by VF | Jan 1, 2022 | Environment, Finland, Health, Technology
Posiva has submitted an operating license application for an encapsulation plant and a disposal facility for spent nuclear fuel. The facility is currently under construction on Finland’s west coast, Olkiluoto. The license would be valid from March 2024 to the...
by VF | Dec 27, 2021 | Entertainment, Finland, News
The focus of the reform is on preventing harm caused by gambling, combating marketing that violates the Lotteries Act, and directing the demand for gambling towards activities that are covered by the Lotteries Act. The bill was approved on 22 December 2021, and it...
by VF | Dec 5, 2021 | Environment, Finland, Technology, Visions
The Finnish technology sector is looking at its carbon handprint. Instead of carbon footprint, which refers to greenhouse gas emissions caused by a product, the term “carbon handprint” refers to the positive environmental impact a product makes throughout its...
by VF | Nov 26, 2021 | Education, Finland, Lifestyle
The World Economic Forum has estimated that 65% of children entering primary school today will ultimately end up doing jobs that don’t yet exist. In such a rapidly evolving employment landscape, education needs to rethink its purpose and reform its methods for new...
by VF | Nov 21, 2021 | Environment, Finland, Food & Drinks, Health, Lifestyle
Did you know that we gather from the forests and commonly call blueberries in Finland are actually bilberries, (metsä)mustikka in Finnish)? Garden blueberries are called pensasmustikka in Finnish, or bush blueberries. These two are similar, but...
