Latest Finland Stories
Researchers at Aalto University have succeeded in developing a durable and affordable nanofibrillar cellulose film platform to support medical testing. New environmentally friendly, reliable nanofibrillar cellulose (NFC) platforms are more diverse than plastic films. New film can be made, for instance, hydrophobic, hydrophilic and the electric charge can be changed. This will enhance the possibility of conducting thousands of different medical tests at home or in physicians’ receptions...
LOS GATOS, Calif., Oct. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX), the world's largest Internet subscription service for movies and TV shows, launches in Finland today, culminating a week of events that also introduced Netflix to Sweden, Denmark and Norway. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20101014/SF81638LOGO) Ten million broadband households in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden can now subscribe to Netflix and, for one low monthly price, instantly access a...
NEW YORK, Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- MWW (www.mww.com), one of the top ten global independent public relations firms, announced today that Laurie Armstrong has joined the firm as senior vice president of MWW's technology and digital content practice. Former Director of Communications for Nokia, North America, Armstrong will oversee MWW's technology team focusing on mobile devices, applications and services. Armstrong comes to MWW with nearly 15 years experience in the wireless...
ESPOO, Finland, and SHANGHAI, China, October 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Picosun Oy, leading atomic layer deposition (ALD) equipment manufacturer has co-organized the 1st International Conference on ALD Applications and 2nd China ALD Conference in cooperation with Fudan University, one of China's top universities. The event took place in Shanghai 15th - 16th October at Fudan University's premises. The Conference Committee was co-chaired by Prof. David Wei Zhang, Dean of...
HELSINKI, Finland and WELLESLEY, Mass., Oct. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- SSH Communications Security, known the world over as the inventor of the secure shell protocol, has signed an enterprise-wide agreement with a top 10 U.S. insurance company to deliver licenses, maintenance and support to secure its entire mainframe infrastructure. "Facing growing overhead costs and increasing security and compliance issues, this customer made the decision to move away from their existing...
ESPOO, Finland, October 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Bluegiga announces today the availability of its next generation iWRAP[TM] Bluetooth 3.0 stack, iWRAP5 for Bluegiga's Bluetooth Classic Modules. It adds new advanced features, such as iAP support for Apple accessory developers, Hands-Free Profile v.1.6 with Wide Band Speech codec, Continua 1.5 support for the Health Device Profile, as well as many other new features and improvements built to simplify Bluetooth connectivity and...
April Flowers for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online New research out of Finland suggests that eating tomatoes and tomato-based foods is associated with a lower risk of stroke. Tomatoes are high in the antioxidant lycopene. The results, published in Neurology, found that people with the highest volume of lycopene in their blood were 55 percent less likely to have a stroke than those with the lowest amounts of lycopene. At the beginning of the study the lycopene blood level was...
HELSINKI, Finland, October 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Finland based Holiday Club will build Angry Birds(TM) Activity Parks in connection with three of its spa hotels. The first year-round indoor activity park will be completed in Kuusamon Tropiikki for Christmas 2012. In February the Angry Birds will land in Saariselka and next autumn in Saimaa, in Lappeenranta. The largest Angry Birds Activity Park investment in Finland is a display of the creative cooperation of the market...
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Oct. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- When U.S. Army Captain Jon Anderson steps onto the wrestling mat in Kuortane, Finland later this week, he'll have six minutes to prove himself on the world stage. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120509/LA03227LOGO-b) It's the "brain training" that has propelled Anderson from unranked in the wrestling world to an international threat in just a few years. Anderson was a nationally ranked wrestler at...
TURKU, Finland, September 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A smart video surveillance solution from Video Networks by Teleste brings security and safety to everyday life and offers ease of use to security operators At Security Essen, Teleste, an international technology group specialised in broadband video and data communication systems and services, will introduce and display S-VMX, a new smart video surveillance platform that takes video based security systems to the web...
Latest Finland Reference Libraries
The Karelian Bear Dog is a hunting breed from Finland. The breed is commonly used for hunting large animals such as moose and elk and is capable of hunting bear and boar as well, thus its name. The breed has never been interbred with other breeds in its homeland in order to preserve its hunting instinct. The breed stands 19 to 24 inches high and should be in fantastic physical condition. The coat of the Karelian Bear Dog is stiff and straight with a soft undercoat. The coat is...
The Finnish Spitz is a hunting dog which originated in Finland. It is often referred to as a "bark pointer" as it barks to indicate located game. It is typically used for hunting small animals such as squirrels, but can also be used to hunt larger animals such as elk, moose, and bears. Since 1979, the breed has been the official dog of Finland. The breed generally stands from 14.5 to 19 inches tall and weighs 20 to 33 pounds. The Finnish Spitz has a square build; it is nearly as long as it...
The Finnish Lapphund is a medium-sized Spitz type dog originally bred to herd reindeer. It is one of the most popular dogs in its country of origin, Finland, and has become a well-liked companion dog. The breed originally herded for the Sami, a group of people who once inhabited the areas between Russia, Norway, Sweden, and Finland. The breed was eventually standardized before World War II, and the original breed standard was set in 1945. The breed is currently recognized in Finland, Europe,...
The Nine-spined Stickleback (Pungitius pungitius), is a species of fish in the Gasterosteidae family. It is found in Belarus, Belgium, Canada, China, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greenland, Ireland, Japan, South Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Republic of, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
