http://www.goodnewsfinland.com/ Good News From Finland en Copyright 2012 TAT Group Wed, 8 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0200 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.goodnewsfinland.com/archive/news/metso-supplies-equipment-for-brazilian-power-plant/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0200 Metso has signed a contract with Consórcio Construtor Belo Monte to supply equipment for the construction of the Belo Monte hydroelectric power plant in Brazil. Worth about 30 million euros, it is the biggest contract Metso has signed in the Brazilian construction industry in the last few years. The project is located at the Xingu River, Pará... http://www.goodnewsfinland.com/archive/news/metso-supplies-equipment-for-brazilian-power-plant/ http://www.goodnewsfinland.com/archive/news/upm-to-build-the-worlds-first-biorefinery-producing-wood-based-biodiesel/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:26:00 +0200 UPM is to build the world’s first biorefinery producing wood-based biodiesel. The biorefinery will produce annually approximately 100,000 tonnes of advanced second generation biodiesel for transport. Construction of the biorefinery will begin in the summer of 2012 at UPM’s Kaukas mill site and will be completed in 2014. UPM’s total investment... http://www.goodnewsfinland.com/archive/news/upm-to-build-the-worlds-first-biorefinery-producing-wood-based-biodiesel/ http://www.goodnewsfinland.com/archive/news/success-of-finnsurf-continues-in-australia/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:30:00 +0200 The Finnish surf documentary Finnsurf was named best documentary at the Yallingup Surf Film Festival in Australia at the end of January. Finnsurf is the first Finnish surf documentary.  It follows five passionate surfers who surf off Finland’s coasts despite the cold weather.  The film’s director Aleksi Raij started planning the film began... http://www.goodnewsfinland.com/archive/news/success-of-finnsurf-continues-in-australia/ http://www.goodnewsfinland.com/archive/news/outlook-positive-as-nokia-tops-mobile-shipment-list/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0200 A number of leading market research companies are predicting a smartphone revival for Nokia. The forecasts come as the latest figures from the International Data Corporation (IDC) show that Nokia remained the undisputed leader for total mobile phone shipments last year. The IDC says the worldwide mobile phone market grew 11.1% in 2011 with... http://www.goodnewsfinland.com/archive/news/outlook-positive-as-nokia-tops-mobile-shipment-list/ http://www.goodnewsfinland.com/archive/news/india-times-names-vr-best-railway-company-in-the-world/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:00:00 +0200 The India Times has ranked Finland’s national rail operator Valtion Rautatiet (VR) as a best railway company in the world. The ranking is based on technology, ticket prices, routes, passenger services and comfort. “Finland is one of those countries that just works; it's exceptionally clean, efficient and trouble-free and the state-owned VR... http://www.goodnewsfinland.com/archive/news/india-times-names-vr-best-railway-company-in-the-world/ http://www.goodnewsfinland.com/archive/news/sauli-niinisto-is-finlands-12th-president/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:11:17 +0200 Finnish voters have elected Sauli Niinistö from the moderate conservative National Coalition Party as the nation's 12th president in a decisive second round on Sunday. The 63-year-old former finance minister defeated the Green’s Pekka Haavisto by 62.6 per cent to 37.4 per cent. He becomes the first non-Social Democrat head of state in Finland... http://www.goodnewsfinland.com/archive/news/sauli-niinisto-is-finlands-12th-president/ http://www.goodnewsfinland.com/archive/news/paroc-expands-in-russia/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:45:00 +0200 Paroc Group is expanding its operations in Russia after securing its position as the leading insulation supplier in the Baltic Sea region. The group has decided to invest in a production plant in Tver region, northwest of Moscow. According to Paroc Group CEO Kari Lehtinen the stone wool market in Russia is expected to grow significantly faster... http://www.goodnewsfinland.com/archive/news/paroc-expands-in-russia/ http://www.goodnewsfinland.com/archive/news/finnish-blobo-gaming-show-debuts-in-chinese-tv/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:30:00 +0200 The leading motion control gaming system producer Ball-IT will get its debut in Chinese TV with its gaming innovation blobo. Ball-IT. which based in Oulu, has signed a partnership agreement with the Shanghai Media Group’s children’s channel Toonmax to start to produce a TV game show based on blobo. The TV station will broadcast 26 episodes in... http://www.goodnewsfinland.com/archive/news/finnish-blobo-gaming-show-debuts-in-chinese-tv/ http://www.goodnewsfinland.com/archive/news/angry-birds-flock-to-facebook/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0200 Angry Birds are finally set to arrive on Facebook, with Rovio planning to introduce the games to the world’s most popular social network on Valentine’s Day, February 14. One report says Rovio is planning to introduce the blockbuster title in Jakarta, Indonesia which has 17 million registered Facebook users, more than any other city in the... http://www.goodnewsfinland.com/archive/news/angry-birds-flock-to-facebook/ http://www.goodnewsfinland.com/archive/news/five-finnish-games-compete-for-the-international-mobile-gaming-award/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:00:00 +0200 Five Finnish games are competing for the International Mobile Gaming Award (IMGA) in Barcelona at the Mobile World Congress held on 1st of March 2012. According to the pocketgamer.biz website, almost 500 games in total were submitted for review, and the list has been whittled down to 30 games in six different categories. — We see a trend of... http://www.goodnewsfinland.com/archive/news/five-finnish-games-compete-for-the-international-mobile-gaming-award/