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Finland has the highest number of companies using artificial intelligence in business (AI) in the Nordics, reveals the inaugural edition of a report called Nordic State of AI.

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Report: Finnish companies lead way in use of AI

The City of Helsinki has granted funding from its innovation fund to a programme helping women to launch, grow and scale technology startups.

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Helsinki funds programme for aspiring female tech entrepreneurs

Opened in Paimio, Southwest Finland, in November, the centre has an annual recycling capacity of 12 million kilos, making it the largest of its kind in the Nordics.

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Largest textile recycling centre in Nordics opens in Finland

Startups in Finland have raised a record-smashing amount of venture capital this year, exceeding the total for last year between January and June.

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Venture-capital flood gates open for startups in Finland

Resins and tree-bark tannins have antimicrobial properties with applications in hospital settings, according to VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland.

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VTT: Wood-based coatings reduce microbes on surfaces

Code the Streets, an EU-sponsored initiative to make mobility safer, smoother and more responsible, is underway in Helsinki and Amsterdam.

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Helsinki invites motorists to explore responsible routes

The Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security has ranked Finland second in its report on the wellbeing and opportunities of women worldwide, Women Peace and Security (WPS) Index.

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Finland ranked as world’s second best country for women

Gold has traditionally been extracted from ore using cyanide. Researchers at Aalto University believe they have developed a scalable, non-toxic alternative.

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Team at Aalto University develops non-toxic gold production method

Finnish companies have started co-operation to ready themselves to seize opportunities arising from the soon-to-be 50 billion-euro market for quantum computing.

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Finnish firms come together to seize quantum opportunities

LAK Real Estate will break ground this month on a hotel complex that, with its 700 rooms, will become the largest in Finland.

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Building of Finland’s largest hotel starting at Helsinki Airport

The Finnish capital region is listed as the world’s 20th best emerging startup ecosystem in Startup Genome’s Global Startup Ecosystem Report 2021 (GESR).

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Helsinki region named one of world’s top emerging startup systems

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has successfully used cellular agriculture to produce coffee cells in a bioreactor.

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VTT breaks ground on laboratory-produced coffee

LUT University, Tampere University and the University of Oulu all improved their standing on the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings.

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Three Finnish universities rise on THE World University Rankings

A mixture of birch cellulose and genetically engineered proteins, the material offers a lighter and tougher alternative to ceramic dental implant crowns.

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VTT creates cellulose-based alternative to ceramic dental implants

Helsinki-based Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences has launched a project to promote the utilisation of artificial intelligence at small and medium enterprises (SMEs).

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Finnish project to boost adoption of AI at SMEs

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has taken charge of a project to unlock productivity, safety and sustainability improvements in underground mining.

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Finland’s VTT to define next generation of underground mining

A total of seven Finnish universities have been listed on the 2021 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU).

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Finnish universities feature in global ARWU ranking

Coordinated by the University of Oulu, 6G Flagship has entered into technology partnerships with Japan and Singapore.

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Finnish-led 6G programme finds partners in Japan, Singapore

VTT has successfully demonstrated the continuous production of mycelium leather, avoiding resource-intensive processes and hazardous chemicals in the process.

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has successfully demonstrated the continuous production of mycelium leather, avoiding resource-intensive processes and hazardous chemicals in the process.

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Researchers in Finland develop sustainable alternative to leather and synthetic leather

The Helsinki startup ecosystem has tripled in value since 2015 and is now growing faster in venture-capital (VC) investment than London and Paris.

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Helsinki-based startups now worth a combined EUR 25.2 billion

The Finnish game industry celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2020 by recording a turnover of 2.4 billion euros.

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Finnish games worth EUR 2.4 billion annually

Finland has clinched the top spot in an international assessment of progress made by countries toward the sustainable development goals.

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Finland leads world in sustainable development: UN report

LUT University and VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland have refined and expanded the carbon handprint, a method for casting light on the positive environmental impacts of products, projects and entire organisations.

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Finland’s LUT and VTT give big hand to positive environmental actions

Finnish jewellery designers have inherited a deep tradition of craftsmanship and long-term dedication that puts storytelling at the core of their eye-catching designs.

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Finnish contemporary jewellery finds inspiration naturally

A Finnish conglomerate drawn from research and commerce is harnessing synthetic biology to produce basic chemicals used as precursors in the plastics industry in a project called SynbioPro.

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Finland looks for renewable solutions to replace fossil-based raw materials

The shortlist and winners of Fast Company’s annual World Changing Ideas Awards have been announced, with a handful of Finnish innovations featuring among them.

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Finnish innovations among World Changing Ideas

The City of Helsinki and Aalto University are establishing a new incubator with a focus on solving urban challenges sustainably with technology.

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Helsinki incubator to promote clean and sustainable urban solutions

Finnish startups raised a record 951 million euros of growth funding last year, representing a two-fold increase from 2019.

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Finnish startups raise almost EUR 1 billion in 2020

Aalto University, the University of Helsinki and VTT are joining forces on quantum science and technology under the umbrella of InstituteQ: The Finnish Quantum Institute.

Aalto University, the University of Helsinki and VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland are joining forces on quantum science and technology under the umbrella of InstituteQ: The Finnish Quantum Institute.

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Finnish research institutions join forces on quantum science

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has brought together companies and research organisations to create an ecosystem to spur advancements in diagnostics, a field that is increasingly important for everyday health and pandemic preparedness.

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Finland’s VTT sets up ecosystem to spur diagnostics development

Finnfoam, Brighplus, VTT and Nordic Soya have teamed up to produce compostable bioplastic from soy molasses.

Finnfoam, Brightplus, Nordic Soya and VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland have teamed up to produce compostable bioplastic from soya molasses.

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World first: Finnish companies produce plastic from soya residues

VTT has spearheaded the development of a smart patch with lightweight wireless sensors capable of measuring heart rate, body temperature, oxygen saturation and respiration rate, as well as taking an electrocardiogram.

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has spearheaded the development of a smart patch with lightweight wireless sensors capable of measuring heart rate, body temperature, oxygen saturation and respiration rate, as well as taking an electrocardiogram.

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Finnish-made smart patch could revolutionise patient monitoring

A high level of mutual trust amongst its citizens has contributed to Finland being listed first in the World Happiness Report 2021.

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Finland named happiest country in the world for fourth year running

Companies in Finland are able to claim a tax-based incentive for the cost of joint research and development projects and issue tax-free shares to employees to foster employee engagement.

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New Finnish tax incentives spur R&D, employee engagement

Maria 01 has reported robust year-on-year growth in both the number of funding rounds and the amount of funding raised by its startup members.

Helsinki-based Maria 01, the leading startup hub in the Nordics, has reported robust year-on-year growth in both the number of funding rounds and the amount of funding raised by its startup members.

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Maria 01 saw startups raise twice as much funding in 2020

The Financial Times has listed 13 Finnish firms in its ranking of the fastest-growing companies in Europe, the FT 1000.

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Finnish firms among fastest growing in Europe

Rokote Laboratories Finland is moving toward the market launch of its nasal spray vaccine against COVID-19.

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Finnish academic spin-out to launch nasal COVID-19 vaccine

Finland's capital has announced a service that enables its residents to define, understand and manage the personal and other data that accumulates as they, for example, use city-provided services.

Finland’s capital has announced a service that enables its residents to define, understand and manage the personal and other data that accumulates as they, for example, use city-provided services.

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Helsinki invests in transparency of personal data use

Helsinki Airport has been awarded two awards by Airports Council International, including recognition of its hygiene measures during the pandemic.

Helsinki Airport has been awarded an Airport Service Quality Award by Airports Council International, with its hygiene measures during the COVID-19 pandemic also drawing praise.

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Helsinki Airport wins recognition in challenging year for travel industry

Researchers at Aalto University have utilised artificial intelligence to introduce wood-like properties to a bio-based material in a bid to develop a substitute for styrofoam and bubble wrap.

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Finnish wood foam could replace plastic in packaging

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has taken charge of an international project exploring possibilities to utilise artificial intelligence to detect stress and develop new tools for supporting wellbeing at work.

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Finland’s VTT exploring AI-based methods to detect work stress

The Economist Intelligence Unit has placed Finland in sixth position in its 13th iteration of the Democracy Index.

The Economist Intelligence Unit has placed Finland in sixth position in the 13th iteration of its Democracy Index.

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Finnish researchers use touch to suppress addictions

Finnish scientists break down problematic plastics with microbes

Finnish educators expand reach, geographically and thematically

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