News – Career in Southwest Finland

26.11.2020

Finnish Startups Raise Record Amount of Funding

Finnish startups and growth companies have raised record levels of venture capital investments, despite the current Coronavirus pandemic, reports Good News From Finland

05.11.2020

Catching Up with Talent Call Turku Winner Andrius Dvinelis

We caught up with Andrius Dvinelis, one of the winners of last year’s Talent Call Turku competition, to see how his family has fared over the last year, and what might lie ahead for them.

15.10.2020

Finland looks to work-based immigration for growth

Attracting skilled migration remains critical to Finland’s future prosperity, reports Good News From Finland.

08.10.2020

Meet Åbot – the City of Turku’s coronavirus advice bot

The City of Turku has launched Åbot, an AI-powered chatbot providing coronavirus guidance in 16 different languages.

23.09.2020

Vote for Turku as the world’s favourite sustainable city!

Use the hashtag #WeLoveTurku on social media to support Turku in the global ‘We Love Cities’ campaign.

16.09.2020

SHIFT 2020 Programme Released!

The SHIFT 2020 Business Webstival has confirmed over 30 speakers for its main event, running from 27-28th October.

09.09.2020

Empower Wednesday – New Program for Talents

The digital networking group International Working Women of Finland are launching a brand-new program to support all international talents in Finland.

03.09.2020

New students are always welcome in Turku!

The 2020 Study in Turku fair welcomed over 1200 new university students to Turku, whilst adapting to current social distancing regulations.

02.09.2020

Koronavilkku – coronavirus tracing app in Finland

The Koronavilkku smartphone app has now been published to help break infection chains. You can now download Koronavilkku to your phone free of charge from the most popular app stores. Koronavilkku has been uploaded to app stores on Monday (31 August 2020). Consequently, it may not yet be possible to access it through the app […]

13.08.2020

Turku-based Northbound Startups Hits the Ground Running

Already having their business ideas tested in practice, the accelerator programme Northbound Startups has a strong launch

10.08.2020

The City of Turku and Bayer Collaborate on the Beyond 2030 Challenge

The Beyond 2030 Challenge is about inspiring students to study science and technology, and shows how the private and public sectors cooperate seamlessly in Turku

28.07.2020

Chasing the Cutting Edge in Data Science Led to Turku

San Diego-born and Scotland-educated Sebhat Yidelwo found professional opportunities and memorable experiences in Turku.

15.07.2020

SHOOT FOR THE STARS

The Finnish Startup Permit Program has already solidified its reputation as the “fast-track solution” to starting a go-getter business in Finland. Andrey Shigaev received the first-ever Finnish Startup Permit in 2018 – now he leads a smart energy revolution with his team.

10.07.2020

Shanghai Ranking: University of Turku among Best in the World in 23 Subjects

Published by the Shanghai Ranking at the end of June, the Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2020 ranked altogether 4,000 universities in 54 subjects. The University of Turku was listed among the best universities in the world in 23 subjects.

08.07.2020

Focusing on What’s Important

Meghadipa Goswami initially came to Turku to study, but after interning and working on her thesis at the diagnostics company ArcDia, she decided to start her career here too.

03.07.2020

Turku Recognized as Best Mid-Sized Climate City 2020

The European Covenant of Mayors bestowed their award for the best mid-sized climate city in Europe on Turku. The Covenant is a network of European cities working together on climate and energy issues and every year they recognize cities that have set ambitious goals in climate policy and work hard to achieve them. This year […]

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