2022

Finland continues to rank far beyond the EU average in terms of innovation performance, according to the European Innovation Scoreboard 2022. Coming in second in the listing, Finland has earned the status of an innovation leader. Finland’s main strengths were identified as lifelong learning, public-private co-publications, and collaboration between small and medium enterprises. Moreover, compared […]

FDCC’s Patron member Outokumpu has began to process the most sustainable stainless steel in the industry in Terneuzen, Netherlands. With a carbon footprint 92% lower than the industry standard, Outokumpu’s Circle Green stainless steel delivers the same high performance as its counterparts. Circle Green has the lowest emission intensity in the world; up to 64%

Finland has been ranked the happiest country in the world for the fifth year in a row in the world in the UN World Happiness Report. What is it about Finland, that makes the country not only the happiest but also a forerunner in sustainable technologies as well? Besides that sustainability stems from trust, “there’s

FDCC Patron member UPM has received an all-time high EcoVadis score for its renewed social responsibility agenda.  UPM received high scores on the categories of Environment, Labour & Human Rights, and Ethics & Sustainable Procrurement, leading to the highest ‘Platinum score’ from the globally-known EcoVadis Business Sustainability Ratings. Only 1% of all the 90 000

Russia’s war in Ukraine is weakening the outlook for the Finnish economy. Inflation has risen significantly. “Supply chain bottlenecks and high raw material prices are pushing up inflation. Inflation is projected to slow next year as the impact of energy prices subsides and supply chain disruptions are expected to ease,” says Bank of Finland Head

Forrester, a market research company based in Massachusetts, the US, has named Helsinki, Stockholm, and Copenhagen as the three top hotspots for businesses to recruit highly-skilled talent in Europe The top 10 of the ranking was rounded out by Berlin, Hamburg, Oslo, Munich, Vienna, Zurich, and Amsterdam. Forrester stressed that European businesses need to look

We are happy to share a study on how Finnish Growth companies go abroad by Toni Saaresto, a student at the University of Amsterdam and a member of FDCC. This study was supported by Skip Red. Saaresto researched Finnish Growth Companies and had three key questions: 1 What markets are Finnish companies interested in and

FinnCham interviewed our Honorary Chair,  H.E. Mr. Govert Jan Bijl de Vroe, Ambassador of the Netherlands to Finland. In the interview, Mr. Ambassador shared his ideas about business collaboration, sustainability, and his aims while being the Ambassador of the Netherlands. Read the full interview here.