Tietoviikko reports that Finland (my home country) is the world’s best IT country according to World Economic Forum study The Global Information Technology Report 2013. According to the study, Finland is the world’s number one country when it comes to the economy’s ability to use information technology to competitiveness and prosperity. Finland has toppled Sweden from the top spot in a ranking of economies that are best placed to benefit from new information and communication technologies (ICTs). The question still remains how this result was got because there are many things in Finland ICT that are are far from very good, so are other countries just much lousier on those aspects?
At the core of the report, the Networked Readiness Index (NRI) measures the preparedness of an economy to use ICT to boost competitiveness and well-being. In this edition, Finland (1st), Singapore (2nd) and Sweden (3rd) continue to lead the NRI, with the Netherlands (4th), Norway (5th), Switzerland (6th), the United Kingdom (7th), Denmark (8th), the United States (9th) and Taiwan, China (10th) completing the top 10.
Global Information Technology Report 2013 has a nice map that visualizes the network readiness of different countries.
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In Finland, the fifth-fastest Internet
Akamai provides content services has completed its third-quarter statistics on Internet speeds in different countries. Finland ranks fifth in the comparison. The average internet connection speed is there to 14.8 megabits per second.
Topping the list, pampered by our neighbors Sweden and Norway. Swedish upload their videos online with an average of 17.4 Mbps data rate. In Norway, the speed of the needle remained up to 16.4 megabits per second.
The world’s fastest web can be found in Korea, where the average data rate is 20.5 megabits per second.
Akamai According to 91 percent of Finnish people enjoy at least megabit Internet connections. In this comparison, we are in eighth place.
Source: http://etn.fi/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3767:suomessa-euroopan-viidenneksi-nopein-netti&catid=13&Itemid=101
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Digital revolution hits the arts
The impact of digital technology more visible in the culture, economy and people’s identity and behavior. Since March 2017, Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma Museum delves into the director Leevi Haapala, the ARS17-exhibition of digital art of transition effects.
Digital control has become a part of all people’s everyday lives. In addition to technical solutions, it is involved more strongly in the treatment of social relations, the emergence of community and communication.
In March 2017 opening, Kiasma ARS17-major exhibition promises to introduce a new millennium, artists and promises to offer a fresh approach to digitalising the world of contemporary art. One of the main ARS17 exhibition question is how artists have dealt with this change, all touching.
Kiasma develop the ARS17 exhibition of art presentation and jaettavuutta as well as a collection of activities towards a virtual on-line gallery. The exhibition includes several works by expanding the network, the purpose of which is to involve the audience and continues to show experience beyond the museum’s walls.
Source: http://www.uusiteknologia.fi/2015/12/07/digitaalinen-murros-iskee-taiteeseen/
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Finnish company connected microscope to cloud
Centuries of medicine utilized in the analysis microscope pictures is entering a new phase. Finnish company Fimmic using microscopic sections may be digitized and analyzed automatically using machine vision.
The company develops WebMicroscope called virtual microscope, cloud-based software solution for storing, sharing, and analyzing large microscope.
Gigabyte Microscopic images are transferred over the network just about anywhere you want and can be viewed with a suitable situation of the terminal, from smartphones to large interactive touch screens.
“We are the world’s first completely cloud-based microscopy diagnostics approaching the company. Another distinguishing feature is the fact that we support all major file formats from microscope manufacturers, says Fimmicin Kaisa Helminen.
Traditionally manufacturers have sought to protect its position in its own image format.
“Teaching in addition to medical research and drug development are accelerating pace advantage of digital microscopy and the opportunities provided by it. Also, the clinical hospital world is gradually gaining momentum change, ”
Source: http://www.uusiteknologia.fi/2015/12/17/suomalaisyritys-siirsi-mikroskooppikuvat-pilveen/
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Another Finnish company realized it needed CDO
Many Finnish company has this year hired a CDO that is responsible for the digital development manager. Alma Media’s new Chief Digital Officer is Santtu Elsinen.
Elsinen related to Alma Media Group title of Senior Vice President, Chief Digital Officer
“Operational information systems active in the development, utilization of customer data and the Group’s overall management of ICT are an extremely important part of Alma Media’s digital business strategy.”
“Customer understanding, agile service development and operational efficiency are essential to meet the challenges of media digitalisation generated by the translation into opportunities.”
Source: http://www.tivi.fi/Kaikki_uutiset/taas-yksi-suomalaisyritys-huomasi-tarvitsevansa-tama-titteli-loytyy-nyt-jo-monesta-firmasta-6241060
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Coding tests, lunches and … so software companies decide who gets to work
Programming, are you leaving your present position? Software Companies Codento and Gofore make their choice on the basis of such rounds of interviews and tests.
Codento job applicants must first pass a short programming task, which may be conducted under supervision at home. For performing this task takes time to 15-30 minutes.
“We try to ensure that we are not inadvertently hiring software developers, which is then able to code all. Some of the people in the field makes it so easy software development, the basics of the industry have been forgotten. They work more than the configurator developer’s role “, states Petri Aukia.
Programming Task Passes are facing the first round of interviews.
“The interview takes place in the lunch. During that period, it is easy to see what kind of person the applicant is. He, too, sees what kind of people we are, ”
“Our consultants must be useful since first day at work, and to understand the extent of other people that the client dares to tell them about their problems,”
The last round of interviews Codento is a technical interview. During that period, explains what the applicant is dominated by technologies and what new he would like to learn, in addition to what he/she already knows.
“If the applicant is satisfied with the existing competencies, it is not enough, such a man would have to be subsequently made redundant. In this area, will be forced to hire people who want to learn something new”
“Work culture has not come by accident, its creation has taken us a long time. However, being a big part of the day with colleagues. For us, it is particularly important that the team has a different expertise; that there is someone from whom you can learn something new. And, correspondingly, a new entrant is something that expertise that he can teach others. ”
Codento currently has 27 employees,
Gofore this year has hired approximately 60 new employees. Half of them have been hired in Tampere office and the rest of Helsinki.
All selected have gone through at least two rounds of interviews, and many have participated in the third round of the interview.
“The first interview is access from both sides. Applicants understand what kind of company is seeking for and we get to know the applicant more, “says Ms Mari Wuoti.
Where applicants and interviewers want to continue, turn a second round of interviews. It is tested according to Wuotin knowledge of substance.
Between the first and second round of interviews may also be a pre-assignment.
“If necessary, then arrange a third round of interviews. This is done, for example, when you select a person completely new role, ”
Source: http://www.tivi.fi/Kaikki_uutiset/koodaustesteja-lounaita-ja-nain-ohjelmistoyhtiot-ratkaisevat-kuka-saa-toita-6240890
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American Professor compares the Finnish and Nokia to dinosaur extinction
US-based Southern California University assistant professor of marketing praises Finnish profusely lengthy post Huffington Post.
Assistant professor believes that Nokia’s collapse may arise some good.
Associate Professor Ira Kalb writes Finland has managed to turn disaster into many opportunities. He refers to it as the Nokia collapsed and its mobile phone operations were sold to Microsoft.
Kalbin that even the liquid, Wärtsilä, the machine, Rovio and supercel success stories are not selättäneet dents caused by Nokia’s case to the Finnish economy.
The author believes that the disaster may, however, will eventually lead to something much greater good. Kalb even compares the events in Finland and Nokia, to the extinction of dinosaurs and the development of a new life.
- Nature has its own way of dealing with disasters and to turn them into success stories. About 66 million years ago when a comet or asteroid struck the ground and killed the dinosaurs and 75 percent of all living species. This paved the way for the evolution of mammals.
Kalb writes Finns keep the draft so “perhaps because something similar is happening in Finland.”
Nokia employees in Finland to set up businesses, organize events and are otherwise active in the area of technology in Finland.
Kalb mentions, inter alia, Slushin, which is a startup event.
Source: http://www.iltalehti.fi/uutiset/2015122220868523_uu.shtml
Finland Is Turning a Big Negative Into a Bigger Positive
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ira-kalb/finland-is-turning-a-big_b_8856742.html
Anyone that has been watching Finland over the last few years knows that what started as one big disaster is turning into many opportunities that promise a bright future for this Nordic country.
The negative
At its peak in 2007, Nokia had a market capitalization of $250 billion. That was before the iPhone and Android phones took the lions-share of the smartphone market away from Nokia’s disappointing smartphone line-up. Before its deal with Microsoft was announced, Nokia’s stock price was trading somewhere between $3 and $4 per share – giving it a market value between 2 and 3% of its 2007 value. Nokia’s decline and subsequent sale of its handset business to Microsoft has had a more serious negative impact on Finland’s economy than many originally thought.
Even successes from Neste (oil refining), Wärtsilä (power systems), Kone (maker of elevators and escalators), Rovio (creator of Angry Birds, which recently announced its own layoffs), Supercell (creator of Clash of Clans), and many others have not been enough to counteract the negative impact Nokia’s decline has had on the Finnish economy and its world-wide footprint.
Nature has a way of taking disasters and turning them into successes. Roughly 66 million years ago, a comet or asteroid struck the Earth and killed the dinosaurs and 75% of all living species. This catastrophic event cleared the way for the evolution of mammals, and enabled humans to thrive on a planet where they would be dinosaur hors d’oeuvres.
Finns are fond of nature, and perhaps that’s the reason something similar is happening in Finland.
Thriving and growing tech ecosystem
Highly skilled and trained former Nokia employees are starting companies, conferences, venture organizations, and all the bits and pieces needed to create a thriving entrepreneurial tech sector in Finland.
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Kela technology is lagging behind the project – “IT top experts needs to be paid a higher salary”
The Social Insurance Institution organizational revolution is progressing ahead of schedule, but it is a bad-development. The socio-economic data show that started in 2012 Ark project is behind schedule and as usual the crossing of hundreds of millions of euros in its budget. Ten-year SII is scheduled to renew the 140 operational system, support system and registry.
“In large ICT projects all does not usually go quite tube and exactly on schedule. We have had problems with, for example, to find exactly the kind of people that would have been needed, “says Kela’s Director General Liisa Hyssälä.
Kela employs approximately 700 IT professionals. Competition for experts is difficult.
Any change can not be prepared for. Therefore, the drum is Hyssälä built according to the last few years agility.
“Too Solid organizations fall into the ride when sote starts”
Source: http://www.tivi.fi/Kaikki_uutiset/kelan-teknologiahanke-laahaa-jaljessa-it-huippuosaajille-maksettava-korkeampaa-palkkaa-6241941
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Forbes: Finland is world’s 6th best country for business
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Forbes has ranked Finland as the world’s sixth best country for business in its annual list, the Best Countries for Business.
Finland is the best country in the world in terms of individual and property rights, the second best in terms of the innovation landscape and the third best in terms of corruption, the American business magazine lists.
European countries nabbed two-thirds of the top 25 places on the ranking, with the Nordic countries being heavily represented at the top of the list.
Forbes also calls attention to a number of businesses and persons that have contributed to the business environment in Finland. The businesses it singles out are Fiskars, Nokia, Sampo Group, Stora Enso, UPM and Wärtsilä, while its list of key persons consists of four members of the Herlin family and Antti Aarnio-Wihuri – all of whom are also included in its annual list of the world’s billionaires.
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OAJ: Finland needs more teachers due to rise in asylum applications
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Finland will have to recruit hundreds of new teachers due to the increase in the number of asylum seekers, the Trade Union of Education (OAJ) estimates.
“The number of unaccompanied minors who have arrived in Finland this year is 2,000. A child is entitled to basic education immediately. Hundreds of new teachers are needed,” states Heljä Misukka, an education director at OAJ.
In Finland, more teachers are needed to teach, for example, preparatory classes for immigrants, integrated classes for special-needs learners and classes for learners studying Finnish as a second language.
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Shops will be able to set their opening hours freely on 1 January
http://www.feedspot.com/?dadi=1#feed/f_3745789/article/2782966879?dd=431141993746
Shops, hair salons and barber shops will be allowed to set their opening hours freely starting on 1 January 2016, as a proposal to annul the regulations concerning shop opening hours will be approved in a presidential session on Wednesday.
Such establishments will henceforth be allowed to decide freely when to open their doors to customers.
The Parliament of Finland approved the proposal to lift all restrictions on the opening hours of shops, hair salons and barber shops in mid-December.
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The driving examiner theory and practical test comes to the digital age
From the 90th century, an age-old system is thrown to trash and renewed since January theory test is made tablet.
The theory test, in addition to the tablets will also introduce a driving test. The test records the details of the recipient electronically directly from the tablet. Thus, for example, the approved performance data automatically moves forward.
Souce: http://www.tivi.fi/Kaikki_uutiset/kuljettajantutkinnon-teoriakoe-uudistuu-ja-siirtyy-tabletille-6242399
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Universities defeat the congestion on the Tieto cloud
After several Finnish university educational administration services can be delivered this year in the cloud to work. This is believed to reduce costs and facilitate the rush spikes.
Aalto University, University of Helsinki, University of Tampere and University of Jyväskylä acquire the capacity as a cloud service.
“Cloud based allows us a flexible precautionary to load spikes, such as course registration time. Common use and use of the determined pricing will also achieve significant savings in operating costs, “project manager Pekka Äikäs Aalto University tells bulletin.
Source: http://www.tivi.fi/Kaikki_uutiset/yliopistot-kukistavat-ruuhkia-tiedon-pilvella-6243070
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Tosibox widespread in building automation
Finnish company Tosibox known for its award-winning and easy-qualifying VPN his apparatus. Now the company says its stations to strengthen the real estate area of automation. Oulu rented building company Sivakka complained more than one hundred Real-Box remote access solution for real estate.
Tosi-Box technology leader Veikko Ylimartimo characterizes the company’s contract with the Sivakan very important. Sivakka is the clear market leader in Oulu rental housing market and it is for lease of about 8 000 homes in various parts of the city.
Plug & Go principle workable in practice, the product consists of two small device, called lock and key.
The lock is the smart device on the remote site attached to cable or wirelessly. The key is to turn Dongle resembling a smart device, which the software is installed via the USB interface the user’s computer. Lock and key form a secure remote access via the Internet quickly and easily.
Source: http://etn.fi/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3808:tosibox-yleistyy-kiinteistoautomaatiossa&catid=13&Itemid=101
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The Finnish manufacturer released smart watch – a completely different Android device
Finnish company Wergo announced smart warch called WERGO. Android-based clock specialty is the 3G sim slot, which makes it independent from the phone.
According to the manufacturer the clock allows phone calls to be directly or Bluetooth headset. Weatherproof bell marketed price of EUR 250 “active users in the wild and in the city.”
The clock is not based on Android Wear, but the basic Android 4.4 reads. This allows the manufacturer to download phone applications from the Play Store.
The processor is ARM-based dual-core 1.3 GHz Cortex A7. Central memory is a half and four GB of storage space. The device also has a camera and a flash light.
Source: http://www.digitoday.fi/vimpaimet/2016/01/11/suomalaisvalmistaja-julkaisi-alykellon–taysin-erilainen-android-laite/2016301/66?rss=6
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Finnish security research get a million
Finnish research consortium has received funding of EUR 956 000 to improve the security in the work. It is associated with security management operations research.
Beneficiary is the leader in computer sciences at the University of Jyväskylä Information Systems Science professor Mikko Siponen-led research consortium. The money will come through Tekes, the European Regional Development Fund.
The aim of the research project is a new method for security management.
“Under the right places and when used correctly, these solutions are good, but the premise of improving the organization’s information security can not be indiscriminately merchandise. Few people, for example, start of building construction project by purchasing a hardware store in the prospectus of windows without construction drawings. The same applies to the improvement of security. Good planning is the basis of everything “, emphasizes Professor Siponen release.
Nonetheless, previous research or practitioners have not developed a systematic and scientifically verified method for the preparation of the information security policy.
“Organizations are different, which means that their protection needs are different. Therefore, the information security policy should be to develop and maintain a scientifically tested method, with the capacity to design each to a suitable organization-specific security policy.”
Source: http://www.tivi.fi/Kaikki_uutiset/suomalaiselle-tietoturvatutkimukselle-miljoonapotti-6244502
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Connecting the telecommunication networks in Finland and Germany the data cable to the bottom of the Baltic Sea installation is now complete. Commissioning tests will begin immediately.
Next in the program are the introduction of testing, after which the new communication link is desirable, for commercial use in the spring.
Finnish Cinia states planned and taken to the submarine cable of the shortest and fastest route to Central European telecommunications nodes for Northern Europe lends itself to data center environments as well as in Asia and the easternmost European markets.
The cable is expected to have a significant impact on data centers and data communications intensive business interest to invest in its operations in Finland.
Source: http://www.tivi.fi/Kaikki_uutiset/nyt-vilistaa-bitti-syvalla-merikaapeli-saksaan-valmistui-6244426
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Digital Kiss cleantech to growth
Finnish clean technology to the latest digital technology to expand services. The promise of the digital transition is attractive because the operation can be easily scaled and more efficient even on a larger scale cloud services, mobility and the intelligent networks.
Distributed systems are hitting strong in the future through the division of energy, water and all natural resources and the development of intelligent IoT product platforms that close the gap between cleantech and cloud services.
Industrial Internet makes it possible for the Finnish industry to develop new business models in the construction of many areas which have previously been tightly anchored to the analog world.
Source: http://www.uusiteknologia.fi/2016/01/14/digitaalisuudella-cleantech-kasvuun/
Event:
Digitaalisuudella cleantech kasvuun
https://tapahtumat.tekes.fi/tapahtuma/cleantech_goes_digital
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Finland 4g-use: 222 percent growth
4g phones have spread rapidly. The volume of traffic caused by them has grown even more.
DNA tells us that for about 85 percent of its sales of new phones is 4G-capable. They have been used so often that 4g-transport operator’s network increased by up to 222 per cent.
“Currently, already 67 percent of all mobile data transfer 4g network. 2G and data volumes 3G networks, however, are no longer growing. 4g subscriptions sales are currently very busy, so we believe will continue the rapid growth of mobile data also in 2016. Our forecast is that over the coming year, data traffic doubled again, “DNA’s mobile subscription, Business Manager Mika Husso says the release.
Last year, new base stations was completed nearly 3,000 pieces, of which approximately two-thirds of 4G base stations.
Source: http://www.tivi.fi/Kaikki_uutiset/suomi-riehaantui-4g-kayttoon-222-prosentin-kasvu-6244750
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Manufactures and develops optical pulse measurement technique PulseOn is an example of the growth of a company that has had to change its direction rush in the market environment changes.
The company launched the 2014 October bracelet in the consumer product on the market, but at the same time entered the market a dozen competitors. New and small newcomer did not fare sale.
PulseOn is one of Nokia spin-offs from companies. Its technology was licensed from Nokia, the Swiss company CSEM survey from. PulseOn set out to develop the technology on their own in 2012.
The company developed the optical pulse measurement technique and received foreign investor in that round in 2013. Three Russian investor Otar Marganya company has invested a total of EUR 2.9 million.
After Christmas sales flop the company had to find a new direction.
PulseOnilla was acting in his hands the technology, but its market introduction and the opening of sales channels would have required a huge investment. The company decided to take the b-to-b technology vendor that makes the sensor technology to others.
It acquired its first pilot customer, an American Icon Health & Fitness, which makes the iFit-brand wearable devices.
“At first we thought that the OEMs would be the main target of our group, but they often want to make their technology themselves.”
“One option is to make finished products consumer brands. Interestingly, customers are strong health & fitness business by operating brands that do not have the technology know-how, “says Korhonen.
Wearable- a wearable technology field is hot. Korhonen says that in 2013, three percent of US consumers were wearable instrument or device. Now, users will be 20-30 per cent of consumers. Growth rates are high, but the market shares may be divided again several times.
Source: http://www.tivi.fi/Kaikki_uutiset/suomalainen-sykerannekeyritys-yrittaa-uutta-starttia-6245172
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VTT printed transistors roll to roll
VTT’s leadership has printed electronics manufacturing and application areas developed over the years. Now, new research says company project, which has managed to further develop the electronic roll-to-roll printing methods. Printed electronics can also manufacture the transistors
Printable Piling 2 project was developed in the so-called. roll to roll
In practice, this means to press the wires, printed circuit board, and also, for example, the sensor membrane, after which the electronic components are loaded into the necessary placement machines and the supremacy of structural plastic.
- The results obtained show that the flexible membrane stacking of the components are easy to domination of sustainable products, says Project Manager Tapio Ritvonen VTT.
The project also developed printed and modeled transistor roll to roll printing process.
The project was also involved in manufacturing flexible LED light membrate Flexbright by the technology used was developed in collaboration in printed electronics research center PrintoCent and with VTT in Oulu unit.
Source: http://etn.fi/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3837:vtt-painoi-jo-transistoreja-rullalta-rullalle&catid=13&Itemid=101
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Stonesoft will merge into the Yankee master
American arms manufacturers Raytheon bought Finnish network security company Stonesoft from Intel.
Raytheon have been told to form a security shareholdings about the new company it is forming:
New Forcepoint company will consist of Raytheon Cyber Products, Websense and Stonesoft.
Raytheon’s goal is to provide customers with security products on a large scale as the Internet, e-mail and terminals, as well as products for protection, firewalls, and data analytics.
Raytheon’s long history of cooperation with the US Department of Defense says its broad capabilities, which can be utilized in the private sector.
Force Point’s product director Mike Siegel, the new company will be the strength of its cloud-based system that distributes data among different tools and produce an analysis of reports from security threats.
Force Point has a beginning around 2200 employees in 44 locations worldwide.
Source: http://www.tivi.fi/Kaikki_uutiset/stonesoft-sulautuu-jenkki-isantaansa-6245381
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DIGITIZATION INITIATIVES AND CAPABILITY COGNITION
– A MULTIPLE CASE STUDY IN FINNISH MANUFACTURING FIRMS
https://aaltodoc.aalto.fi/bitstream/handle/123456789/17791/master_Jaakkola_Lauri_2015.pdf?sequence=1
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Tieto founded security services unit
Tieto announced on Tuesday the establishment of the third internal Startup. It focuses on security services.
Head of the new start-up the unit will rise Markus Melin (pictured), who joined Tieto in March last year, security firm F-Secure.
Built-in startup refers to the known mode of operation, in which the unit control and management differs from other units.
“We believe that we have security in the field of very good opportunities to follow the same footsteps as the previous Startup”
“The company must be able to protect all of its activities”
Tieto has been operating already a couple of years industrial internet as well as customer experience management within Startups.
The planned product is more than just a dashboard. Data security wall combines information on occurrences collected from different sources and carry out any necessary measures.
However, people make definitive measures. “The added value of the service comes from the fact that it allows us to make decisions,” Melin stressed.
The product differs from other similar dashboard prospects in the fact that it is intended to be seen other than only information security experts. For example, the CIO or CEO, if necessary, part of the induction course to interpret the real-time situation of the organization’s information security.
Data security services startup currently employs about one hundred people.
“Startups are going into all potential customer.”
Source: http://www.tivi.fi/Kaikki_uutiset/tieto-perusti-tietoturvapalveluiden-yksikon-kehitti-johdolle-turvaseinan-6246049
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Students take to help start-up scene – offered free legal advice
Startup companies are offered since the spring, the University of Helsinki free legal advice. Targeted at early-stage companies with legal advice is intended to Helsinki Think Company facilities in the University Center on campus, Viikki and Meilahti.
Think Company to take legal advice in conjunction Helsinki Law Clinic (HLC) with. Think Company is the University of Helsinki entrepreneurial community and co-working space where the academic excellence of students put into practice.
HLC in the case of parity of the Faculty of Law of the University of Helsinki, where students are offered opportunities to obtain access to genuine legal cases teachers and lakimiesmentorien control.
Source: http://www.tivi.fi/Kaikki_uutiset/opiskelijat-ryhtyvat-auttamaan-startup-skenea-tarjolla-ilmaista-lakineuvontaa-6247623
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The student did in passing what the VR was unavailable to do with millions
Espoo, Finland’s Joonas Rouhiainen is only a 26-year-old student, but he still was able to something to VR and its systems built by Accenture million euros project not been able: to tell what time of all Finnish trains from all stations in Finland really leave.
Developed by Rouhiainen website Junat.net collects Transport Agency DigiTraffic interface live train updates. Digitraffic is constantly accurately updated, so the schedule changes, such as delays or jetty exchanges are updated there faster than drives the display terminals. Since Junat.net reads Digitrafficia directly, also it is always up to the task and bring important information to the user in a clear format.
Source http://www.tivi.fi/Kaikki_uutiset/opiskelija-teki-ohimennen-sen-mihin-vr-ei-miljoonienkaan-avulla-pystynyt-6247667
More: http://www.iltasanomat.fi/matkat/art-1453605461811.html
Site: http://www.junat.net/fi/
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Unprecedented speed in the Finnish mobile network: 450 Mbit / s
Elisa has published a release stating that it can continue to offer new, high-speed mobile connection to its customers. The three connecting the frequency of contact is capable of up to 450 Mbit / s transfer speeds.
Vierumaki pilot base station was the first of its kind. Elisa promises that new technology is brought to everyone as soon as it make use of the terminals are becoming more common.
The Ministry of Transport and Communications Anne Berner comments: “Finland is a pioneer in mobile technology and the use of mobile data. We also have a comprehensive throughout most of the high-speed 4G network, one of the world accession of the cheapest and the unusually large number of data use
Source: http://www.tivi.fi/Kaikki_uutiset/ennennakematon-nopeus-suomalaisessa-mobiiliverkossa-450-mbit-s-6247504
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Finnish innovation system is praised
International ITIF Foundation (Information Technology and Innovation Foundation) to praise the Finnish innovation policy. In the new study, Finland was ranked the world’s number one country.
This achievement is significant because the report compares 56 different country innovation systems. Together, they produce as much as 90 percent of the world economy.
In the past, countries in order of merit on the basis of what the results of their innovation system produces. The new benchmark considers innovation systems in countries more broadly. Included are, for example, innovation, improve tax arrangements and national investments in research.
According to the report, Finland generates the third highest outputs of the global innovation ecosystem use. The Finnish system is globally the least harmful.
Source: http://etn.fi/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3879:suomen-innovaatiojarjestelmaa-kiitetaan&catid=13&Itemid=101
ITIF’s report can explore the Foundation’s website at
http://www2.itif.org/2016-contributors-and-detractors-executive-summary.pdf
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AALTO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF SCIENCE
Degree Programme in Industrial Engineering and Management
Lauri Jaakkola
DIGITIZATION INITIATIVES AND CAPABILITY COGNITION
– A MULTIPLE CASE STUDY IN FINNISH MANUFACTURING FIRMS
https://aaltodoc.aalto.fi/bitstream/handle/123456789/17791/master_Jaakkola_Lauri_2015.pdf?sequence=1
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“This should be on every developer” – a Finnish invention
In smartphones, battery life is a constant headache for. In addition to increased Displays the battery load power hungry applications.
Tekniikka ja Talous write Finnish Basemarkin developing virrankulutusmittarista, complemented by the fact of the software. The meter is connected to the machine USB port.
“Software has not yet been optimized for power consumption in mind, so such a box should be every software developer’s desktop,” Basemarkin CEO Tero Sarkkinen said T & T.
Basemarkin customers are primarily processor manufacturers such as AMD, Intel, Mediatek, NVIDIA and Qualcomm, as well as device manufacturers such as Amazon, Apple, HTC, LG and Samsung.
Source: http://www.tivi.fi/Kaikki_uutiset/tama-pitaisi-olla-jokaisella-sovelluskehittajalla-suomalaiskeksinto-kiinnostaa-6245850
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More on mobile app power consumption meter software developed by Basemark:
https://summa.talentum.fi/article/tt/paivan-lehti/2016-01-15/basemark-vastasi-asiakkaiden-huutoon-ja-teki-virrankulutusmittarin/251642#
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VTT research the euro will come back to 3.8-fold
European research consortium EARTO is explained what kind of economic impact of research investment is. VTT is part of EARTOon stresses that every euro invested in large research organizations performed a national level of 3.8-fold.
The thing is as topical as in Finland, where the government cut funding as well as universities and research organizations. VTT, the funding has declined by a third, which means, for example, directly to the end of many programs. Reductions have already been abolished, for example, the whole SHOK program.
Source: http://etn.fi/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3859:vtt-tutkimuseuro-tulee-takaisin-3-8-kertaisena&catid=13&Itemid=101
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If P & C Insurance Company began in the summer to treat the staff of IT Service Desk worries solve all by himself. It was previously outsourced to Tieto. Desk now has shops in seven different locations in Finland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark.
Multi-Nordic company has abandoned its own service deskistään and buy a service outsourcing partners. Some of the outsourced deskinsä outside their home country, for example in India or the Baltic countries. If the solution was completely the opposite.
“We went through all the different options, but we decided to take the service desk into our own hands. ”
“Now we can get better value for money”,
If employees are satisfied with the change.
“Repatriation Service desk was not exactly cost-saving project. The service was not bad: SLA-meter, the level of service agreed responded, ”
If left to build their own Service Desk with a clean slate.
“We wanted to create something new, and we took the use of new kinds of ways: for example, service pointit a nearby base score, chat and portal,” Elomaa list.
Bigger problems can be reacted to more quickly and even small things unnoticed.
Source: http://www.tivi.fi/Kaikki_uutiset/if-otti-tiedolle-ulkoistetun-palvelun-omiin-kasiin-samalla-rahalla-enemman-6247634
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REPORT: What are manufactured in Finland in 2025?
REPORT: What are manufactured in Finland in 2025?
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- 01/20/2016
How can a manufacturer of Finnish industrial enterprises are successfully doing business in the 2020s. VTT created the report, four alternative scenarios for the year 2025 in cooperation with small and medium industry entrepreneurs and managers.
Current business models and success factors do not apply to the VTT survey, in the next decade. In a changing business environment are doing well, those who are actively looking for new business opportunities and prepare for the future.
” In the future, will make things quite differently when, for example, competitive factors change, ”
Finnish manufacturing SME industry’s future success are born rapid response to changes in the operating environment, continuous identification and development of their future success factors. Everything from the production does not need to move to China.
the future of keyword pair: the global locale and growth scarcity.
Source: http://www.uusiteknologia.fi/2016/01/20/mita-suomessa-valmistetaan-2025/
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Finnish wearable awarded
Finnish design received yet another boost when the prestigious iF Design Award was awarded in Finland, Suunto planned Kailash-wearable. The product is prepared by Suunto Vantaa.
Suunto got Kailash-clock iF Design Award 2016 award in the Product category. Kailash is equipped with a Suunto GPS positioning special clock for adventurous travelers. The clock is automatically updated location and time of the travel diary and Adventure Time Line, which the user can explore further journeys made
Source: http://www.uusiteknologia.fi/2016/01/29/suomalainen-alykello-palkittiin/
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Now came the IoT technology to the reflector
The Internet of Things will create magical everyday objects. A good example is the VTT Coreplast conducted smart reclector, which can be controlled by mobile phone. Traditional retro reflector is made by adding intelligent sensors, light-emitting diodes as well as wireless charging and communication.
Source: http://www.uusiteknologia.fi/2016/01/28/nyt-tuli-iot-tekniikka-heijastimeen/
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MWC2016: Finnish LTE phone to Barcelona
Previously served as Bittium Elektrobit introduces a few weeks to get the Barcelona Mobile World event suitable for use by public authorities Android smartphone. The phone has a special components implemented security platform that can integrate multiple security applications.
Bittiumin SafeMove enables the utilization of IP-based applications and infrastructure by securing connections between client and service. In addition, presents Bittium Barcelona in the Internet of Things (IoT), as well as wearable smart device development services.
Source: http://www.uusiteknologia.fi/2016/01/28/suomalainen-lte-puhelin-salauksella/http://www.uusiteknologia.fi/2016/01/28/suomalainen-lte-puhelin-salauksella/
Video: https://www.youtube.com/embed/M4iiS7jVymc
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Calls desired to Wi-Fi network
For a telecom equipment manufacturer Ericsson and TeliaSonera have piloted a wireless Wi-Fi network calls in Finland. Nearly 90 percent of pilot participants would like to buy the subscription that allows Wi-Fi calls.
Ericsson and TeliaSonera implemented a Wi-Fi call to the pilot, enable businesses to obtain information about the Wi-Fi network, the benefits of the mobile network as a complementary solution. The pilot project achieved a better provider of voice services for mobile network reachability shadow areas, such as indoors.
Wifi calls to improve the mobile user experience and allow for normal voice calls through a Wi-Fi base stations in areas where mobile network coverage is limited. Ericsson’s Wi-Fi solution, voice calls can play on the tablets, laptops and other network devices.
“Wi-Fi calls to bring assistance to situations where indoor coverage is weakened”
Source: http://www.uusiteknologia.fi/2016/01/28/puhelut-halutaan-wifi-verkon-kautta/
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The smartphone became a basic phone
Traditional basic phones no longer sold in large quantities. Cheapest smartphones have eaten their share and there are now only a few models mainly senior use. The telecom operator DNA phone sales last year, already 95 percent were smartphones.
In December and January, the smartphone share of the telecom operator DNA selling phones reached a historic level, since virtually all phones purchased were smartphones. DNA, the number had 99.9 per cent in January.
The same pace of other operators. The transaction is difficult to senior phones, except to find traditional basic phones.
“Customers acquire basic phones no longer very rarely, only in specific situations”
Source: http://www.uusiteknologia.fi/2016/02/01/alypuhelimesta-tuli-peruspuhelin/
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The Finns rejected the tablet
The new smartphone was good enough last year, many Finns. Electronics wholesalers, last year we sold more than 2.29 million smartphone. The amount is 6.4 percent higher than a year earlier. The popularity of the tablet, rather than collapsed.
Smartphone sales value increased by EUR 831 million, which is over 18 per cent more than in the previous year. The Finns bought thus far more expensive equipment than in the past.
Consumer electronics sales fell by 15.1 per cent. In December traded rather than better in the previous year, for example, TV sets (9.3%), set-top boxes (10.5%) and home audio equipment (12.5%) in the case.
Information Technology sales declined by 19.3 per cent. The largest decline, 34.5 percent, was seen in tablets. They affect the demand for longer replacement cycle is expected
Source: http://etn.fi/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3919:suomalaiset-hylkasivat-tabletin&catid=13&Itemid=101
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Startup takes Finnish games in China – “For the Chinese, there is no problem to buy a game success”
Game start-ups all look the same throughout the world. Small open plan office full of computers and young workers.
“Combining the strengths of East and West is perhaps a cliché, but we have it works,” says Managing Director Mikael Leinonen.
He founded Shanghai With its headquarters in the Finnish-Chinese company three years ago with his partner Charles Chiang. MyGamezin business is to provide Western mobile games in China.
In Finland, mobile game typically loaded either Apple’s or Google’s stores. China games for Android versions will be published at least on ten different trading venue. For a small pelistudiolle it means a large amount of work and thereby risk.
Source: http://www.tivi.fi/Kaikki_uutiset/startup-vie-suomalaisia-peleja-kiinaan-kiinalaisille-ei-ole-ongelma-ostaa-pelimenestysta-6249997
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Finnish super car revealed more miracles
Finnish Toroidion electric vehicle technology, seeped into the more detailed information. Huge acceleration is one topic to wonder.
German Focus magazine enthused on Monday on its website a long prosecution of Finnish Toroidion 1MW electric car. Focus took full electronic Toroi Dion as a control of the Swedish super car Koenigsegg. Both fire at 1360 horsepower.
Pennanen admits that the prototype accelerates from zero to 400 kilometers per hour, the speed of no less than 11 seconds. Koenigsegg One: 1 Model it will take 20 seconds. The difference is huge.
Toroidion to inject make matters worse, the better its top speed of 450 km.
“The acceleration is achieved in the heat these street tires on dry asphalt. Such a power / weight ratio, the challenge has always held the tires, “says Pennanen.
Toroidion 1MW is 4.32 meters long, 1.998 meters wide and 1.175 meters high two-seater four-wheel drive sports car. The prototype weighs 1040 kilograms with the battery, the production version a little less.
The car has four electric motors, in front of two 200-kilowatt and the back of another two 300-kilowatt engine. In front of the torque can be found twice in 4500 and twice in the back of 7500 Newton meters.
Full charge cell activity extends to an average of 515 kilometers.
Parking car is ventilated with solar cells.
Toroidion production will start in 2018.
Source: http://www.kauppalehti.fi/uutiset/suomalaisesta-superautosta-paljastui-lisaa-ihmeita/X2ABFPPR?ref=iltalehti:4d2d&utm_source=iltalehti.fi&utm_medium=boksi&utm_campaign=AlmaInternal&_ga=1.47504802.483596618.1402989016
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Finnish led tybe is not flashing
LEDs and fluorescent lamps, more and more suffer from the fact that the lights flicker. It interferes with the work of human concentration and impair comfort. Valtavalo from Kajaani is the first company to bring a flicker-free led light tube to market. In the company’s G4 led light tube problem is solved by an electronic control system.
- Ledivaloputkemme is designed specifically for the workplace and premises where people stay and work for a long time and have to see a very
- The fluorescent tube and a typical rival ledivaloputken välkyntäprosentti is more than 30, when power light G4 ledivaloputkessa is well below five.
Source: http://etn.fi/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3931:suomalainen-ledivaloputki-ei-valky&catid=13&Itemid=101
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Viikki Environment House was opened Finland’s first intelligent electricity storage, which is part of the property grid. Electric stock Ympärsitötalon produced solar electricity stored in the battery pack, says Sähköala.fi site.
Siemens supplied and installed by the electrical storage is directly connected to 400 volts. Property-electric stock is one of the main hub connected to the battery cabinet, which has a capacity of about 45 kilowatt-hours. The electric storage peak power of 90 kilowatts.
Source: http://etn.fi/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3930:helsingin-viikissa-ensimmainen-alykas-sahkovarasto&catid=13&Itemid=101
More: http://www.sahkoala.fi/ammattilaiset/artikkelit/sahkotekniikka/fi_FI/Viikin_sahkovarasto/
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Finland is looking for partners for smart roads
North to Lapland to develop intelligent transport systems and automatic driving new kind of ecosystem. New in the Arctic Aurora project also sought cooperation with other Nordic countries and Estonia, told reporters yesterday talked about Muonio Transport and Communications Anne Berner.
held in Muonio ITS Aurora will participate in the symposium Minister Berner addition to industry representatives and potential partners, developers and supporters. The event covered the construction of a world-class Arctic Lapland intelligent transport systems and automatic test driving area.
‘ Traffic is undergoing a huge transformation, and we need a whole new way of thinking and behavior, but also in close co-operation with neighboring countries. The Intelligent Transport System is not no one can build alone ”, the minister stressed
Source: http://www.uusiteknologia.fi/2016/02/02/suomi-hakee-kumppaneita-alyteihin/
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The most attractive 5G environment to Finland
Finland is to build the most attractive of the new fifth-generation wireless communication system for domestic test. In Finland, Nokia and operators in addition to VTT Technical Research Centre plays an important role in 5G research.
VTT coordinates the Tekes 5thGear program to build Finland’s first 5G test network, spectrum sharing research and millimeter wave 5G radio development. 5G will be introduced at the beginning of the 2020s, and the standardization system has just started.
“The goal is to create the world’s most attractive 5G research and development,”
” 5G allows the much-vaunted digitalisation implementation in practice. This is in addition to citizens of a smooth flow of services and new business opportunities for the future of the domestic telecommunications industry,”
Source: http://www.uusiteknologia.fi/2016/02/03/suomeen-halutaan-houkuttelevin-5g-ymparisto/
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Finnish invention helps the development of quantum computers
Aalto University researchers have made a breakthrough in physics, which can contribute to the development of super-efficient quantum computers. Mikko Möttösen-led research team has managed to transfer heat efficiently for maximum ten thousand times further than ever before.
The group achievement will revolutionize the so-called quantum limited heat conduction or heat transfer as efficiently as possible from point A to point B.
Developed on top of the device consists of a superconducting transmission line serpentine silicon chip. Möttösen experiments the research team got the heat to move quantum meter. Although the meter does not initially sound like a long journey, but in the past this kind of heat transfer is obtained from the measured thickness of the hair only responsible for the trip.
The first important insight for successful research was used to transport the heat photons. Photons are particles, for example, all of which visible light is comprised. In the past, tests have been made, for example electrons.
Finnish researchers were able to demonstrate experiments that quantum limited conduction of heat is possible over long distances. This allows the utilization of the phenomenon outside laboratories.
Source: http://www.uusiteknologia.fi/2016/02/02/suomalaiskeksinto-kvanttitietokoneiden-kehittamiseen/
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Cobol programming language developed in the late 1950s. It has not yet been history, but it is still used in applications coded mainframe environment, and especially in the banking and insurance sectors.
“Cobol has been a very useful language in the administrative processing of data, and it is still in use in the financial sector and in public administration. Technical or mathematical data processing is typically used in other programming languages. And, after all, already cobolilla life: currently the most commonly used programming languages is much more developed in the future, “confirms Samlink’s President and CEO Pentti Unkuri.
Samlink to supply IT systems for the financial services industry and its 50 450 employees will continue to work hard with Cobol. For example, the company’s basic banking system is encoded mainly using it.
amlink is considering the renewal of the core banking system within 5-7 years. The reform has made a preliminary study which compared the various options. For example, the replacement of COBOL with Java and Microsoft-technologies is possible.
“We do not want the new system because we want to move from one programming language to another. It is a question that we want to base the banking system, which is responsible for the future of banking requirements and allows more efficient service development. Moreover, the current system is based on the IBM mainframe environment, which is more expensive than the cost level of open environments ”
Source: http://www.tivi.fi/Kaikki_uutiset/ikivanha-ohjelmointikieli-ei-jaa-historiaan-osaamisen-tarve-ei-katoa-6250522
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13 million investment to bring 90 million in savings – no unnecessary visits to the doctor
Development of online services for citizens, through which they can actually take care of their health. The work is part of the digitalisation of public services in accordance with the Government Programme.
Self-management and digital value services (ODA) project is to be carried out of the Ministry of digitization tip of the financing of the project under the guidance of the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs.
the amount of ODA project of about EUR 13 million. State and local government share the cost of about half.
The system will be tested in the first municipalities in the introduction as early as 2017. More broadly, made in 2018.
Self-Care in the network is calculated to be able to save, for example, annual spending on health Espoo € 17 per capita. Full Finland saving of about 90 million per year.
Espoo working on a project and is involved in a number of municipalities and hospital districts.
The Board of Directors has outlined that it wants to change prevailing practices.
Source: http://www.tivi.fi/Kaikki_uutiset/13-miljoonan-sijoituksella-90-miljoonan-saasto-ei-turhia-laakarikaynteja-6298768
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Banking affairs via cell phone browsers are more popular than with desktop computers
The OP Bank Group Executive Chairman Reijo Karhinen seemed the result of the Info group Vallila, Helsinki dramatic picture. OP-mobile will be according to more than one million transactions per day.
Just three years ago the number of mobile logins was minimal.
OP Bank Group Business Director Jouko Pölönen noted that the via mobile during the first half of 2016. The transaction overtake online services. In particular, customers’ day-to-person services are transferred to the accelerating pace of mobile.
Source: http://www.tivi.fi/Kaikki_uutiset/pankkiasiointi-kannykan-kautta-selaimia-suositumpaa-6298762
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Technology Industrial growth still missing
Investment recession continues to erode the technology industry. The organization gave new figures, which indicate that it is still not achieved a growth path today. Net sales are expected early in the year to remain unchanged or decline slightly.
Orders came a little more than in the past and substitute new employees hired over the area last year 38 000. In Europe, growth will strengthen already, but Finland does not seem to get it closed properly. Finnish production is still 20 billion lower than in 2008.
ndustry looks to the government structure decisions, in addition to supporting their growth and regeneration efforts.
” Bold structural reforms should be offset by investments in the future. Investments in need of a predictable business environment, and therefore is still refrain from endangering the competitiveness of industry decisions ”
turnover of technology industry companies in Finland still increased slightly last year. Net sales amounted to nearly EUR 68 billion, which is almost 20 billion less than before the recession in 2008.
The number of employees over the last year an average of 282 000, while in 2008 the industry companies employed a total of 326 000 people in Finland.
Source: http://www.uusiteknologia.fi/2016/02/02/teknologiateollisuuden-kasvu-edelleen-kadoksissa/