New figures for the economy’s performance in 2015, showed that it managed to avoid a fourth consecutive year of declining economic activity. Even so, it was very lacklustre growth and the longer picture remains pretty bleak. Finland’s disappointing performance has also shown up in the unemployment figures. In 2014 Mr Stubb, who was the prime →
Change isn’t a bad thing – kick a few bad American habits http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2015/02/five-bad-american-habits-i-kicked-in-finland/385140/?utm_source=SFFB 1. I don’t fear awkward silences. 2. I don’t say things I don’t mean. 3. I don’t leave food on my plate. 4. I don’t take coffee to go. 5. I don’t feel uncomfortable in my own skin. Posted from WordPress for →
Some people ski on frozen lake and some swim. Posted from WordPress for Android →
California-based secure smartphone manufacturer Turing Robotics Industries announced that it will move manufacturing and its new global headquarter to the Finnish city of Salo. Turing’s decision is rooted in security concerns. “Finland’s Act on the Protection of Privacy in Electronic Communications which safeguards confidentiality and privacy in telecommunications was the main reason behind TRI’s move →
We have all heard about or seen on TV Alexander Stubb welcoming the last OECD report about Finland, and congratulating himself and the government on the support for OECDs to the Finnish government’s program. That is just a communication trick. because this optimistic is simply wrong http://finlandpolitics.org/2016/02/17/what-the-oecd-has-really-said-about-finlands-economy/ Posted from WordPress for Android →
Super Suomi: 16 Finnish startups that could change the world in 2016 Much has been said about the Finnish startup scene. Finnish entrepreneurs come in many shapes and forms. But the basic story remains that there’s a lot of human capital freed up after the swan song of Nokia, while new talent keeps brewing in our →
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s41105-015-0027-5 I have critically mentioned this Finnish invention earlier on blog. New research shows that it does not work. Posted from WordPress for Android →
According to a report from 2015, 179 game studios have been established between 2011 and 2014 and 69% of the Finnish game studios are less than five years old. Turnover has been growing steadily with the industry hitting a $1 billion mark in 2014, a relatively moderate increase from 2013, but a significant one compared →
“Zyptonite is the first real-time communications app that connects parties directly,” says Antti Uusiheimala, Co-Founder and CEO of Zyptonite. “People need a simple, reliable and free video call and messenger service that works on different devices and operating systems without problems.” The startup cut out the server and built its service on peer-to-peer (P2P) technology, →
Finland tops the Environmental Performance Index 2016 (EPI) that ranks the greenest countries in the world. Finland is followed by Iceland, Sweden, Denmark and Slovenia. http://www.cleantechfinland.com/-/finland-the-greenest-country-in-the-world?utm_campaign=5463592cd3c13a4c0f000cbc&utm_content=56b1bef773a6a3790b0056cb&utm_medium=smarpshare&utm_source=facebook Posted from WordPress for Android →