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In world news today, sometimes it's hard to find something good. Try some recent headlines from Finland about business and innovation. 

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Here you can find the latest headlines about Finnish companies and innovations. The world's happiest nation means business.

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Breaking News

World news today is not all bad. Take a closer look at business and innovation headlines from Finland, collected together under different industries and themes.

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News Spotlight

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Обзор новостей

Get to know the people in Finland behind the innovations and business ideas making a global impact.

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People

We sit down with notable people living here in Finland who have made a sizeable impact in their chosen field of expertise.

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Do I Know You?

We meet a wide range of professionals born abroad who are living and working in Finland. Some have come to study in Finland and stayed here. Others have landed jobs here in Finland. Whether they work from home or at the workplace, they all enjoy the great work-life balance here.

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My Career: From Start to Finnish

Longer articles about business and innovation from Finland.

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Five different examples of a particular industry or innovative field from Finland that are doing great things.

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Five From Finland

Experts from Finland share their expertise about a range of topics spanning business and innovation from Finland.

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Opinion

All the latest entertainment and lifestyle headlines gathered together in the one place.

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Weekend Wrap

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Creating a magical concentration of the world’s brightest business and technology minds under one roof, Slush has made a welcome comeback in Helsinki after a one-year break caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Slush 2021 paves the way for a better future through innovative ideas

Solutions from Finland are helping the cruise industry to resume growth in a post-pandemic world characterised by strict health protocols.

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Finland helps cruise sector find its sea legs after COVID-19

The pandemic has accelerated the need to bring digital supplements into play in elderly care, providing a human connection and active ageing to live up to the promise of the welfare state.

The coronavirus pandemic has accelerated the need to bring digital supplements into play in elderly care to provide a human connection and active ageing, and live up to the promise of the welfare state.

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Elderly care finds solutions in digital

As the global packaging, textile and food industries are grappling with a sustainability crisis, Finnish innovators are generating new material solutions bound to make the world a better and cleaner place.

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Finnish nature makes for innovative materials

Finland is on its way to fulfilling its promise of becoming a global leader in quantum computing with innovations and projects that are billed to push quantum computing from laboratories to real-world settings.

Numerous innovations and projects in Finland are billed to push quantum computing from laboratories to real-world settings.

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Finland makes advances in quantum computing

There are numerous services available in Finland for international talent looking to climb the career ladder or pursue entrepreneurship.

Finding meaningful employment in a foreign country can be a daunting task for anyone. We take a look at the numerous services available in Finland for international talent looking to climb the career ladder or pursue entrepreneurship. 

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Finland works to retain its international talent

As Finland faces a talent shortage, more companies are considering hiring international talent. The benefits are clear, including diverse expertise, faster problem-solving, increased creativity and richer cultural experiences.

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International talents boost innovation and problem-solving

Every November, the Slush startup event in Helsinki becomes the heart of Europe's tech ecosystem. This year, Finnish companies made a splash in a variety of industries including health, food, sustainability, work life and even quantum computing. 

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Future-proof innovations emerge from Finland

It’s that time of the year again. Holidays are coming, carols are playing, and it’s time to stake stock of our most read articles in 2021.

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Our most popular stories in 2021

The countdown to the most magical time of the year, packed with all kinds of exciting reasons to celebrate, has begun. If you’re on the hunt for gifts with a sustainable twist, these Finnish companies have got you covered.

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Eco-friendly Christmas gifts

2021 has shaped up to be a banner year for Finnish entrepreneurship, with many innovative local companies focusing on growth and attracting serious investments.

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2021’s biggest investment rounds

Sustainable development, wellbeing of women, happiness, healthcare and startups – Finland has been recognised in a wide range of global indices over the past 12 months.

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Top index rankings for 2021

Looking to provide your furry family member with the healthiest and most comfortable life possible? These five Finnish solutions are here to lend a helping paw.

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Pet care

Finnish experts have come up with a wide range of solutions to create healthier living environments and protect us from harmful bacteria, viruses, yeasts and moulds.

Finnish experts have come up with a wide range of innovative products and solutions to create healthier living environments and protect us from harmful bacteria, viruses, yeasts and moulds.

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Infection prevention and control

Listen up! These Finnish companies are worth hearing about.

Listen up! These five Finnish companies are worth hearing about. 

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Audio-related innovations

Designed to improve the quality of patient care, prevent diseases, maintain health and facilitate diagnosis, wearable devices are gaining more and more popularity among both health-conscious consumers and healthcare professionals.

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Wearable healthtech

Whether used in education, healthcare, business, charity or raising social awareness, games can do much more than simply entertain us.

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Games with a purpose

These five Finnish cities and towns have turned heads for their commitment to environmental sustainability and global competitiveness as travel destinations.

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Finnish cities and towns making headlines

More and more Finnish enterprises and research organisations are seeking new business opportunities for producing and applying space solutions that benefit the planet and humanity.

With the space industry on the rise, more and more Finnish enterprises and research organisations are seeking new business opportunities for producing and applying space solutions that benefit the planet and humanity.

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Space technology

Finnish tech professionals have a lot on offer for property owners, real estate developers and housing companies seeking to adopt energy-thrifty solutions that benefit both the wallet and the planet. 

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Energy efficiency in buildings 

Can you feel it? Autumn is starting to creep into the air here in Finland and the rest of the northern hemisphere. Enjoy with the help of this Finnish quintet.

Can you feel it? Autumn is starting to creep into the air in Finland and the rest of the northern hemisphere. Enjoy every moment of the crisp season with the help of this Finnish quintet.

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Autumn ideas

These five Finnish solutions seek to help to stop the bullying, abuse and harassment that takes place in both the physical and online worlds.

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Preventing bullying, offline and online

With noise pollution becoming an increasingly serious issue for modern society, diverse solutions against this invisible threat are being generated in Finland.

With noise pollution becoming an increasingly serious issue for modern society, diverse solutions against this invisible threat are being created in Finland. 

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Preventing noise pollution

If the idea of giving clothes a second life fits you well, try this Finnish quintet on for size.

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Second-hand fashion

Synonymous with pure nature, Finland is offering many nature-based beauty and health remedies that are making an impression around the world.

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Beauty and health from nature

The selection of vegetarian and vegan options in supermarkets has grown remarkably in the past few years. In Finland, an increasing number of these alternatives are of local produce.

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Veggie delights

Nokia’s deep roots in Finland have laid the foundation for many success stories. We take a look at a handful of prime examples.

Nokia’s deep roots in Finland are the foundation of many success stories. We take a look at a handful of companies which emerged after their founders left the telecom giant.

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Nokia alumni

Finnish innovators have developed some smart tools to better predict and prepare for various weather events, as well as to improve people’s everyday life, come rain or shine.

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Weather-related solutions

Get creative and maintain peace of mind with these five ways to learn music developed in Finland.

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Apps for music learning

Melding the old and the new, Finland’s jewellers today continue to find beautiful and sustainable ways to keep us shining. 

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Jewellery 

Whether it’s bottling, purifying, filtering, monitoring or capturing its energy, Finnish companies have a taste for water-related innovations.

Whether it’s bottling, purifying, filtering, monitoring or capturing energy, Finnish companies have a taste for water-related innovations.

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Solutions with water

Developed in Finland, this range of language solutions provide ways to be understood and keep ourselves busy in these turbulent times.

Developed in Finland, this range of language solutions provides ways to be understood and keep ourselves busy in these turbulent times.

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Language services

Finland is known worldwide for its leading tech solutions and its healthcare provision. Little wonder then that it is a forerunner in healthtech.

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Health technologies

Finland is home to many companies and brands seeking to make new parents’ life easier, more comfortable and fun with their innovative baby products.

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Products for babies

This week, our Five from Finland article takes a slightly more light-hearted approach than usual. We take a look at traditional Finnish sayings that startup entrepreneurs may find useful in their endeavours.

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Finnish proverbs

These Finnish food innovators are working hard to ensure there are more plant-based options in grocery shops and restaurants than ever before. 

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Plant-based foods 

Finland is actively supporting the push toward a greener future with its transition from fossil-based to zero-carbon energy.

The global energy sector is going through a major transition from fossil-based to zero-carbon energy, with Finland actively supporting the push toward a greener future.

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Energy

With the world becoming more global and connected by the day, these Finland-based design companies, studios and brands are creating products by combining Nordic design expertise and lifestyle with the best of what the world has to offer in terms of crafts and materials.

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Global design

Whether turned into culinary delights or used as ingredients in cosmetics and wellbeing products, Finnish berries are not only nutritional powerhouses, but also the key to success for many innovative local businesses.

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Berry innovations

The global push for reducing the use of plastics means abundant opportunities for Finns providing plastic-free solutions.

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Plastic alternatives

Keep yourself cool and refreshed with some healthy flavours from five Finnish producers of non-alcoholic beverages.

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Non-alcoholic beverages

Summer is here again! For all living in the northern hemisphere, it’s time to celebrate the long-awaited sunny days and get inspired by this Finnish quintet of summertime ideas.

Summer is here again! For all of those people living in the northern hemisphere, it’s time to celebrate the long-awaited sunny days and get inspired by this Finnish quintet of summertime ideas.

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Summertime ideas

Everyone wants to find products that look great and feel good to use. We highlight five Finnish design companies that have social and environmental responsibility at their core.