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Many are experiencing issues with cellphone signals in new buildings. Apparently the cause for these is related to new window materials and metal structures in used in new construction methods. Dropped calls and sluggish network connectivity is a common issue in new buildings in Finland.
Helsingin Sanomat has unearthed more information on the events surrounding the death of Finnish business man on a trip to Uganda. The man was on business in the country as a contrator for Patria, an arms and defence goods manufacturer from Finland. Accompanying him was Suvi Lindén, a former Minister.
The performances of Finnish athlethes in the winter Olympics have been during the working day. Online watching of the games, held in South Korean city Pyeongchang, are streamed by the online Yle Areena services. This has put stress on corporate and government networks.
The Finnish National Gallery has made twelve thousand works of art to the Public Domain for free use. The images are licensed and distributed under the CC0 license, which means they can be used for teaching as well as research, as well as commercial use.
The death of Finnish business man Tuomas Teräsvuori in Uganda continues get attention. Finnish tabloid Ilta-Sanomat spoke to Kampala police communications and the death is now investigated as a murder.
The Finnish flagship airline, Finnair, reported it's best ever quarter for Q4/2017. The company has managed to improve results for twelve consecutive quarters. For the whole of 2017 the company profits tripled to over 170 Million euro.
The Finnish parliament started processing a new bill on non-compete clauses on Thursday 15th of February 2018. The aim is to reduce superfluous use of non-compete clauses in employment contracts.
Software company Vincit announced it's financial result on the morning of February 16th, 2018. The company reported a good result, but more exceptional for a stock listed company is how the communications were done. Management provides comments in a video from an ice swimming session.
Finland hopes to be among the first to deploy 5G Mobile Networks. The minister of Transport and Communications, Anne Berner, will distribute the first 3400-3800 Megaherz spectrum rights in 2018. This means licenses would be valid from January 1st, 2019.
Helsingin Sanomat reports the Finnish man who died in Kampala, Uganda traveled to the country to do a major telecomms deal. According to arms and defence equipment manufacturer Patria the man was accompanied by former communications minister of Finland - Suvi Lindén.