News from Finland

This is an experimental news service that offers news from Finland in English. A venture from Malloc Enterprises, Inquiries by email: [email protected].

Indie game My Summer Car hits 1.5 Million Euros worth of pre-orders

The game that tells a tale of the Finnish summer leisure, a project car and the cultural phenomenon related to it has proved to be a hit. The off-beat game concept with it's tongue-in-cheek implementation have attracted…

The Finnish flagship carrier bets on digital—70 new digital expert jobs

Finnair, the Finnish flagship carrier is accelerating it's digital ambitions. During 2017 the company plans to hire around 70 software developers, project managers, service designers and experts to the new digital team.…

Finland sets target to a zero emissions economy by 2050

On November 24th 2016 the Finnish government published their energy and environment strategy. This provides an outlook to the country's future to the year 2050, when the country has moved to carbon neutral energy produc…

The ASMO USB charger wastes no energy; turns off when not in use

The Finnish startup Asmo Solutions is looking to revolutionize the world of such a mundane thing as a mobile phone charger. The company has developed one that switches of when it's not in use, they call it the ASMO Char…

Pop sensation Günther in the race to represent Finland in Eurovision 2017

The Swedish Eurodance artist is in the run to represend Finland in the 2017 song contest. The artist known for his mighty mullet and hit songs in the first half of the 2000's is working together with another artist. Gün…

Finnish alcohol monopoly Alko to deploy booze trucks

In Finland alcohol sales is strongly regulated. Beer and other less potent drinks are available from supermarkets, but strong spirits and wine are only available for purchase from government owned Alko outlets. In the t…