DfR Solutions opens European headquarters in Espoo
ICT
Finland is known as a world leader in ICT innovation, information society development and high quality ICT products. It is one of the most advanced information societies in the world. As a percentage of GDP, Finnish R&D investments are the third largest in the world. Also the number of patents per capita, especially in the ICT field, is among the highest of the world, Well‐known technologies and services originating from Finland include Linux, the SMS, ring tones and Internet banking services. Finland is also renowned as a pioneer in mobile telecommunications services and applications.
True Ventures invests in Tampere-based Ovelin
(Arctic Startup) – Ovelin, the creators of WildChords, has just announced it has received $1.4 (€1.1) …
A culture of fresh thinking, ICT, Skills, Digital content, Gaming, Mobile
Finnish startup Blaast taps operators in app race
(Reuters) – Finnish technology startup Blaast unveiled in January its first major deal, signing up …
A culture of fresh thinking, ICT, R&D&I, Skills, Mobile
Hammerkit to boost its international operations with €1.25 M funding
Hammerkit, a Finnish cloud technology provider which opened an office at Liverpool Science Park in October …
A culture of fresh thinking, Design & Creativity, ICT, R&D&I, Digital content
Three Finnish Red Herring Global 100 winners
Beneq, Footbalance System and Microtask, three innovative Finnish companies, are among Red Herring Global 100 …
A culture of fresh thinking, ICT, Life Sciences, R&D&I, Skills
Flowdock Receives $650,000 Seed Funding
Flowdock, a group chat application for teams and businesses, has raised $650,000 in seed funding …
A culture of fresh thinking, ICT, Skills, Digital content
Eight Finnish companies nominated for Red Herring’s Top 100 Global award
Eight Finnish technology companies have been nominated for Red Herring’s Top 100 Global award, a …
A culture of fresh thinking, ICT, Life Sciences, R&D&I, Skills, Biotechnology, Nanotechnology
Top class professionals the driver for SEVEN to expand its product development centre in Helsinki
American mobile software company SEVEN Networks has expanded operations in Finland by doubling the number …
A culture of fresh thinking, ICT, R&D&I, Mobile
Major gaming company Ubisoft acquired Helsinki-based RedLynx
Major gaming publisher Ubisoft has acquired a Helsinki-based game studio RedLynx, the developer behind the …
A culture of fresh thinking, Design & Creativity, ICT, Skills, Gaming
Finnish gaming industry brings in foreign investment
Angry Birds is not the only Finnish success in gaming The Helsinki metropolitan area has …
A culture of fresh thinking, Easy business environment, ICT, Market factors, Skills, Gaming, Mobile
VTI Technologies Acquired by Murata Manufacturing
EQT III, the current owner of VTI Technologies Oy, has agreed to sell VTI to …
A culture of fresh thinking, ICT
BroadSoft Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire Movial Applications
Movial’s user interface expertise will put the power of BroadSoft’s Unified Communications services in the …
A culture of fresh thinking, ICT, Skills
Ericsson and partners to set up R&D unit in Finland
The number of new jobs is expected to be more than 200 in Oulu and …
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