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Iron Danger is a story telling tactical RPG with links to the Finnish national epic Kalevala. While most Finnish game studios focus on creating mobile games creator of the game, Action Squad Studios, is targeting PC and console gamers.
VTT Technical Research Centre in Finland has announced that it has improved it's experimental autonomous vehicle's ability to operate in difficult conditions. The car can now recognize a person behind fog and stop automatically.
The new extension at the Helsinki-Vantaa will host three new restaurants when the first section opens up the public in early 2019. The Moomin Coffee cafeteria will be accompanied by two new restaurants; Jamie's Deli and Ajisen Ramen.
Near the town of Kurikka, in the Village of Panttila lies a unique set of wheels. At first glance it looks like a bastard child of a combine harvester and a top-fuel dragster. In this case the first impressions are not completely wrong.
Foodstuffs exports from Finland to Russia will not return to previous levels. This is an estimate from professor Kari Liuhto, who has studied the Russian economy for three decades. He believes that even if the import bans were lifted, exports from the EU to Russia won't reach previous levels.
Finnish car manufacturing company Valmet Automotive's turnover swell from 306 to 542 Million euros. The growth did not come without pains. The Uusikaupunki plant faced a "production hell", a term coined by Tesla CEO Elon Musk.
A moose caused a wildfire in Joensuu. The beast hit low hanging powerlines at the border of the Koli national park, this caused issues with electricity and also sparked the fire.
The historical Pyhäniemi mansion is to be sold on auction with a starting price of one Euro. The building located in Kutajärvi, Hollola has 18 rooms, kitchen, sauna and 6 bathrooms. Definitely large enough for a big family.
In their test drive Finnish magazine Tekniikan Maailma discovered an issue with the lock mechanism of the Seat Arona. The rear passengers' seat belt buckle unlocked repeatedly in tests. This is likely trigger a recall.
Finland is said to have the highest density of metal bands in any country in the world. Now a group of activists, together with the state are looking to find which city is the most metal. The winner will be announce at Tuska festival in June.