The National Library of Finland is the foremost research library in Finland. Administratively the library is part of the University of Helsinki. Until 1 August 2006, it was known as the Helsinki University Library. The National Library is responsible for storing the Finnish cultural heritage. By Finnish law, the National Library is a legal deposit library and receives copies of all […]
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JOLIER is a Finnish design brand for women that produces transformable and multi-fitting collections. Jolier was created in 2008 in Helsinki, Finland, by fashion designer Sveta Planman. The core concept of Jolier’s business idea is transformability in clothing and sustainability. Jolier clothes are either transformable or reversible. All pieces are one-size. Jolier collections are continuous and sold without […]
The Aurora Borealis appears under a huge doughnut shaped ring that is centred around earth’s magnetic north pole. Without entering too much into the science here, this means that if you travel to a location right under the “doughnut”, or Aurora oval (the green band on the image below), then you maximise your chances to […]
Lemmenjoki National Park is situated in area of municipalities of Inari and Kittilä, Lapland, in Northern Finland. It was founded in 1956 and has since been expanded twice. Its total area is 2,850 square kilometres (1,100 sq mi), making it the biggest national park of Finland and one of the largest in Europe. The park is named after the Lemmenjoki River, an 80 kilometres […]
Reindeer farm Petri Mattus is located in the village of Menesjärvi in between Lemmenjoki National Park and Hammastunturi wilderness area. The journey starts at the reindeer farm, at the herder´s home. You will be stuffed into the sledge where you will travel comfortably pulled by a snowmobile. The reindeer are free in the forest and […]
Siida is a museum located on Lake Inari in the village of Inari in Inari, Finland. It is home to the Sámi Museum and Northern Lapland Nature Centre. Siida arranges exhibitions on Sámi culture and the nature of Northern Lapland. In addition, Siida has an open-air museum open in the summers, which was originally known as the Inari Sámi Museum. The first buildings were […]
Posiva Oy is a Finnish company with headquarters in the municipality of Eurajoki, Finland. It was founded in 1995 by Teollisuuden Voima (60% of stock) and Fortum (40% of stock), two Finnish nuclear plant operators, for researching and creating a method of final disposal of spent nuclear fuel from their plants. For this purpose, Posiva is currently constructing the Onkalo spent nuclear fuel repository, […]
A pearl of tourism in Satakunta offers diverse tourism services for private individuals as well as groups. Vuojoki Manor in Eurajoki is a pearl of Finnish architecture that offers diverse tourism services for private individuals as well as groups. Vuojoki Manor is a developing attraction that adapts to customer needs in the spirit of our […]
Karvio School is a primary school in the village of Karvio in the municipality of Heinävesi, South Savo , east of the Karvio Canal (grades 0-6). The school building, completed in 2010, also has facilities for a group family daycare center and home care. In 2016, a total of 35 primary school students attended the village school. In addition, preschoolers study at the school.
Varistaipale canal is a Finnish canal in Heinävesi. It is another of the canals which connects Juojärvi to Varisvesi. The canal is a part of Heinävesi route (Heinäveden reitti), a route with six canals: Kerma, Vihovuonne, Pilppa, Karvio, Taivallahti and Varistaipale canals. The canal was built in 1911–1913 and has four locks. It is the biggest canal in Finland being the only canal to have this many locks. The height of […]
The Hammastunturi Wilderness Area is located in Lapland, Finland. It was established in 1991 like all the other 11 wilderness areas of Finland. It covers 1,825 square kilometres (705 sq mi) situated in a fell and forest area between the Urho Kekkonen National Park and Lemmenjoki National Park. It is governed by the Metsähallitus. The history of the area comprises reindeer husbandry, Lapland gold rush, and later road building and settlements. […]
Inari is Finland‘s largest municipality (but one of the most sparsely populated), with four official languages, more than any other in the country. Its major sources of income are tourism, service industry and cold climate testing. With the Siida museum in the village of Inari, it is a center of Sami culture, widely known as the “capital of Sámi culture. The airport in Ivalo and the country’s key […]
Heinävesi is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the North Karelia region. The municipality has a population of 3,195 and covers an area of 1,319.58 square kilometres of which 288.71 km2 is water. The population density is 3.1 inhabitants per square kilometre (8.0/sq mi). Neighbouring municipalities are Savonlinna, Varkaus, Leppävirta, Tuusniemi, Outokumpu and Liperi. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. In 2021, Heinävesi had its region reassigned from South Savonia to North Karelia. The only […]
Eurajoki is a municipality of Finland located in the region of Satakunta in the province of Western Finland. The municipality has a population of 9,454 and covers an area of 1,504.96 square kilometres of which 298.39 km2 is water. The population density is 27.37 inhabitants per square kilometre. Two of Finland’s four nuclear reactors are on the island of Olkiluoto in Eurajoki, and a third one is under construction. The two other operating reactors […]
Asikkala is a municipality of Finland. Its seat is in Vääksy, at the shores of the Lake Päijänne. It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Päijänne Tavastia region. The municipality has a population of 8,063 and covers an area of 755.55 square kilometres of which 192.13 km2 is water. The population density is 14.31 inhabitants per square kilometre (37.1/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish, by […]
Alavieska is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 2,518 and covers an area of 253.02 square kilometres (97.69 sq mi) of which 1.66 km2 (0.64 sq mi) is water. The population density is 10.02 inhabitants per square kilometre (26.0/sq mi). Neighbouring municipalities are Kalajoki, Merijärvi, Oulainen and Ylivieska. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Tana Oy is a Finnish waste management company located in Jyväskylä, Finland. Tana is the leading supplier of landfill compaction vehicles in Finland and one of the leading manufacturers of mobile machines for waste management in the world. Operations and products Tana Oy is a global waste management company. Tana is a manufacturer of landfill compaction vehicles primarily in Europe, Australia and North America. The company also markets waste […]
SATEL is Finnish radio modem manufacturer that specializes in developing and selling of independent radio networking technology solutions for i.a. land survey, SCADA, traffic control and telemetry applications. Products Serial and TCP/IP communication The SATEL radio modem family offers transparent serial data communication (RS-232, RS-485, RS-422). These products are used in applications ranging from Mt Everest to power distribution networks and from professional motor […]
Raute Corporation is the parent company of the globally operating Raute Group, which manufactures machines for the production of veneer, plywood and LVL panels and beams.
Murata Electronics Oy is a Finnish company (previously called VTI Technologies Oy) that design, develop and manufacture accelerometers, inclinometers and gyro sensors based on the company’s proprietary 3D MEMS technology. These sensors are used to measure things such as acceleration, inclination, vibration and pressure. In 2012, VTI Technologies was acquired by the Japanese Murata Manufacturing group, and changed its name to […]
Gasera Ltd. is a Finnish high-tech company focused on the analysis of gases, liquids and solid materials. The main focus of Gasera is measuring harmful air pollutants in order to protect humans and the environment. Other applications include e.g. greenhouse gas monitoring, automotive and ship emissions monitoring, dissolved gas analysis in transformer oil, CWA and TIC detection, material identification and food production […]
Aidon Oy is a Finnish technology company that focuses on energy metering systems. Its product portfolio covers remote energy metering systems and smart grid applications which the company sells mainly to Nordic distribution system operators. Products Aidon was the first company in the world to equip energy meters with sensors to detect events in the electricity grid. Its energy meters are called energy service […]
Peikko Group Corporation is a Finnish supplier of Slim Floor Structures, Wind Energy Applications and Connection Technology for Precast and Cast-in-situ. Peikko is a family-owned and run company with over 1,800 employees. Products Peikko’s product range consists of concrete connections for precast construction, concrete connections for cast-in-situ construction, composite beams and frame structures enabling slim floor structures, flooring products, and […]
Pohjola Hospital is an orthopedic hospital that serves accidents and illnesses that require the care and rehabilitation of the musculoskeletal system. The servics include: all specialties that support orthopedics, hand surgery, such as physiotherapy, neurosurgery and neurology.
Ovumia Fertinova Helsinki clinic is located on the 5th floor of a building and is modern with a separate embryology and andrology laboratory. It has one theatre and one recovery room accommodating four beds. Ovumia Fertinova Treatments IVF/ICSI Egg donation (fresh and frozen eggs) Donor sperm Embryo donation (donor eggs and donor sperm) Embryo freezing Sperm/egg […]
Andante Oy is a family run dental and medical clinic in Oulu which was established in 1994. The primary focus of Andante Oy is to provide outstanding dental and medical treatments to all customers taking careful note of all individual needs. We see it as our responsibility to provide all our customers with top quality […]
Health Center Hospital The hospital has two wards, a total of 56 beds.The wards are located at Kaarina Central Health Station at Voivalantie 5. Treatment in wards The departments have a multi-professional working group, which in addition to the nursing staff includes a doctor, a physiotherapist and a social worker. In addition, we have e.g. speech therapist […]
The Alavus main health station offers reception services for doctors, nurses, nurses, diabetes nurses and physiotherapists. The Alavus main health station has urgent treatment for the whole area. Urgent careTel. 06 2525 7612 Appointment and survey of research answersMon – Fri 8 am – 4 pmTel. 06 2525 7612
Hossa is a village in Finland, located in the province of Oulu and part of the Suomussalmi municipality. The village is a popular outdoor tourist destination and is known for the oldest rock paintings in Northern Finland, dating back to 1500-2500 BC (Värikallio). The name “Hossa” originates from the old Sami word Huossa meaning “a place far away”. Hossa National Park The Hossa National Park was established on June 17, […]
Repovesi National Park is situated in the municipalities of Kouvola and Mäntyharju, only a few hours north-east of the more populous Helsinki area of southern Finland. Formerly a site for intensive commercial forestry, the Repovesi area successfully transformed into a pristine national park. Pine and birch trees dominate the park. Repovesi abounds with wildlife including bear, deer and various birds. The River Koukunjoki flows […]
Profium is a Finnish company that provides software for companies to use on-premises or as part of cloud computing environments. Profium has headquarters in Espoo, Finland and offices in Mikkeli, Finland and in Walnut Creek, California. Products Profium Sense Profium Sense is: A NoSQL in-memory graph database Patented Rule Engine optimized for real-time operations Sense constantly monitors and gathers data from heterogeneous sources […]
Tuxera Inc. is a Finnish software company that develops and sells file systems software. Its most popular products are Tuxera NTFS and Tuxera exFAT, both available on a number of platforms including Linux, Android, QNX and macOS. Tuxera’s customers include a number of consumer electronics manufacturers in mobile phones, tablets, TVs, set-top boxes, automotive infotainment and storage markets.[1] Tuxera NTFS for Mac provides read/write connectivity to Windows-formatted hard drives […]
Rightware is a Finnishsoftware development company that provides user interface software for automotive and other embedded industries. Headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, Rightware has offices in Silicon Valley, Detroit, Tokyo, Seoul, Shanghai, London and Munich. In 2015, Deloitte nominated Rightware on its “Fast 50” list of 50 fastest growing tech companies. Products Kanzi Kanzi is a user interface creation software consisting of two parts: Kanzi Studio and Kanzi Engine. Kanzi Studio: provides a PC-based real-time WYSIWYG editor for designers and embedded […]
Navielektro is a privately owned Finnish company specialized in development and maintenance of situational awareness, surveillance and communication systems for both civilian and military purposes. Navielektro develops, manufactures and provides maintenance for a range of various radar and related sensors and communication equipment. Products and Services Navielektro offers a wide range of different solutions for surveillance and […]
Futuremark Oy was a Finnish software development company that produced computer benchmark applications for home, business, and press use. Products PC benchmarks 3DMark PCMark Powermark Servermark VRMark Smartphone and tablet benchmarks 3DMark PCMark for Android Cellphone benchmarks 3DMarkMobile VGMark SimulationMark SPMark Video games Shattered Horizon (PC) Hungribles (iOS) Unstoppable Gorg (PC, Mac, iPad) Other products Peacekeeper, web browser benchmark XL-R8R, based on 3DMark2000 […]
Efecte is a Finnish software corporation that produces cloud-based solutions and related services to its customers. Its product range consists of IT departments’ ERP solutions, i.e. IT Service Management solutions, and Identity and Access Management software that is needed for signing into different IT systems. Products Efecte offers cloud-based IT Service Management and Identity and Access Management software and professional services that support them. With Efecte’s […]