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RePack’s CEO Jonne Hellgren wants to demonstrate how using reusable packaging can help fight climate change. Their products are already used in more than 40 online stores in over 10 countries. The idea for this innovation came about while working with the Finnish postal service Posti, and seeing the sheer volume of single-use packaging being […]

“A free online course in artificial intelligence (AI) created by the University of Helsinki and technology consultancy Reaktor has drawn 140,000 students from around the world. Launched in spring 2018, The Elements of AI is available in English and Finnish. It was originally envisioned with the ambitious goal of training one percent of the Finnish population

Nokia has made the first 5G call on a commercial network in Latin America. “Nokia and ANTEL, the Uruguayan state owned operator, successfully completed the installation of the first 5G commercial network in Latin America. This network deployment started in the Barra de Manantiales area, Maldonado Department, where the first 5G base stations are operational

UPM introduced robot-based 3D printing innovations together with ABB and Prenta at the Nordic 3D Expo in Espoo. This kind of large scale granulate-based 3D printing open up possibilities for manufacturers and designers alike. It enables time- and cost-efficient production of large-scale 3D parts with minimal lead time. Potential business industries where this could be

In the age of fast fashion, consumers are becoming more and more aware of the unsustainability of the fashion industry. Regular consumers increasingly want to make sustainable choices whilst shopping for new clothes. “Sustainability is becoming very important to the consumer today,” says Anna-Kaisa Auvinen, managing director of Finnish Textile and Fashion, a textile and

Finland has been ranked the happiest country in the world, for the second time in a row. In honor of the world Happiness Day, which is celebrated on the 20th of March, the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network published this report, ranking 156 countries. They were ranked by happiness levels, examining factors such as social

 Nokia today announced that it will partner with Pöyry and Infosys to further enhance and accelerate the adoption of KRTI 4.0(TM), an artificial intelligence (AI) framework for operational excellence. “The KRTI 4.0(TM) framework applies AI, cognitive/machine learning and machine-to-machine (M2M) capabilities to the industrial environment and addresses complex and expensive lifecycle management challenges faced by industry,

 The Worldwide Educating for the Future Index (WEFFI) has placed Finland on top of its 2018 ranking, which measures how countries equip their youth with future-oriented skills and prepare them for tomorrow’s working life. Finland has ranked on top of the 2018 ranking for The Worldwide Educating for the Future Index (WEFFI). This ranking measures

UPM has been striving towards its target of improving biodiversity in Finnish forests during the past years. Increasing deadwood is key in achieving this goal. This is why UPM will begin a transplantation project of rare and threatened wood-inhabiting fungi in co-operation with Natural Resources Institute Finland and the University of Helsinki. “This is a

The Euro Health Consumer Index 2018 has ranked Finland’s healthcare system sixth best among 35 European countries. The index is based on 46 indicators which include for example care, treatment outcomes and prevention. Finland also ranked sixth best last year. The Finnish system did especially well in the value for money criteria as well as