is easy to handle, challenges traditional plaster casting methods with its innovativeness. The environmentally friendly OMNICAST™ is a fracture treatment product concept... http://www.goodnewsfinland.com/themes/health-technologies/wood-cast-on-demand/ http://www.goodnewsfinland.com/archive/vaadin-develops-software-on-an-open-source-basis/ Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:04:00 +0300 The Turku-based software company Vaadin Ltd is a rather different sort of business within its field.  Basing its production on open source code, Vaadin makes use of a global network of users in developing its products. In practice, open source code means that the results of the company’s web program production work is in the public domain and... http://www.goodnewsfinland.com/archive/vaadin-develops-software-on-an-open-source-basis/ http://www.goodnewsfinland.com/archive/steam-of-life-showcased-in-the-united-states/ Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:30:00 +0300 The award-winning Finnish documentary film 'Steam of Life' (Miesten vuoro) has been chosen as the only Nordic movie to be showcased at the DocuWeeks event held in the United States. The film will be shown in Los Angeles and New York on 30.7.-19.8. DocuWeeks is a public theatrical exhibition of new documentary films, where all the showcased... http://www.goodnewsfinland.com/archive/steam-of-life-showcased-in-the-united-states/ http://www.goodnewsfinland.com/archive/hitura-nickel-mine-restarts/ Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:15:00 +0300 The operations of Hitura nickel mine have been restarted, reports the Finnish Broadcasting Company YLE. During the summer test mining and equipment testing have been carried out at the mine, which was closed in 2008. Vesa-Jussi Penttilä, the CEO of the mine’s owner, Belvedere Mining Oy, reported that Hitura’s nickel production can now be... http://www.goodnewsfinland.com/archive/hitura-nickel-mine-restarts/ http://www.goodnewsfinland.com/archive/metso-delivers-a-crushing-and-screening-system-to-australia/ Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:10:00 +0300 Finnish technology group Metso will supply a complete crushing and screening system to Mount Gibson Iron, Australia’s leading hematite iron ore producer. The value of the order is nearly 10 million euro. In addition to the equipment, the order includes the new plant’s engineering, installation and project management. The capacity of the new... http://www.goodnewsfinland.com/archive/metso-delivers-a-crushing-and-screening-system-to-australia/ http://www.goodnewsfinland.com/archive/ring-1-project-in-leppavaara-receives-international-distinction/ Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:01:00 +0300 The Improvement Project Ring 1 in Leppävaara has been awarded in the International Business Awards (IBA) competition.   The project was selected as the number one Communications and PR campaign of the year 2010. PR agency AC-Sanafor has been in charge of the communications of Ring 1 roadworks since 2007. AC-Sanafor was also selected as a... http://www.goodnewsfinland.com/archive/ring-1-project-in-leppavaara-receives-international-distinction/ http://www.goodnewsfinland.com/archive/finnish-banks-have-strong-capital-adequacy-and-resilience-to-risks/ Tue, 27 Jul 2010 08:50:00 +0300 Three major Finnish banks that took part in the European Union stress exercise test for the banking sector, achieved good results. The Finnish participants included OP-Pohjola group, Nordea bank group and Sampo Bank. Nordea and Sampo were included in the exercise as part of their parent groups. OP-Pohjola group’s capital adequacy is highly... http://www.goodnewsfinland.com/archive/finnish-banks-have-strong-capital-adequacy-and-resilience-to-risks/