Report: Four scenarios depicting the direction of regional development in Finland in 2040
8.12.2021 13.02

In a report commissioned by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment, likely future outlooks for regional development in Finland have been examined through four different scenarios. According to these scenarios which extend to 2040, regional development may be globally selective, concentrated on raw materials and tourism, patchwork-like or balanced.
AI Forum 2018: Artificial intelligence to boost European competitiveness
13.9.2018 10.41

The AI Forum 2018 is an international conference for discussing how artificial intelligence (AI) can boost competitiveness and economic growth in Europe. It will take place at Aalto University’s main building Dipoli in Espoo on 8–9 October 2018. Information about the conference programme and speakers is available at aiforum2018.fi.
OECD recommends: More integrated approach needed in research and innovation development
9.6.2017 12.30

The OECD has today published a review of research and innovation policy in Finland where it gives several recommendations for increased productivity, economic renewal, competence development and improved effectiveness of research. A key challenge for Finland is to transform knowledge, research results and new ideas into new products and innovations in global markets.
VTT applies for government license to decommission research reactor
20.6.2017 10.15

On 20 June 2017, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd submitted an application addressed to the Government to decommission the FiR 1 research reactor in Otaniemi. FiR 1 has been in use since 1962 for research, teaching and isotope production and, in its latter years, also for cancer treatments.
ESA Director General visits Finland with news of establishment of ESA BIC
8.6.2017 12.36

Johann-Dietrich Wörner, Director General of the European Space Agency (ESA), is visiting Finland today, 8 June. The decision to open an ESA Business Incubation Centre (BIC) in Finland will be announced during his visit. On Thursday morning, Wörner met with Minister of Employment Jari Lindström and Finland’s ESA delegates.
OECD: Finland needs a new national vision for research and innovation policy
8.2.2017 16.15

The Finnish research and innovation system should be developed as a whole in cooperation with different stakeholders. Attention should be paid to reinforcing the overall governance of the system and enhancing interaction between the research and business community.
OECD: On average, displaced workers in Finland are re-employed quickly
24.11.2016 11.46

The Finnish labour market model has proven to be fairly flexible in recent years assesses the OECD. Dismissals are common in Finland by international standards, but a majority of displaced workers gain re-employment quickly. However, special attention should be given to people over the age of 55, who are dismissed, and the long-term unemployed.
Latest news
Report: Four scenarios depicting the direction of regional development in Finland in 2040
Press release
8.12.2021 13.02
Minister Lintilä on a Team Finland visit to Namibia and Kenya
Press release
26.10.2018 11.24
AI Forum 2018: Artificial intelligence to boost European competitiveness
Press release
13.9.2018 10.41
Ministers Virolainen and Tiilikainen to join the discussion on energy transition possibilities when IRENA visits Finland on 26–27 April
Press release
20.4.2018 11.17
Report: Significant benefits for Finland from the EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation
Press release
15.2.2018 16.43