High impact investments 2011

High impact investments are inward-bound international business cases that add high value to the business ecosystem of Greater Helsinki.

Grey Area expands with international backing

The mobile game Shadow Cities redefined the industry and attracted significant investors from around the …

A culture of fresh thinking, Design & Creativity, ICT, Skills, Gaming, Growth Capital

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

EQT Infrastructure to acquire Fortum’s outsourced energy solutions and small-scale district heating businesses in Finland

The EQT Infrastructure Fund has signed an agreement with the Finnish Fortum Corporation to acquire …

Easy business environment, Cleantech, Market factors

German Bilfinger Berger acquires Are Group’s Industrial Services business

The German multi-service corporation Bilfinger Berger and the Finnish Are Group have signed an agreement …

Easy business environment, KIBS

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

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

Advertising giant McCann expands in Finland by acquiring a digital and technology agency Brandson

One of the worlds world’s leading advertising agencies McCann strengthens it’s position in Finland and …

A culture of fresh thinking, KIBS, Market factors, Skills, Digital content

Fibron Technologies, Inc. Establishes Finnish Subsidiary “Finano Ltd. Oy” to Expand European Footprint

Fibron Technologies, Inc. announced in September 2011 the formation of Finano Ltd. Oy, a wholly …

Easy business environment, Ecosystems and strongholds, R&D&I, Nanotechnology

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 …

A culture of fresh thinking, Easy business environment, ICT, Ecosystems and strongholds, R&D&I, Skills

Michel Lemagnen Greater Helsinki Promotion

The FDI crystal ball grows ever murkier
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