RIM Launches BlackBerry in Finland
Canadian phone and tablet manufacturer Research In Motion (RIM) has – finally, one might add – started selling BlackBerry smartphones in Finland, which is obviously the birthplace of one of…
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Ex-Nokia employees are Finland's future
The Next Web was in Helsinki last week, and we delved deep into the startup scene that’s bubbling across the Finnish capital. We started at Aalto Venture Garage, a seed…
Meet Flockler [Video interview]
Yesterday at The Next Web Conference Startup Rally, the Finnish based startup Flockler, a social curation platform for publishers launched. Flockler’s tools let audience members create topics, which members can then join….
Rovio Eyes New York Stock Exchange
Can you build an empire on a few agitated avians and some pugnacious pigs? Finland’s Rovio appears to be giving it a good try. The company behind Angry Birds is…
Angry Birds to go Online and Social
Rovio, probably the hottest company in mobile gaming right now, has no worries about Angry Birds running out of steam. Indeed it sees the franchise as having the long-term potential…
Nokia Planning A Boardroom Clear Out?
A number of high-profile executives have been making their way out of Nokia’s headquarters on their own accord as of late but if reports from Germany business weekly Wirtschaftswoche are…
First Finland, Now Spain Makes Broadband Access a Legal Right.
Last month we brought you newsof Finland’s intention to make broadband a legal right for its five million population. Now Spain is following suit and from 2011, Telecom companies that…
Finland becomes the first country in the world to make broadband a legal right.
Finland, a country I was fortunate to visit just last month (my thoughts), has just become the first country in the world to make broadband a legal right. According to…
Finland Startup Ecosystem: Anything But Cold
Last week, I had the pleasure of being invited out to Finland by Finnfacts on a whirlwind tour of new and established Finnish start ups. I was also delighted to…
