The Finnish growth company Darrox has come up with technology that offers a wind and sol ar energy-based local energy solution for telecom masts. The technology is the first of its kind in the world, according to the company. The idea behind Darrox’s technology is to produce the energy required by the telecom mast without the commonly used diesel oil or electricity grid. The company’s concept involves...
A team of Finnish research scientists has discovered a previously unknown Cent-1 molecule that kills cancer cells. The researchers from VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, the University of Turku and the University of Eastern Finland also discovered that new cancer drug candidates can be identified faster and at lower cost. The researchers combined computer-based screening and cell-based assays...
Finnish online security and privacy company F-Secure has partnered with Facebook to help users of the world’s largest social network stay safe online. With F-Secure’s technology, Facebook will offer a browser-based malware scanner as a free service. The service will be available to Facebook users whose account has been temporarily frozen due to suspicious activity caused by a potential malware infection....
Finland is evolving into a major bioeconomy country. This development will gain momentum thanks to the bioeconomy strategy announced in May to increase the yield of Finland’s bioeconomy to EUR 100 billion by 2025 and create 100 000 new jobs. — The targets are ambitious, but realistic. We have long traditions and wide-ranging expertise in the field, says Doctor of Technology Maija Pohjakallio from the...
The Finnish Red Cross and Finn Church Aid are raising funds to support flood victims in Serbia and Bosnia. ...
Wednesday's newspapers covered election debates, allegedly political appointments in the public sector, and massive relief as Finland's under-performing ice hockey stars go through to the next round at the World Championships....
The Left Alliance is looking to regain its place in the European Parliament, which was lost in the 2009 election. Newly free of government responsibilities after giving up ministerial posts this spring, the party is looking to shore up support by advocating a shift in European policy and a stronger line against austerity....
Finnish officials are investigating two suspected violations of Finnish airspace by Russian planes on Tuesday evening. Air Force jets were scrambled to the area, resulting in a sonic boom that caused consternation among residents of the area. ...
The share of people living in overcrowded dwellings in the Helsinki region is once again rising after years of decline, according to new figures from Statistics Finland. The increase appears to be concentrated among immigrants....
The energy company Teollisuuden Voima (TVO) has asked the government for an extension on its Olkiluoto 4 permit, which expires just over a year from now. That would push the project into the 2020s....
Two Russian state-owned planes violated Finnish airspace on Tuesday afternoon. Finland's Ministry of Defence has sent a formal request for clarification regarding the matter to Russian authorities....
In advance European Parliament election voting, taking selfies in polling booths and posting them online has become a trend. But taking your own photo in the polling booth is forbidden, according to the Ministry of Justice....
Hassan Blasim has been shortlisted for the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize for his short story collection "The Iraqi Christ." He is first Arabic writer to be shortlisted for the award. ...
Finnish chocolate producer Dammenberg has signed substantial export deals to Japan and United Arab Emirates. Its products are already sold in China, Saudi-Arabia, Dubai, Central Europe and in the US. — These new export contracts open up a huge potential for our business in ever growing markets, says Dammenberg's chief executive officer Marko Iso-Kungas. In 2013, the company became first European chocolate...
Finnish young adults who are highly concerned about climate change make climate-friendlier dietary choices than people who are only slightly or not at all concerned. The study was conducted by the researchers of The Center for Environmental and Respiratory Health Research at the University of Oulu, Finland, and the work was supported by Academy of Finland grants. Over 1600 Finnish young adults aged...
An art hotel will be opened in Helsinki’s Jätkäsaari in 2016. Art Hotel Helsinki aims to be a complete work of art, showcasing Finnish contemporary art in a new way. The idea behind the art hotel is that each room is a unique piece of art, designed by a contemporary Finnish artist. The hotel building will be designed by the architectural design studio Futudesign. No other art hotels of this kind can...
The Finnish Ski Association has confirmed that four-time Finnish cross country skiing champion Tero Similä has tested positive for the banned substance EPO, a hormone used illicitly to boost red blood cell production and enhance athletic performance....
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Jani Pönkkö, a resident of Raahe in northern Ostrobothnia, was on hand to capture a cloud of birch pollen suspended over the landscape ahead of thunderstorms in Finland Monday. Researchers the yellow-hued cloud isn't something you see every day....
Helsinki's West Harbour ushered in an enormous cruise ship on Tuesday – the summer’s largest floating guest, the Royal Princess. The vessel arrived from St. Petersburg and will continue its journey to Stockholm on Wednesday. The city has already planned construction of a third pier at Hernesaari, even if cruise passenger numbers are likely to falter in the Baltic Sea....
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has issued two damning judgments on Finland in regard to tax fraud cases which were subjected to two different legal processes. According to the ECHR the dual punishments breached the pan-European legal principle that people cannot be tried or punished for the same offence twice....