Finnish digital economy ranks 3rd in Europe

Finland is among the top three in the Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI 2018) published by the European Union. Denmark secured the top position in the overall index while Sweden ranked second. Finland, however, ranked top...

President´s portrait reportedly contains "wrong cheek"

The look of President Sauli Niinistö in his recently published mosaic portrait came under hot discussion on Wednesday, as a part of the cheek in the portrait actually does not belong to him. The official portrait...

Discrimination still common in Nordic schools

Discrimination is still common in Nordic schools, found a research project titled JustEd by examining schools from the perspectives of equality and diversity, according to a University of Helsinki press release. On a global scale, the...

Unemployment rate reduces to 8.6% in April

The number of employed people was 48,000 higher in April than one year ago, according to Statistics Finland’s Labour Force Survey. The number of unemployed persons in April 2018 was 233,000, which was 45,000 lower than...

Nordic Prime Ministers promote 5G connections

Finland aims to build commercial 5G networks early 2019

Prime Minister Juha Sipilä on Wednesday said that Finland aims to build the first commercial 5G networks at the beginning of next year. “Finland aims to be among the leaders in adopting 5G technology. We should...