News from Finland

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Meanwhile in Sweden... the economy expands

While the Finnish Economy continues to struggle finding growth, the financial engine of Sweden keeps on ticking at a good pace. The economy of this neighbouring Nordic wellfare state, just across the Baltic Sea, has gro…

WEF studies reasons behind Finland's faltering economy

The weather has not been the only thing worse than expected this summer, as 2015 looks to be the fourth consecutive year that the Finnish economy has faltered. Elsewhere in the Euro area, except for Greece, economic act…

Finnish education lauded as a competitive edge for Business, but why is the Economy lagging?

The quality of higher education and training is a crucial determinant of a country’s competitiveness and its capacity for economic growth. Manufacturing and some low productivity jobs are being shifted to countries wher…

Take the Finnish Defence Force's Cyber Challenge

Want to perform your Military Conscription in the information war regimen? Take the Cyber Challenge to see if you've got what it takes! TLDR: Finnish Defence Force's Cyber Challenge It is obligatory for Finnish men…

First Cat Cafe opens in Helsinki

A cat café is a theme café whose attraction is cats that can be watched and played with. Patrons pay a cover fee, generally hourly, and thus cat cafés can be seen as a form of supervised indoor pet rental. The first ca…

Helsinki Times: Academics debunk risk of housing price crash in Helsinki

Recently a group of finnish experts painted a dark picture of the Finnish housing market and a looming crash in prices. Now statistician Pekka Vuori is debunks the claim of 30 000 vacant apartments in the Greater Helsin…