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].

"Mighty Eagle" Peter Vesterbacka leaves Rovio Entertainment

One of the key people at Rovio Entertainment is leaving the company. Peter Vesterbacka, also known as Mighty Eagle is leaving the outfit best known for their Angry Birds franchise. According to Vesterbacka there is no d…

Finnish Tax Office cracking down on overseas eCommerce VAT payments

Foreign eCommerce vendors will have a harder time avoiding paying the Value Added Tax (VAT) to finland. The Finnish tax authority has started an operation where it is searching for eCommerce shops in the European Union …

Report: Finland the foremost country embracing digitalization

According to a report, Finland is best positioned to take advantage of the digitalization trend taking the world by storm. The report based on a study by Etlatieto finds that Finland has has continued momentum, rising f…

Finland .fi domains management to change in September

The managemenent of Finnish .fi top level domains (TLDs) will be available globally after September 2016 in a change to management of the domains. This is a radical change as private personns and companies can no longer…

Opening of western extension to Helsinki Metro delayed by months

The extension of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area Metro towards the west in Helsinki and Espoo is delayd. Originally the traffic was supposed to start on August 15th 2016, but due to technical reasons the opening is delay…

Finnish Driving School Decorates Car with Nyan Cat, Trollface, Hello kitty...

The Driving School Epic in Finland has taken up a habit of decorating it's cars with popular internet memes such as Nyan Cat, Trollface as well as other popular culture items. Good marketing that brings smiles on the…