Startups & Tech

Iconic Finnish mobile phone brand Nokia had a breakthrough in September as all five models of their new phones made it on the most popular devices- The top 15 best selling phone list at retailer DNA is dominated by Nokia…

There are new ideas in the pipeline that could help reform the way Finnish business get support from the government; and to encourage entrepreneurs to come to Finland Reform Working Group The government has set up a new working group to…

A mobile phone app developed in Lapland to warn users of reindeer on the roads, is now available for Android and iPhone. The ‘Porokello’ app was tested last year on a limited scale for truck drivers who could alert others…

One of Finland’s best known gaming companies plans to be listed on the Helsinki Stock Exchange. Rovio is known for its wildly popular Angry Birds series of games – and associated merchandise – will hold a press conference this morning to…

Finnish companies have been busy preparing themselves for possible cyber attacks but with mixed results. Silverskin, a Helsinki-based cyber attack company, says that in its simulations, one third of companies got a bad rating. Over the last year, 30 Finnish companies…

Uber is calling a halt to most of its operations in Helsinki from today. The company says that after two and a half years, its UberPOP service will take a break until 2018. In a series of blog posts, the company…

Could Finland’s Rovio Entertainment company be flying towards the stock exchange? A €1.7 billion IPO could be in the works for next month, according to Bloomberg, although a final decision has not yet been made. Rovio are the Espoo-based makers of…