New exciting developments from our patron: “UPM Raflatac and UPM Biofuels have joined forces to innovate for a future beyond fossils. As a concrete result of this collaboration, UPM Raflatac brings two wood-based renewable labeling materials into the market: UPM Raflatac Forest Film™ and UPM Raflatac Fossil-Free Adhesive. These innovative labeling materials will answer brand […]

“Would you be more likely to recycle if your rubbish bin was a most beautiful thing? Finland’s Niimaar has changed the nature of the chore with a functional piece of sustainable design. In 2016, the gigantic mountains of single-use plastic started to bother Enni Karikoski. What can one do to encourage people to recycle instead

“Startups in Finland attracted the most venture capital investments relative to GDP among European countries in 2018. Early-stage growth companies and startups raised a record-breaking 479 million euros in 2018. Venture capital investments made up 203 million euros of the total, amounting to 0.096 per cent of GDP – the highest proportion in Europe and

“UPM enters into a long-term charter agreement with the Finnish Bore Ltd and the Dutch Wijnne Barends, both affiliates of the Dutch Spliethoff Group. Together, the companies will design and build seven state-of-the-art vessels for sustainable sea transportation for UPM in Europe. “This arrangement is a consistent step in UPM’s logistics strategy. It will safeguard

Helsinki is following in the footsteps of Amsterdam in order to become a greener and more environmentally friendly city. Read the (Dutch) article here.

“Nokia announced a significant extension of its long-held commitment to the highest standards in network security, unveiling an enhanced security program and establishing an advanced security testing and verification laboratory: both designed to address the critical security needs of 5G end-to-end (E2E) networks. Nokia has a long-standing commitment to creating secure products via its comprehensive,

“UPM launches a new advanced wound care product for the European market. FibDex® is the first wound dressing created from wood-based nanofibrillar cellulose to receive regulatory approval and be awarded a CE mark. Nanofibrillar cellulose, which has been shown to be biocompatible with human cells and tissue, forms the core of the dressing. UPM’s proprietary

Eficode, a Nordic DevOps heavyweight, has acquired Praqma, a leading Scandinavian DevOps consultancy operating across Denmark, Sweden, and Norway. “This means that two Nordic companies that are shaping DevOps in Europe unite. Now they are poised to change the world of software as one company. The company will be fueled by the collaborative and forward-thinking

Celebrated Finnish composer Lotta Wennäkoski will have four significant orchestral performances at the Concertgebouw this spring. Wennäkoski is one of the most sought-after Nordic contemporary composers. Wennäkoski’s works have been performed eg. by the BBC Symphony Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, the Seattle Symphony, the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra and

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