Why is Finland Europe's technology leader? The prime minister explains
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The Scandinavian nation spends a lot in R&#38;D, which has kept them buoyant. Next: Finland wants to move into clean tech.
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Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen (centre) said on Wednesday that forest cooperation between Finland and Russia will create great opportunities for both sides, provided such cooperation starts running ...
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According to the World Economic Forumâs ranking, for the second straight year the most competitive economy is Finlandâs one. Finland hit the top for the quality of its public institutions and the high
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EU membership was the cause of Finland and Sweden drifting apart, according to the memoirs of Richard Brander, former Brussels correspondent of the Finnish News Agency (STT) and current Financial Editor of ...
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BRUSSELS The European Commission opened legal cases against France, the Netherlands, Sweden and Finland on Wednesday, saying that it believed the four governments had been favoring Intel, the US computer chip maker, when awarding public contracts.
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TOKYO, Feb 11 (IPS) - During his four-day visit to Tokyo last week,  Albania's first democratically elected prime minister, Sali  Berisha, asked Japan to strengthen economic ties with his country  and support Kosovo's bid for independence from Serbia.
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Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov is to visit Helsinki next Tuesday and Wednesday, scheduled to meet Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen (centre) and President Tarja Halonen (soc dem), the Finnish government ...
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New Zealand should aspire to a level of social provision closer to Sweden's, Prime Minister Helen Clark says.
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When Wayne Gretzky has watched Team Finland, he has viewed it as having the disposition of a guard dog rather than an underdog. He believes the Finns are in the World
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Dr. Aatos Erkko, the former chairman and the largest single owner of the SanomaWSOY media group, feels that it is important for Finlands success for Finns to enjoy life in Finland, and that they should have ...
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BRUSSELS -- The European Commission has asked four European Union (E.U.) countries to justify why they favor Intel Corp. processors in computers for public authorities, it announced Wednesday.
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The government would like the number of immigrants in Finland to grow significantly.
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BusinessWeek Online - Europe has long been an innovation leader. Centuries ago, Johannes Gutenberg  revolutionized practically everything with his technological marvel, the printing press. Europe's modern-day innovators have changed how we work and play with inventions such as compact disks, the World Wide Web, and the Linux operating system. Today, engineers at Airbus are pushing the envelope with the world's biggest commercial aircraft, the 600-seat, double-decker A380 superjumbo. ...
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Prime Minister and President disagree on globalisation policy Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen (Centre) takes a much more positive view of the consequences of globalisation than President Tarja Halonen.
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Nordic countries are leading the way in global economic competitiveness, with Finland topping the World Economic Forum's latest rankings.
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In her speech at a globalisation discussion arranged by FinnChurchAid (FCA) and the periodical Suomen Kuvalehti in Helsinki's Lutheran Cathedral on Wednesday, President Tarja Halonen called on the Finnish ...
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In Europe, industry leaders, government officials and others debate whether patents would hinder or cultivate innovation.