On the face of it the small Finnish town of Nokia looks wholly unremarkable. There’s little sign that this quiet backwater once gave its name to the company that revolutionised the mobile phone industry in the late 1990s and helped turn Finland’s economy into one of the most prosperous in the world. At its peak →
Finland wants to become a world pioneering test and development environment for intelligent automation in transport. The perfect test environment for Amazon’s delivery drones and Google’s self-driving cars may soon be found in Finland. Especially when challenging Arctic conditions enter the picture. This is where Finland steps in by offering a strong digital infrastructure, plenty →
A new world ranking of countries and their literacy rates puts the United States at 7th. Who’s No. 1? Finland. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2016/03/08/most-literate-nation-in-the-world-not-the-u-s-new-ranking-says/ Posted from WordPress for Android →
Spanish Banking Group BBVA Just Snapped Up a Finnish Fintech Startup article tells that Spanish banking group BBVA has bought Holvi, a Finnish financial technology startup that provides online banking and financial planning services for small businesses. http://fortune.com/2016/03/07/bbva-holvi-fintech/ I had earlier posted information on Holvi at my Banking is Broken? Start-ups try to fix it →
According to Space Directory of Finland Finland entered space activities in the mid 1980’s and joined the ESA in 1987. Finnish industry and science have played an important role in many European satellite missions and there are Finnish Companies in Space Technology Industry, but we have not had our own satellite. It seems that in →
Finland is one of the EU’s most digital countries, according to the Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI) published by the European Commission. Other top digital performers were Denmark, the Netherlands and Sweden. http://www.goodnewsfinland.com/finland-ranks-among-the-most-digital-countries-in-eu/ Posted from WordPress for Android →
New figures for the economy’s performance in 2015, showed that it managed to avoid a fourth consecutive year of declining economic activity. Even so, it was very lacklustre growth and the longer picture remains pretty bleak. Finland’s disappointing performance has also shown up in the unemployment figures. In 2014 Mr Stubb, who was the prime →
Change isn’t a bad thing – kick a few bad American habits http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2015/02/five-bad-american-habits-i-kicked-in-finland/385140/?utm_source=SFFB 1. I don’t fear awkward silences. 2. I don’t say things I don’t mean. 3. I don’t leave food on my plate. 4. I don’t take coffee to go. 5. I don’t feel uncomfortable in my own skin. Posted from WordPress for →
Some people ski on frozen lake and some swim. Posted from WordPress for Android →
California-based secure smartphone manufacturer Turing Robotics Industries announced that it will move manufacturing and its new global headquarter to the Finnish city of Salo. Turing’s decision is rooted in security concerns. “Finland’s Act on the Protection of Privacy in Electronic Communications which safeguards confidentiality and privacy in telecommunications was the main reason behind TRI’s move →