08.04.2021 UNESCO Prize Awarded to Turku-based Innovation in AI-enhanced Learning The ViLLE platform of AI-enhanced learning, developed by the University of Turku, has been recognised by UNESCO. Click to read why.
19.03.2021 Finland Is the Happiest Country in the World for the Fourth Year in a Row In a COVID-19-dominated year, Finland retains its status as the happiest country in the world, according to the World Happiness Report. Click to read more
12.03.2021 Diversity in Talents Guarantees High-Quality Games Natasha Skult is an artist, a game industry professional, an academic and a hardcore nerd, who emphasises the importance of diversity in the games industry. Read her story
02.03.2021 Tenth TechTurku Week Goes Virtual 5.-12.3.2021 A VR-solution brings to life the tenth TechTurku Week that covers subjects from security to smart cities and everything in-between, without forgetting matchmaking and recruitment. Click to read more on the Turku Business Region site.
01.03.2021 List of Startups to Watch in 2021 Includes Turku Talent Silo.AI makes it onto a list of 10 Finnish startups to keep an eye on.
25.02.2021 Finland Announces March Shutdown for Three Weeks The government has announced a shutdown of the country taking place 8-28 March. Yle News has the full story.
26.01.2021 Verdant Growth and Cleantech Solutions – The Turku-Based ExtraVerd Gang Extraverd are a Turku-based cleantech startup who received a major boost from the SparkUp community at Turku Science Park Ltd.
17.01.2021 Finding the Joy in Education – Kalypso Filippou & EmJoy EmJoy is a non-profit set up by University of Turku alumni, aiming at making joy a central tool in education and bridging the gap between classroom teachers and the latest in academic research
15.01.2021 Leaving the Planet Better Than We Found It Motolani Sakeye is a cleantech professional who found the best place to work and raise a family in Turku
14.01.2021 Turku Through the Camera Eye: Slade Takala-Lamey & Pliis Video production professional Slade Takala-Lamey came to Turku a “little big for his boots” and found a bustling scene of visionary filmmakers
13.01.2021 Helping Colleagues Around the World Iranian-born Software Developer Mehdi Javan from Vaadin is impressed by the low hierarchy and equality of the Finnish working culture.
13.01.2021 Challenges and Solutions on a Global Scale Ludmila Seppälä has lived and worked in Finland for 12 years. Read her story
11.01.2021 Turku on the New York Times List of 52 Places to Love in 2021 Turku is the only Finnish destination on the list, and one of only three Nordic destinations. Click to read why!
08.01.2021 Attention International Students! Turku’s Looking for You in January (but Act Quick!) The Join Application Period for Finnish Universities has begun and lasts until 20 January. Apply now to study in Turku in August 2021!
17.12.2020 Catch up with Study and Stay in Turku 2020! The recording of Study and Stay in Turku 2020 can now be viewed online! Catch up with inspiring stories from our international talents and alumni, and find out more about working 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