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

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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

Take a deeper dive into industries and innovative goings-on from a Finnish perspective.

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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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Digital innovations have allowed the Finnish company to take the Nordic home cleaning market by storm.

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Freska brings home cleaning to the digital age

This Finnish software is designed to make your dog’s me-time more bearable – and help you stay in good terms with your neighbours.

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Digital Dogsitter teaches barking dogs new tricks

More and more Russian entrepreneurs are making Finland their business base and a launchpad into European markets.

More and more Russian entrepreneurs are making Finland their business base and a launchpad to European markets. 

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Finland offers a window of business opportunity to Russian entrepreneurs

In the past few years, Finnish technology company Unigraf has risen from financial difficulties to provide consumer electronics testing for electronics brands around the world.

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World’s biggest electronics brands use Finnish testing technology

An idea born on a holiday balcony is now spreading the joy of football to pretty much everyone, regardless of age, shape and abilities.

An idea born on a hotel balcony is now spreading the joy of football to pretty much everyone, regardless of age, shape and abilities.

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Subsoccer makes everyone a champion

Finnish manufacturer Durat makes durable, hygienic solid surfaces with a difference.

Finnish manufacturer Durat makes durable and hygienic solid surfaces with a difference. Not only are they made with recycled plastics, but Durat recycles its old products into new ones. Nothing goes to waste.

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Durat gives plastics new life in interior design

Finland’s Hibox is helping us get the most of the time we spent in front of screens, be it at home, on a cruise ship or in a hotel room.

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Hibox is under the radar but on the screen

Seeing the dire straits the world is in made the founders of Weekendbee want to do something about it – and help everyone else do so, too.

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Weekendbee gets out in sustainable style

A world-first application of machine learning is set to break Trueflaw onto the world stage.

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Trueflaw takes a crack at world dominance

This year’s Slush was a visual feast of light, colour, ideas and palpable buzz.

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Slush 2019 through a lens

Europe’s leading startup event has matured from a 300-person meetup into the engine driving a global movement influencing the road ahead.

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Slush 2019 has the future covered

Vuorensaku Guitars, a Finnish guitar company specialised in hand-crafted boutique instruments, is exporting tools for rock 'n' roll all over the world.

Vuorensaku Guitars, a Finnish guitar company specialised in hand-crafted boutique instruments, is exporting tools for rock ‘n’ roll all over the world.

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Vuorensaku Guitars are ready to make some noise globally

Fishing product manufacturer Rapala has reeled its way to the top of the market with an uncompromising commitment to quality and a hint of luck.

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Rapala keeps customers hooked

When was it that your dog was last vaccinated, and what was the name of your horse’s most recent antibiotic? Finland's Paulus won’t let you forget.

When was it that your dog was last vaccinated, and what was the name of your horse’s most recent antibiotic? Finland’s Paulus won’t let you forget.

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Paulus is the secretary for your dogs and horses

Finland’s Ultimate.ai is in the business of creating superhuman customer service employees.

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Ultimate.ai pursues the perfect marriage of man and machine

We Jazz is an ideas-first organisation freewheeling amidst the traditional standards of jazz events and records, while also shining a light for a new kind of entrepreneurship.

We Jazz is an ideas-first organisation freewheeling amidst the traditional standards of jazz events and records while also shining a light on a new kind of entrepreneurship.

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The sound of surprise that is We Jazz

New Finnish motorbike manufacturer RMK has raised one million euros to redefine electric motorbike design.

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RMK adds a touch of sci-fi to e-motorbike design

This Finnish specialist in clean air technologies, is growing fast as its electric vehicle and battery test solutions are entering markets around the world.

This Finnish company, a specialist in clean air technologies, is growing fast as its electric vehicle and battery test solutions are entering markets around the world.

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Proventia aims for a zero-emission world

These days natural cosmetics isn’t just for hippies. Finland's Flow Cosmetics has seen the change and been a trailblazer in the growing industry.

These days, natural cosmetics aren’t just for hippies. Finland’s Flow Cosmetics has seen the change and been a trailblazer in the growing industry.

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Flow Cosmetics spreads nature from head to toe

The founders of Innovation House have channelled their passion for work into kindling and preserving it in others.

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Co-working is co-caring at Innovation House

Plenty of eco-friendly raw materials are bubbling under the surface of the fashion industry, and Finland’s Cuitu wants to find use and users for them.

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Cuitu shines a light on innovative fashion

To motivate people to buy electric vehicles you need to make charging readily available and hassle-free. Finnish startup eChargie has made this its mission.

To motivate people to buy electric vehicles, you need to make charging readily available and hassle-free. Finnish startup eChargie has made this its mission.

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eChargie electrifies e-vehicle charging business

The thirst for drinks with less alcohol is growing, whilst wines are becoming stronger and stronger. Finland's WineMill solves the riddle with science.

The thirst for drinks with less alcohol is growing, whilst wines are becoming stronger and stronger. Finland’s WineMill solves the riddle with science.

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WineMill finetunes wine for all tastes

Technology has outrun the human capacity to think of ways to use it. It is no longer just a question of what can it do but also what can we do with it. These are questions Futurice has been answering for the past 18 years.

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Futurice makes sure digital is humane to humans

Like online dating but for meeting like-minded startup enthusiasts, Founder2be doesn’t want ideas to be left on the shelf just for the lack of a partner.

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Founder2be joins the dots between visions and visionaries

Boosted by big names and a massively successful kickstarter campaign, Finnish Rens aims to become the favourite brand of all sustainable fashionistas.

Boosted by big names and a massively successful Kickstarter campaign, Finland’s Rens aims to become the favourite brand of all sustainable fashionistas.

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Rens makes you wear your morning coffee

Tampere-based Neuro Event Labs has developed a one-of-a-kind, accurate and cost-effective way to monitor epileptic patients in and outside the hospital.

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Neuro Event Labs reduces guesswork in neurology

Would you be more likely to recycle if your bin was a most beautiful thing? Finland's Niimaar turned the mundane chore into a functional piece of sustainable design.

Would you be more likely to recycle if your rubbish bin was a most beautiful thing? Finland’s Niimaar has changed the nature of the chore with a functional piece of sustainable design.

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Niimaar is all future and zero waste

Finland’s Futureplay Games prides itself on making the right games at the right time.

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Flat organisation brings great results at Futureplay

Snowmobiles are fast, noisy and smelly. But there is now a solution for those looking for more peaceful winter fun: an electric snow scooter.

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eLyly snow scooter electrifies winter safaris

Aarre means ‘treasure’ or ‘precious’ in Finnish; and that’s what this local fashion house wants to add to your wardrobe.

Aarre means ‘treasure’ or ‘precious’ in Finnish, and that’s what this local fashion house wants to add to your wardrobe.

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Aarrekid makes treasures that last

This point-and-click adventure game by a small Finnish indie developer is a witty and easy-going tribute to the classics of the genre.

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Clam Man: Exposing fishy business in Snacky Bay

Finland's Garmendo knows what’s expected of a great piece of sportswear – and what’s expected of the makers of them, as well.

Finland’s Garmendo knows what’s expected of a great piece of sportswear and what’s expected of the makers of them, as well.

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Garmendo gets sweaty without sweatshops

Taking Finnish engineering expertise overseas has always been a core element of the internationalisation strategy of Unikie, a software developer headquartered in Tampere.

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Unikie drives the future of software development

Finnish company OneMind Dogs wants to show the world how our dogs can best make us happy – and how we can make our dogs so, too.

Finnish company OneMind Dogs wants to show the world how our dogs can best make us happy and how we can make our dogs so, too.

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OneMind Dogs teaches old humans new dog tricks

Finland’s Neuroflux is utilising big data and machine learning to solve problems in wastewater networks and enable water utilities to reduce the waste of resources.

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Neuroflux hacks away at water management problems

Finnish company Smilee wants to help businesses convert website visitors into sales by being in the right place at the right time with the right answers.

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Smilee is software, service and smiles in one package

Swappie was born out of an unfortunate incident. Now it’s a blooming business expanding the life cycle of increasingly expensive smartphones.

Future-proof innovations emerge from Finland

Finland works to retain its international talent

International talents boost innovation and problem-solving

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