Espoo, Finland – Nokia’s Board of Directors has appointed Pekka Lundmark as President and Chief Executive Officer of Nokia. Lundmark is expected to start in his new role on September 1, 2020. Lundmark is currently President and CEO of Fortum, a leading energy company based in Espoo, Finland, where he consistently delivered robust total shareholder […]

“Tourists from abroad chalked up more than seven million overnight stays in Finland in 2019. International overnight stays in Finland increased by 2.9 per cent year-on-year in 2019, netting a total of 483 million euros for accommodation establishments. This represents an eight-per cent uptick on the previous year’s figure. Europe remains Finland’s most important tourism

Finnair CEO Topi Manner announced (07-Feb-2020) 2019 “was a year of rapid growth” and the carrier has moved “to a new phase of sustainable, profitable growth covering the years 2020-2025”. Mr. Manner stated: “The year 2019 was characterised by an unstable operating environment due to slower economic growth in our main markets as well as

What are the similarities and differences comparing the Netherlands to Finland? “Both Finland and the Netherlands are all from European countries. However, Finland is about 8 times bigger than the Netherlands but with just 5.5 million people, whereas, the population of the Netherlands is approximately 17.1 million. The Netherlands is a very flat country with

“UPM takes the next transformative growth step and enters the biochemicals business by investing in a biorefinery at Leuna, Germany. The biorefinery will produce a range of 100% wood-based biochemicals which enable a switch from fossil raw materials to sustainable alternatives in various consumer-driven end-uses. The investment opens totally new markets for UPM with large

“Neste has placed 3rd on the Corporate Knights 2019 Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations list. This is Neste’s second time in the top 3. It also marks the company’s 13th consecutive inclusion on the Global 100 list. Neste has been included on the list continuously for longer than any other energy company in the world. “We are

“Nokia and Vodafone Hutchison Australia have announced a minimum five-year partnership to start rolling out Vodafone’s 5G network in the country in the first half of 2020. The collaboration enables Vodafone to fast-track its 5G delivery and switch on the first group of 5G sites in the coming months in the Parramatta area of Sydney,

The Foundation Harbourmen/women in Rotterdam has selected Jan Valkier, CEO of Anthony Veder, as Portman of the Year 2019. Tanker company Anthony Veder is one of the largest shipping companies in the Netherlands and specializes in the transport of liquid gases. The Rotterdam-based shipping quartier plays a pioneering role in the distribution of LNG, a

December is here which means that Christmas is getting closer and closer. And as everybody knows, Santa Claus is busy in Lapland during this time of the year. We also heard that Santa has installed several artificial-intelligence innovations in Korvatunturi to assist the gift giving process. We wonder if Santa got the idea of using

During our Helsinki Business Trip last September, we had the pleasure to visit Maria 01, a startup community that hosts over one thousand tech-heads and grows to be Europe’s largest startup campus. In their article, “This is Finland” introduces three such fascinating companies which are located at Maria 01: “Maria Hospital, the oldest hospital in