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.

Quality gaming with a Brazilian twist

With the desire to work for the best game development companies, Brazilian Drussila Hollanda flew …

A culture of fresh thinking, ICT, Skills, Gaming

Neurogame pioneer Zack Lynch comes to Helsinki

Forget about using joysticks, buttons or touch screens in video games. The next generation of …

A culture of fresh thinking, ICT, Life Sciences, Ecosystems and strongholds, R&D&I, Skills, Neuro, Neurogaming

Finnish-Singaporean Nonstop Games raises $2.9M seed funding for growth

Nonstop Games, a Finland and Singapore based games company, has raised a $2.9M USD (€2.2M …

A culture of fresh thinking, ICT, Skills, Gaming

Uniting international and Finnish game expertise

Finland attracts more and more international game businesses. The latest entrant in Greater Helsinki Area …

A culture of fresh thinking, ICT, Ecosystems and strongholds, Infrastructure, Skills, Gaming, Success stories

Game giant EA Maxis thrives in Helsinki

Electronic Arts, Inc. (EA) is an American game giant that develops, markets, publishes and distributes …

A culture of fresh thinking, ICT, Ecosystems and strongholds, Skills, Gaming

Finland a hit at Saudi Arabia education forum – four deals signed

(Good News from Finland) Members of Finland’s education sector took part in the Middle East’s …

A culture of fresh thinking, Real quality of life, ICT, Quality of life, R&D&I, Skills, Digital content, Startups

US software company expands to Finland

US software development company Rally Software has acquired Finnish Flowdock. Helsinki-based Flowdock, with all of …

A culture of fresh thinking, Prime location, ICT, International accessibility, R&D&I, Digital content, Success stories

Mobile gaming explosion spreads within console empire

“What I think will probably happen is that as smartphones and tablets continue to get …

A culture of fresh thinking, ICT, Skills, Gaming

Finnish BlindSquare awarded Best Mobile Health Product or Service

On Tuesday, 26 February 2013, BlindSquare, an augmented reality app for the blind, developed by …

A culture of fresh thinking, ICT, Skills, Digital content, Mobile

Neurogaming conference and expo in May

“Neurogaming is set to disrupt the gaming industry and transform the gaming experience over the …

A culture of fresh thinking, ICT, Neurogaming

PlayHaven opens European office in Helsinki

PlayHaven Hires Former Rovio SVP of Marketing Ville Heijari to Lead European Expansion and starts European …

Easy business environment, Design & Creativity, ICT, Skills, Gaming

Finnish Good vs. Bad and Italian Beintoo start global co-operation

(GoodNewsFinland) The Finnish mobile application developer Good vs Bad has partnered with American loyalty programme …

A culture of fresh thinking, ICT, Market factors, Skills, Digital content, Mobile, Startups

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The fact that Finland has produced so many significant companies in the mobile and mobile content space — not just Nokia and Rovio — is a testament to this being a good place to bank such an effort.

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