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Made in Finland: Meet the designer of the iconic Snowflake reflector, which popularised a life-saving innovation

Business & innovationInnovation

Made in Finland: Meet the designer of the iconic Snowflake reflector, which popularised a life-saving innovation

Kalervo Elias Suomela merged form, function and fashion in the classic Snowflake pedestrian reflector. That’s how his story became intertwined with one of Finland’s most successful and beneficial inventions.

A Finnish word, sivistys, adds to wellbeing and helps solve future challenges

Life & societyFinnishness

A Finnish word, sivistys, adds to wellbeing and helps solve future challenges

Finland’s Year of Sivistys 2024 spotlights a long-established concept of societal enlightenment and learning, and harnesses its strengths to face challenges now and in the future.

Urbane renewal: Returning a beloved Helsinki landmark to its original form

Arts & cultureVisual arts

Urbane renewal: Returning a beloved Helsinki landmark to its original form

We visit a workshop at an undisclosed location where the venerable sculpture Havis Amanda is undergoing a yearlong conservation project. It returns to its harbourside perch in August 2024 – with a new plan to protect it during major celebrations.

Concrete change for the better: “Green cement” is bubbling in Finland

Business & innovationSustainability

Concrete change for the better: “Green cement” is bubbling in Finland

Concrete is a major source of emissions, but Finnish firms and researchers are creating carbon-negative alternatives to flip it from a climate hazard to a positive solution.

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Helsinki-Uusimaa is the most innovative region in the EU

Source: Regional Innovation Scoreboard

Helsinki South Harbour and surroundings by webcam

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Helsinki South Harbour and surroundings by webcam

Webcam view from Makasiini Terminal, South Harbour, Port of Helsinki Webcam view from South Harbour, Port of Helsinki Please accept all cookies to see this…

Inspiration and influences: 12 artists in Finland talk about life and creativity

Arts & cultureVisual arts

Inspiration and influences: 12 artists in Finland talk about life and creativity

On a fascinating journey of discovery, we visit an array of Finland-based artists to find out what ideas animate and inform their work.

For seventh year running, Finland is first in World Happiness Report – other Nordics in top 7

Life & societyFinnishness

For seventh year running, Finland is first in World Happiness Report – other Nordics in top 7

Since 2018, the UN World Happiness Report has found that Finland is the happiest country in the world. How does happiness happen? And where can you take a happiness masterclass?

Finnish composer Esa-Pekka Salonen to receive 2024 Polar Music Prize

Arts & cultureWebpick

Finnish composer Esa-Pekka Salonen to receive 2024 Polar Music Prize

Finnish composer and conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen will be awarded the 2024 Polar Music Prize on May 21 in Stockholm, Sweden. The second recipient this year is long-time music-industry mainstay Nile Rodgers.

Finland’s first circus professor unites many art forms under a big tent

Arts & cultureCircus

Finland’s first circus professor unites many art forms under a big tent

Live video, virtual reality, archery: Finnish circus is going in directions you probably never imagined as a kid. And now circus art has a professor, too.

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in the sustainable development index

Source: Sustainable Development Report