Think about your door locks and your cyber security – they have a lot in common – small errors like an unlocked door or a careless click are regular disasters for many! Two Finnish companies...
Innovestor Group, founded in 2014, is a Finnish venture capital firm headquartered in Helsinki. Innovestor's approach combines venture capital funding with an online co-investment platform, enabling...
Joensuu, Finland, and Gothenburg, Sweden, are renowned university cities fostering innovation through dynamic ecosystems that bridge academia and industry. Both cities have cultivated spin-off...
The Nordic region coninues medical research in the development of ultrasound-based technologies for diagnosing and treating brain disorders. Two pioneering projects in Iceland and one in Finland are...
Professor Vesa Kiviniemi is leading the Oulu Functional NeuroImaging (OFNI) research group at the University of Oulu and Oulu University Hospital. His team, which combines leading experts from the...
A new project called "Nordic Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced MRI in Prostate Cancer,"( NorDCaP), which is a Nordic collaborative research initiative focused on improving the diagnosis and management of...
The doctoral dissertation "Phage-biosensors for Detection of Cancer from Urine" by Vilhelmiina Juusti (Turku University, 2025) presents the development of phage-based biosensors for...
Blueprint Genetics, a Finnish biotechnology company, has developed innovative approaches for genetic testing. It was founded in 2012 and secured recognition for its comprehensive and accurate...
Metsä Group's innovation company Metsä Spring along with Sweden’s Chalmers Ventures and Jovitech Invest participated in a funding round of €1 million to build a pilot plant in Gothenburg...
SISU, a well-established Finnish manufacturer, showcased its latest innovation, the GTT all-terrain vehicle. Designed for versatility and rugged performance, the GTT is engineered to operate in the...
Germany and the Finnish defense company Patria have signed a significant contract for the development of the Common Armoured Vehicle System (CAVS) programme. This new agreement, valued at...
Advanced Surveillance Systems Millog has unveiled its latest line of advanced surveillance systems designed to enhance situational awareness for military personnel. These state-of-the-art systems...
The SecD-Day Conference and Exhibition here in Helsinki was a a great success showcasing Nordic innovations in defence expertise and strengthening international collaboration between...
IoEX Gateway – This is a versatile platform designed to bridge connectivity gaps in defense applications. Operating independently, it can be implemented across various platforms, offering...
The recent study by forumNordic (see below) on the international visibility of Nordic innovations examines the challenges Nordic companies and scientific bodies face in gaining global attention—a...
The Nordic Ethical AI Expert Group, established in September 2023 by Nordic Innovation, aims to position the Nordic region as a leader in ethical artificial intelligence (AI) and responsible data...
After about 25 years of generating electricity, a wind turbine must be dismantled and its parts recycled. Most of the parts in the wind turbines motor and tower can be recycled, but the blades, made...
Private companies, the public sector and consumers in the Nordics have been investing heavily sustainable waste management. Landfills are no longer being built, and waste is no longer being...
It is surprising that the incoming American president is embarking on “anti-woke” executive proclamations to slow or stop the development of renewables at a time when they are proving to be the...
Rester Oy, established in 2019, is a Finnish company specializing in textile recycling solutions. The are in the business of recovering textiles, like end-of-life garments, uniforms, and workwear,...
ICEYE has successfully launched and deployed four new synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites into orbit aboard the Transporter-12 Rideshare mission with SpaceX from Vandenberg Space Force...
Listen to this podacast on NotebookLM! The article highlights the development of sustainable, cellulose-based paper batteries by numerous Nordic and international research institutions and...
The quest for sustainable and eco-friendly energy storage solutions has led to significant advancements in cellulose-based paper batteries. This innovative technology promises to revolutionize the...
In partnership with Aalto University and Finnish industrial collaborators (see below), VTT has introduced groundbreaking technology for shaping cardboard into origami-inspired structures through a...
The transition from our current fossil fuel-focused energy system to a one based mainly on renewable energy generation will introduce new challenges, the two main ones being the intermittent nature...
CTEK AB, Zaptec ASA, and Kempower Oy are leaders in the electric vehicle (EV) charging industry, each offering unique approaches to address the growing demand for sustainable charging...
Ammonia is a promising alternative as the shipping industry looks for more sustainable fuel options to support its decarbonisation efforts. They have set out in a new paper the most important facts...
Over the past years, Swedish researchers at Memory Clinic of Skåne University Hospital have been working on improving the accuracy of diagnosing dementia due to Alzheimer disease (AD) by...
The Financial Times wrote an excellent article this week about how many Finnish schools are taking financial literacy seriously with some help from academia, financial professionals, and the media...
Together with VTT, LUT University is studying how carbon dioxide emissions from forest industry can be utilised in producing plastics, for example. Carbon dioxide can also be used to produce...
Finland, a hub of creativity and sustainability, has unveiled a slew of groundbreaking innovations in 2024. These advancements span multiple fields, from eco-conscious construction to cutting-edge...
The use of wood and branches as fuel for energy creates local jobs and a circular economy. Finnish KX Tree Shears were developed with this in mind. Their first tree shear product was strong and...
Bayer announced that September 2024 in-market sales of Nubeqa® (Darolutamide), the prostrate cancer drug, has exceeded sales of €1 billion year-to-date making Darolutamide the first ever...
Betolar is another company that is seeking to replace cement with their own innovative geopolymer solution that uses side stream-based materials as the raw material for concrete. They have...
RoRePower has participated in a 4-year EU-funded project aimed at developing and testing small power sources for remotely controlled difficult-to-reach sites located outside the power...
With the continued growth of global e-commerce, the demand for various fiber-based packaging solutions is projected to grow 5–10% annually, according to data from Statista Market Insights and...
A hyperspectral camera ASPECT developed by VTT is on board the European Space Agency (ESA) space mission, Hera, to test the deflection technology of potentially hazardous asteroids. The University...
ICEYE, the global leader in SAR satellite operations for Earth Observation and persistent monitoring, has introduced Dwell Precise, a new imaging mode that adds advanced capability to ICEYE’s line...
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has launched the “Energy First” initiative to revolutionize manufacturing technologies for fiber-based products. This initiative aims to address the...
Aon will incorporate ICEYE’s near real-time flood and wildfire data into its event response capabilities for their reinsurance clients, to facilitate the loss analysis of catastrophic events....
