The Nordics are not quite as unique as you may think because a few other countries have similar or higher living standards and almost equally low-income differentials. However, it is quite...
Elfys Inc. was established in 2017 from research work performed on the Aalto University campus in Espoo. The company designs, develops, and manufactures customized and standardized...
Under de senaste åren har flygindustrin stått inför ett ökande tryck att hantera sin miljöpåverkan. Med stigande oro för klimatförändringar har efterfrågan på hållbara alternativ till...
The Nordics have found an important new business idea to help a non-Nordic neighboring country, Poland, in establishing a fossil fuel free way to expand electricity production with a modular...
As your correspondent for forumNordic, I was invited to cover the Nordic Nuclear Forum24 here in Helsinki. The first day, dealt with the Future of the Nuclear Industry, with some excellent...
Steady Energy Ltd was established in June 2023 as a spin-out company from Technical Research Centre of Finland (VTT), one of Europe’s leading research institutions owned by the Finnish state....
Iceland is arranging “Iceland Innovation Week” this coming week 13th May to 17th May, with the objective of expanding and developing the Icelandic Start-up Eco-system. Interview...
Smart phones in all their present guises have been an important innovation because they can connect us with so many things that we need each day like learning, banking, news, healthcare, shopping,...
Bluefors Oy pioneers ultra-low temperature cooling systems, enabling breakthroughs in quantum computing and nanotechnology. It was established in 2008 in Finland by Rob Blaauwgeers and Peter...
In recent years, the aviation industry has been under increasing pressure to address its environmental impact. With concerns about climate change mounting, there has been a growing demand for...
Norway has hundreds of fjords and thousands of lakes with a population living between high mountains and the sea making travel infrastructure environmentally challenging and expensive. Seaplanes can...
ICEYE owns and operates the world’s largest SAR satellite constellation that opens access to new levels of data for the persistent monitoring of large and small locations around the globe –...
The Nordic region is home to four financial institutions that serve as the backbone of local development and stability. Strong regional government is an important feature of the Nordics, unlike many...
Readers with bikes often test the state of their hand pumps by pumping a couple of times with their fingertip placed on stopping the air escaping from the hole at the other end of the pump. If the...
Finnish software company Basemark secures $23.9 million to revolutionize car technology with augmented reality (AR). Basemark, a leading provider of automotive graphics and autonomous driving...
The Swedish Governmental Agency for Innovation Systems (Vinnova) recently commissioned an independent review of their “Strategic Innovation Programmes” (SIPs), whereby various government...
Cyklister testar ofta skicket på sina handpumpar genom att pumpa några gånger med fingertoppen för att stoppa luften från att komma ut ur hålet i andra änden av pumpen. Om pumpen är i...
ICEYE äger och driver världens största satellitkonstellation för syntetisk aperturradar (SAR), vilket ger tillgång till nya nivåer av data för kontinuerlig övervakning av stora och små...
Data Spaces are decentralised ecosystems where data remains with the data owner, defines policies for data use and access for each dataset separately. The owner can decide to share specific...
Finska mjukvaruföretaget Basemark säkrar 239 miljoner dollar för att revolutionera bilteknik med hjälp av förstärkt verklighet (Augmented Reality, AR). Basemark, en ledande leverantör av...
The Finnish company that makes internationally-known orange handled scissors has been moving fast with many other great innovations aimed at professionals in the construction market. Your...
People often wonder why the Nordics are happy and come up with all sorts of funny explanations. Well, here is one actual reason why Denmark is a lot more happier than many other places and it is...
The annual European Innovation Scoreboard (EIS) provides a comparative assessment of the research and innovation performance of EU Member States and selected third countries, and the relative...
Fitch Ratings, like the other main rating agencies S&P and Moody’s all give the same ratings to the four Nordic countries – here is a snapshot from Fitch Ratings:...
By reinforcing concrete with textiles instead of steel, it is possible to use less material and create slender, lightweight structures with a significantly lower environmental impact. The...
Finland’s Ministry of Defence and Lockheed Martin have taken the first steps in the new agreed F-35 fighter program. VTT, alongside a consortium that includes key Finnish universities, is...
Success does not come easy if you want to disrupt the traditional market that almost exclusively has installed porcelain toilets, sinks and bathtubs market more than the last 100 years! We all know...
Sustainability is a crucial demand from consumers, especially among young generations. This statement is especially true for cosmetics with a history of negative publicity related to animal testing...
Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have performed the world's first life cycle assessment (LCA) of an existing, two-seater, all-electric aircraft, with a direct...
Every one of us has a different experience of shopping for groceries and other daily needs. The complexity of dealing with our vagaries is something that shops must deal with to make sure that...
Readers will see in our report presented to the Danish government on how greenhouse emissions from Denmark’s agricultural production can be reduced by the introduction of a carbon tax. This tax...
An expert group commissioned by the Danish government and Parliament have presented a report with three proposals on how greenhouse emissions from Denmark’s agricultural production can be...
