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Here are links to some articles about Finnish industry
and business published in international media
December 28, 2007
The
Economic Times: Finland cos target Indian markets to boost
growth
After the big rush from the US and Europe, it’s
the turn of Finnish industry to set sights on India to widen
its global reach. Driven by innovative products and technologies,
a clutch of small- and medium-sized Finnish companies have
drawn up plans to step up their India exposure.
December 10, 2007
Saint-Petersburg Vedomosti
December 4, 2007
Versiya
December 2007
Design Report: Event: Eine Stadt wirbt mit Design
Mitte September fand zum dritten Mal die Helsinki Design Week statt. Das diesjährige Motto „A playground for creativity“, eine Spielwiese für Kreativität, bildete den Rahmen für eine Vielzahl von Veranstaltungen.
December 2007
BYTE:
Finlandia: la apuesta por las TIC
La industria de los juegos es el sector de la economía
creativa de más rápido crecimiento según
el informe de Empresas
de Juegos Finlandesas, publicado por el Ministerio de Comercio
e Industria de Finlandia, en junio de 2006 que crece un
50% cada año en Finlandia, frente al 20% internacional.
November 26, 2007
Expert North-West
November 26, 2007
Pomoyka
November 26, 2007
Expert North-West
November 26, 2007
Expert North-West
November 23, 2007
RBC
Daily
November 21, 2007
Cinco Dias: El pequeño que pronto se transformará
en gigante
Soy un campeón de la consolidación', asegura
Juuka Ruuska, presidente de OMX Nordic Exchange, plataforma
que aglutina las Bolsas de Copenhague, Helsinki, Estocolmo,
Tallin, Reikiavik, Riga y Vilna. Un mercado que pronto se
integrará con Nasdaq, 'previsiblemente a principios
de febrero', para crear un gigante mundial.
November 20, 2007
Delovoi
Peterburg
November 19, 2007
Les
Echos: La Finlande met le cap sur les jeux video
De nombreuses entreprises finlandaises innovent dans ce marché
très concurrentiel.
November 19, 2007
Les
Echos: Le monde virtuel d'Habbo Hotel séduit les jeunes
Ils sont aujourd'hui plusieurs millions à déambuler
dans le monde parallèle Habbo Hotel, lancé en
2000 par la société Sulake.
November 12, 2007
Turkish Daily News: Icelandic fund tops Turkey exposure
FIM Emerging Europe equity fund, managed by Icelandic bank
Glitnir, increased its exposure to Turkey during fall.
November 8, 2007
Turkish Daily News: Russian tax rise threatens Nordic paper
giant
Finland's UPM-Kymmene, one of the world's largest forestry
and paper products firms, is looking for alternative sources
of wood fiber following Russia's plans to establish higher
duties on wood exports.
November 8, 2007
Radio Rai: I mercati finanziari finlande
Radio programme
November, 2007
Corriere delle Comunicazioni: Mobile, le pmi finlandesi
scommettono sui servizi
Dizionari specialistici multilingua e soluzioni ad hoc per
non vedenti.
Parola d'ordine: servizi. Oggi più che mai il cellulare
non serve solo per telefonare, ma è uno strumento sempre
più utilizzato per effettuare pagamenti, ascoltare
musica o navigare in Rete. E la sperimentazione di nuove applicazioni
dedicate ai servizi non sembra arrestarsi.
October 15, 2007
RBC Daily
September 24, 2007
Expert North-West
September 21, 2007
The
Hindu Business Line: Trams, a century young in Helsinki
“I paid for the tickets over my mobile phone,” Ms
Saara Rimon tells us — a group of Indian journalists
she is shepherding around Helsinki — on a tram taking
us to a meeting.
September 13, 2007
Express
India
The Hindu
Daily India
Press Trust of India: And now a blog on Bollywood in Finnish
Even before Bollywood travels to the home of Santa Claus
next summer for shoots, a young Finnish fan here has launched
a blog on India's film industry.
September 8, 2007
The
Hindu Business Line: Wartsila plans assembling unit in India
Wartsila Corporation will invest over €5 million to set
up an assembling unit in India to make controllable pitch
propellers for ships.
September 8, 2007
Deccan
Herald
The
Times of India
Chennai
Online
Press Trust of India: Wartsila to manufacture pitch propellers
in India
Wartsila, one of the first Finnish power companies to
enter the Indian market, has decided to manufacture controllable
pitch propellers in India.
September 8, 2007
The
Indian Express: Too much to ask, maybe compares should go
to Helsinki
In Parliament, the Prime Minister has a problem. Key allies,
including the Left, are not buying his explanation that expansion
of the country's civilian nuclear programme will reduce dependence
and help build energy security. The more vocal are even threatening
to dump his government.
September 6, 2007
NDTV.com
Sify.com
The
Hindu
Outlook India
Press Trust of India: Finland closely following Indo-US
N-deal
Finland, a member of the Nuclear Suppliers Group, is closely
following the Indo-US civil nuclear deal but is yet to take
a decision on supporting India's move for adjusting the NGS
guidelines for trade in atomic materials and sharing of know-how.
August 7, 2007
Chemische
Rundschau: Helsinki rollt den roten Teppich aus
Helsinki feiert die Eröffnung der Europäischen Chemikalienagentur
ECHA und richtet ein "Helsinki REACH Centre" ein,
das Importeuren und Nicht-EU-Herstellern den Zugang zum EU-Markt
erleichtern soll. Derweil hat eine kleine Vorhut aus EU-Beamten
alle Hände voll zu tun, erfahrenes Personal zu rekrutieren
und die neue Behörde inklusive des aufwendigen Internetportals
zum Laufen zu bekommen.
August 6, 2007
Science
and Technology Daily (China)
August, 2007
Nuclear Engineering International: Nuclear Power in Finland
In March a new coalition government took power in Finland
and two key Ministers have a record of voting against nuclear
power plants. Paula Lehtomaki, Minister for the Environment
and Mauri Pekkarinen, Minister for Trade and Industry, both
voted against the application to build the Olkiluoto 3 (OL-3)
plant in 2002. However, as Chris Bird discovered during a
visit to Helsinki, this does not signal a move away from nuclear
power.
July 27, 2007
Il Sole 24 Ore: Qui Finlandia benessere avanzato.
Microscopica quotidianità
L'immagine è di una città moderna, giovane,
a misura d'uomo. La cultura è quella di guardare avanti,
oltre il presente, ponendosi domande sul futuro, sui bisogni
dell'individuo di qualunque età, informandosi su ciò
che si scopre e accade negli altri Paesi.
July 16, 2007
Hospodárské
Noviny: Nova pravidla pro zachazeni s chemikaliemi. REACH
prichází ze severu Evropy
Petipatrová funkcionalistická budova z cervených
cihel v centru Helsinek je z poloviny prázdná.
Místní pojištovna Varma, která ji
dosud obývala, už vyklidila skoro všechny
kanceláre. Ale nový nájemník,
Evropská agentura pro chemické látky
(ECHA), se ješte porádne nenastehoval.
July 9, 2007
Expert
North-West
July 2, 2007
la
Repubblica, Affari e Finanza: Quella centrale finlandese che
si alimenta con il legno
Quanta energia elettrica avrà bisogno un impianto
della Nokia per produrre una partita di cellulari? A quanto
pare, molta. Quella che oggi si genera in Finlandia non è
sufficiente per le esigenze del produttore di telefonini e
delle altre industrie che hanno reso l'economia di questo
paese tra le più competitive al mondo.
June 30, 2007
www.robedwards.com:
Nuclear industry revival hits roadblocks
The much-heralded nuclear renaissance is running into
trouble - and it's not the solution to climate change. That,
at least, is the view from Finland, where a French-German
consortium is building Europe's first new nuclear power station
since 1991.
June 29, 2007
New
Scientist: Nuclear industry revival hits roadblocks
The much-touted resurgence of the European nuclear industry,
promoted as a local solution to climate change, is already
running into trouble.
June 26, 2007
Die
Welt: Finnair konzentriert sich auf Asien
Helsinki - Die Finnen sind bescheidene Leute. Sie protzen
äußerst selten. Aber wenn es um den Flugverkehr
zwischen Europa und Asien geht, ist Petteri Kostermaas Stolz
unüberhörbar: "Wir sind im Europa-Verkehr nach
China (exklusive Hongkong) und Japan die Drittgrößten",
sagt der Netzwerk-Chefstratege der finnischen Luftverkehrsgesellschaft
Finnair.
June 22, 2007
Kommersant
June 22, 2007
NetEase
June 19, 2007
Delovoi
Peterburg
June 19, 2007
Delovoi
Peterburg
June 18, 2007
China
Business News CBN
June 13, 2007
NetEase
June 12, 2007
China
Electronic News
June 11, 2007
NetEase
June 9, 2007
21st
Century Business Herald
June, 2007
Deutcshe Seeschifffahrt: Rückwäarts durch das
arktische Eis
Ein finnischer Schiffbauer bereitet sich schon heute auf
die Aufträge für regelmäsige Liniendienste
auf der nördliche Route vor.
June, 2007
Schiff&Hafen: Finnland: Hafenausbau für Ro/Ro-
und Containerverkehre
Die Häfen Vuosaari und Hamina werden in den kommenden
Jahren mit erheblichen Investitionen ausgebaut und modernisiert.
Dies wird insbesondere positive Auswirkungen auf die nordeuropäischen
RoRo- und Containerverkehre haben.
June, 2007
Schiff&Hafen: Aker Arctic setzt auf die polare Schifffahrt
Jahrzehntelange Entwicklungsarbeiten haben Aker Arctic
Technology in Helsinki eine führende Rolle in der Konzeption
von Schiffen für die Polarfahrt verschafft. Der Direktor
von Aker Arctic, Mikko Niini, has Schiff&Hafen einige
der interessantesten Projekte vorgestellt.
June, 2007
Industrie Pharma: Une stratégie fondée sur
l'innovation
Le pays a sa "success story": Nokia, dans les technologies
de l'information et la communication. Et il en est très
fier. Les Finlandais gagent sur la même histoire dans
les nanotechnologies et les biotechnologies. Et ils s'en donnent
les moyens.
June, 2007
Samvirke: Ulandshjælp i nyt lys
Vi kender dem mest fra smarte gadgets som bittesmå pandelamper
og avancerede dvd-agspillere, men i ulande skal nye blå
og hvide lysdioder sikre børnenes skolegang, redde
familiens økonomi, og forbedre landsbyens sundhedstilstand.
June, 2007
Forbes
China
June, 2007
Azure: The Finnish Line
A jaunt around Helsinki with one design-obsessed Finn reveals
a collection of homegrown products high on style and innovation.
May 29, 2007
MiljøStrategi: Fokus på energi-effektivisering
Finland reduserer CO2-utslippene ved å benytte effektive
kombinerte kraftvarmeverk og ved å erstatte olje og
kull med naturgass.
May 23, 2007
The Statesman: Showing the way
With the legacy of the 1986 Chernobyl disaster and rising
protests against nuclear energy options, European Union nations
stopped building nuclear plants since 1980. But Finland ended
that moratorium in 2005 by starting construction of a third-generation
pressurised water reactor at Oikiluoto.
May 18, 2007
POISK
May 14, 2007
Kommersant
May 14, 2007
ANP:In 2010 met HSL van Finland naar Rusland
HELSINKI (ANP) - Tussen Helsinki en Sint-Petersburg reist
in 2010 een hogesnelheidstrein, zo verwachten de Finse en
Russische spoorwegen. De bedrijven zoeken dit voorjaar geschikte
fabrikanten voor de speciale treinstellen.
May 14, 2007
Kommersant
May 13, 2007
Yahoo
India News
India
eNews
Malaysia
Sun
New
Kerala
Indo-Asian News Service (IANS): Europe re-walks nuclear energy
path with Finland reactor
Olkiluoto Island (Finland). Clicking endlessly with a
digicam like a trigger-happy brat inside the sanctum sanctorum
of one of the most sophisticated nuclear plants in Nordic
Europe, one feels privileged to have a day out in an otherwise
forbidden zone.
May 6, 2007
ANP:'Klimaatacties EU hebben amper nut'
HELSINKI (ANP) - Het helpt weinig als de Europese Unie
20 procent minder CO2 uitstoot, zolang andere werelddelen
niet meedoen. De uitstoot in Europa is namelijk al erg gering.
Maatregelen bij de grote CO2-uitstoters China of de VS zijn
veel effectiever.
May 6, 2007
The
Week: Helsinki. A mindful lot
A strong chilly breeze welcomed me in Helsinki. Thought I
was fully prepared for the inclement weather, I enjoyed the
cold wave that brushed past my face.
May 4, 2007
Southern
Weekend
May 4, 2007
Frontline:
No flight of fancy
Finnish scientists have proposed a concept of space propulsion
that could reduce the time taken to reach interstellar space.
May, 2007
Azure: Marimekko goes to work
There's first time for everything. For Marimekko - famous
for its bold and brilliant residential fabrics - this spring
marketed the rollout of a textile collection for public interiors.
May, 2007
Deutcshe Seeschifffahrt: Panamax-Feeder in der Ostsee
Ro-Ro Frachter haben sich offenbar in der Ostseefahrt
ausgewachsen. Dafür ist ein Ende des Wachstums der Containerfeeder
nicht absehbar. Die Kaskadierung drückt kleine Feeder
aus dem Markt.
May, 2007
Ondernemen Opinieblad voor beslissers: School lopen op
de Finse werkvloer
Ook de Finnen kennen een gebrek aan technisch geschoolden
in hun 'kenniseconomie'.
April 29, 2007
The
Indian Express: In wood age
Finland's second oldest town, Porvoo, has risen from ashes
many times, only to go back to building its houses with wood.
April 27, 2007
Wiener
Zeitung: Erfolge
im Hohen Norden
Finnland eines der führenden Lander bei der Nanotechnologie.
April 26, 2007
Southern Weekend
April 24, 2007
Yahoo
India News
Hindustan
Times
India
eNews
Malaysia
Sun
New
Kerala
Indian
Muslims
Indo-Asian News Service (IANS): Finnish AC drive company expanding
India operations
Helsinki, April 24 - Finland-based Vacon, which manufactures
energy-saving devices called AC drives, plans to set up a
production unit in India to propel its growth in the Asia-Pacific
region.
April 23, 2007
Chemistry & Industry: Go-faster sticks for hockey
Ice hockey, already one of the fastest games in the world,
is set to get even faster. New hockey sticks based on nanotechnology
promise to see puck speeds, which can already reach 100mph,
increase by as much as 10%.
April 23, 2007
Delo
FT: S soproizvodnjo do bistveno vecjih izkoristkov energije
Finska je država, ki glede energije ni med srecnejšimi.
Zaradi severne lege in nizkih temperatur morajo zgradbe ogrevati
vecji del leta, zato je poraba energije velika, država
pa vecjih zalog fosilnih goriv nima.
April 23, 2007
Expert
North-West
April 22, 2007
PTI:
Neste Oil eyes Indian Jatropha plant for high quality fuel
Helsinki (Finland), A leading Finnish refining and marketing
firm Neste Oil says India is an attractive future market opportunity
for its second generation renewable diesel as the company
is focusing on high-quality fuel for cleaner traffic.
April 19, 2007
RBC
Daily
April 19, 2007
Yahoo
India News
Earth
Times
Andhra
Cafe
India
eNews
Malaysia
Sun
New
Kerala
Herald
Globe
IANS: Finnish oil major eyes Indian jatropha
Helsinki, April 19 (IANS) - Jatropha, a wonder plant grown
in India, might soon fuel cars in Europe with Finnish oil
and refining major Neste Oil considering importing it for
its upcoming bio-diesel plants.
April 18, 2007
Southern Metropolitan Daily
April 18, 2007
SeaNews
April 18, 2007
PTI:
Finland to support India's integration with civil N-commerce
Finland, a key member of Nuclear Suppliers' Group
(NSG), has promised to support India's integration with international
civil nuclear commerce once New Delhi and Washington operationalise
their bilateral deal on nuclear cooperation.
April 18, 2007
Press
Trust of India (PTI): Finnish nuke plant could be a proven
design for India
Reflecting Europe's willingness to do civil nuclear commerce
with India, the grouping is keen to demonstrate its largest
atomic power plant under construction here as a proven design
for future trade in this energy segment.
April 17, 2007
RBC
Daily
April 17, 2007
Delevoy
Peterburg
April 17, 2007
ANP: Finland brandt meer bossen voor stroom
HELSINKI - De uitgestrekte bossen van Finland blijken
zeer geschikt om stroom op te wekken. Takken en boomtoppen,
die vroeger in het bos achterbleven na een houtkap, gaan nu
naar de elektriciteitscentrales om te worden verbrand voor
stroomopwekking.
April 17, 2007
SeaNews
April 16, 2007
RZD-Partner
April 16, 2007
SeaNews
April 16, 2007
ANP (Netherlands national news agency): Oostzee sterft
langzaam
EKENAS/HELSINKI - Het leven verdwijnt langzaam maar zeker
uit de Oostzee, de baai tussen Finland, Zweden en Polen. Door
gebrek aan vers oceaanwater wordt het water steeds troebeler.
April 16, 2007
Kommersant
April 14, 2007
Kommersant
April 12, 2007
RZD-Partner
April 12, 2007
RZD-Partner
April 10, 2007
RZD-Partner
April 5, 2007
Lloyd's List: Hamina to spend € 100m on larger vessel
access
A total of 100m ($133m) will be ploughed into the port
of Hamina to enlarge the harbour and deepen
the fairway, writes Ralf Witthohn.
March/ April, 2007
Sustainable
Solutions: Turning sludge into profit
A vast energy resource is being squandered in the UK, according
to renewable energy experts. Natasha Wiseman explains how
harvesting methane cloud be potentially lucrative.
March/ April, 2007
ARX
March 27, 2007
Chemie
Report: Finnland im Nano- und Biotech-Fieber
Der Chemie Report war zu Gast auf der Nanotech Northern
Europe 2007. Der Lokalaugenschein in Helsinki bringt zu Tage:
Die Finnen haben ihre Zukunftsstrategie ähnlich wie Österreich
ausgerichtet. Mit dem kleinen Unterschied: Sie haben einen
IT-Weltkonzern. Und eine Nano-Initiative, die tatsächlich
hält, was sie verspricht.
March 19, 2007
Kompania
March 14, 2007
Financial
Times: Finns need job growth to fund pensions
Finns are not known for their loquacity, but even by their
reserved standards last week's statement from Perlos, a no-frills
manufacturer of covers for mobile phones, was blunt. "There
are no possibilities to continue production operations in
Finland," it declared, and with that 1,123 people were
out of work.
March 7, 2007
Baltic News Service: Helsingi investeerib uude kaubasadamasse
600 miljonit eurot
Helsingi linn investeerib kaubasadamate väljakolimisse
kesklinnast 600 miljonit eurot, Lääne- ja Põhjasadama
kesklinnast 14 kilomeetri kaugusele Vuosaari kolimine toimub
2008. aasta augustis.
March 6, 2007
Lloyd's
List: Røkke orders specialist offshore quartet from
Aker Yards
EUROPE’S premier shipbuilder Aker Yards has taken a NKr4bn
($619m) order for four vessels from Kjell Inge Røkke’s
latest offshore business venture.
March 3, 2007
Woonspot Krant: Fennia Design Prize
Wat de Nederlandse Design Prijzen zijn voor Nederland,
is de Fennia Design Prize voor Finland. Van transport tot
meubels; ook qua categoriëen vertoonden de Finse prijswinnaars
opvallande overeenkomsten met Nederland.
February 26, 2007
Financial
Times: Finland PM pledges tax cuts as poll looms
Tax reduction, increased spending and debt reduction form
part of an ambitious agenda set out by Matti Vanhanen, Finland's
prime minsiter, ahead of parliamentary elections next month.
February 26, 2007
Business
Real Estate
February 20, 2007
La
Tribune: OL3, la centrale à retardement d'Areva
Le chantier finlandais d'Olkiluoto devait être la "vitrine"
de l'EPR. Mais le nouveau réacteur nucléaire
d'Areva accumule les retards. Prévue en 2009, la livraison
a été repoussée à 2011. Le groupe
français a sous-estimé les rigueurs du climat
et péché dans la supervision des sous-traitants.
Pour redresser la barre, Areva a parachuté une équipe
de "pompiers".
February 13, 2007
Vraag & Aanbod: Finse scholieren leren op de werkvloer
Na vijf weken in het Vlaamse onderwijs besluiten we deze
serie met een voordbeeld uit het buitenland.
February 12, 2007
La Repubblica, Affari e Finanza: Dalla Finlandia una lezione
sull'utilizzo della risorsa-legno
Guardare la Finlandia da un aereo significa vedere due
cose: acqua e alberi. Come i laghi, le foreste si estendono
a
perdita d'occhio, e quel verde così denso fa pensare
alla Finlandia come a una terra incontaminata.
February 12, 2007
The
Australian: Finnish leader cool on N-power
NUCLEAR energy proponents around the world are looking to
Finland as a role model for the industry in the 21st century,
but the country's President arrives in Australia this week
with a surprising degree of scepticism about nuclear power.
February 6, 2007
El
Pais: Finlandia abre la veda nuclear
Una espesa capa de nieve lo cubre todo, incluso el mar, que
se confunde con la tierra. Sólo un pequeño puente
da fe de que se trata de una isla, la que alberga la todavía
embrionaria Olkiluoto3, la primera central nuclear concebida
en Europa tras la explosión de Chernóbil en
1986.
February 5, 2007
Expert
February 1, 2007
Delovoy
Peterburg
February, 2007
Trends
Business ICT: IST 2006: des projets concrets
L'Europe se focalisera dans les annèes à
venir sur la recherche et le développement en ICT.
La R&D bénéficiera au cours des sept prochaines
années de pas moins de neuf des cinquante milliards
d'euros du septème programme-cadre. Cela montre d'emblée
l'importance de l'ICT pour l'économie européenne.
Des projets concrets ont déjà été
présentés lors de l'événement
annuel Information Society Technologies à Helsinki.
En voici quelques-uns...
January/February, 2007 (issue 6)
Technology-Ireland:
Future information technologies
ICT Research secured by far the biggest piece of the new
EU budget for R&D over the next seven years. That is €9
billion of a total €54 billion but the amount might beggar
question: to what end? In November, a conference took place
in Helsinki to showcase technologies whose development was
supported from concept stage by earlier Framework Programmes.
January/February, 2007 (issue 6)
Technology-Ireland: Finnish Funding. How Finland funds
technology
Finland is ranked as one of the world's leading nations
in terms of technology. It currently invests around 3.5% of
its GDP in research and development - equivalent to some €5.4
billions. The Finnish government recently set a new goal:
by 2010 some 4% of its GDP should be invested in R&D.
January 31, 2007
ARTE
TV - ZOOM EUROPA: Fuite des cervaux
Fuite des cerveaux, budgets en réduction, retard
de l’innovation, la recherche européenne est-elle
en danger ? Pas si simple. Certes, en Italie et dans certains
pays de l’est, les conditions de travail sont inadmissibles
mais d’autres pays réussissent à garder
leurs chercheurs et même à en attirer.
January 15, 2007
The
Hindu: Finland focus on IT, Bollywood: Halonen
HELSINKI: Finland views India as an important economic partner
and is keen on deepening its cooperation with it in key sectors,
particularly Information Technology (IT), textiles, handicrafts
and tourism. Bilateral ties will get a boost with the coming
visit of Finland President Tarja Halonen to New Delhi from
January 20 to 24.
January 8, 2007
La Repubblica, Affari e Finanza: In Finlandia l'ecologia
diventa sistema
Chi ha avuto la ventura di vedere nei giorni scorsi i servizi
televisivi sulla 'casa di Babbo Natale' in Finlandia avrà
notato le caratteristiche della casetta di legno, un'attrazione
turistica in località Napapiri sul circolo polare.
January 7, 2007
Il
Messaggero: Ricerca e tecnologia: ecco il segreto del "miracolo
finnico"
Crescita del 5 % per il paese delle super-cartiere e di
Nokia, ma anche della "Città della Scienza"
che è quotata a vola in Borsa.
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