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Finland

Type: Country

Name: Finland

population: 5,246,920

First Reported 14 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 41 Documents (in Market News)

Nokia Lays Off 330 Research and Development Staff

Espoo, Finland - Cell phone maker Nokia (NYSE: NOK) announced on Friday that it will lay off up to 330 employees from its researchand development operations, representing about 2% of its global research anddevelopment staff of 17,000.read more ... [Digital Media Wire - 2 hours ago]

Entities: Nokia Corporation, Espoo (Finland), Finland

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 4 hours ago - 4 Documents (in New Business)

Spain mandates affordable broadband for all

Spanish officials said earlier this week that the government will require service providers to offer broadband with speeds of at least 1 Mbps at regulated rates to residents living anywhere in the country.A frenzy over a new Sony Ericsson smartphone at ... [CNET News.com - 4 hours ago]

Entities: Broadband, Finland, Spain, United States, Federal Communications Commission

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 4 Documents (in Internet & IT)

Spain, Finland adopt universal-broadband policies

Spain and Finland have adopted policies designed to ensure universal broadband access by 2011. In both cases, the speed is not great -- just 1 Mbps -- but the policies demonstrate that the countries view Internet access to be as essential as basic telephone ... [SmartBrief - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Finland, Spain, Ars Technica

First Reported 9 hours ago - Updated 7 hours ago - 2 Documents (in New Business)

STX Finland awarded contract for construction of polar supply and research vessel

STX Finland Oy and the South African Department of Environmental Affairs have signed a contract for construction of a Polar Supply and Research Vessel. The ship with a value of approximately EUR 116 million will bring some 600 man-years of work. The ship ... [Ron's ROV Links - 7 hours ago]

Entities: Wins Contract, Finland, Rauma (Finland)

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 2 Documents

11/17/09 - STX Finland Contracts Polar Vessel

STX Finland Oy and the South African Department of Environmental Affairs have signed a contract for the construction of a polar supply and research vessel. The contract has a value of approximately EUR 116 million and will bring some 600 man-years of ... [Cruise Industry News - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Finland, Rauma (Finland), Landing Area

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 3 Documents (in Internet & IT)

Nokia Corporation

Nokia sees corporate interest for netbook (Reuters)

HELSINKI (Reuters)Top cellphone maker Nokia has seen growing interest among companies for its first netbook or mini-laptop, a company executive said on Thursday. "When we launched the Booklet 3G ... we thought it to be primarily a consumer device, but ... [Yahoo! News - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Nokia Corporation, David Holmes, Helsinki

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 2 Documents (in Internet & IT)

Spain says broadband is a basic right... (TechDirt via TechNews AM)

Slashdot alerts us to the news that Spain will be following Finland's lead in ... [TechNews.AM - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Spain, Broadband, Finland

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Internet & IT)

Expand Networks Tapped by SKS Group Oy

Expand Networks, a provider of optimizing WANs for branch office consolidation and virtualization, announced that SKS Group Oy, an operating wholesaler of machine building components and customer's partner in contract manufacturing in Finland, has deployed ... [TMC Net - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Expand Networks, Bandwidth, Finland

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Internet & IT)

Nokia: Businesses Interested in Netbook

HELSINKI (Reuters) - Top cellphone maker Nokia has seen growing interest among companies for its first netbook or mini-laptop, a company executive said on Thursday.'When we launched the Booklet 3G ... we thought it to be primarily a consumer device, but ... [Datamation - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Nokia Corporation, Helsinki, 3G

First Reported 16 hours ago - Updated 16 hours ago - 1 Documents (in Corporate Deals)

Acquisition of minority holding in Inwido Finland

Ratos has acquired approximately 25% of the shares in Inwido Finland Oy. The purchase price amounts to EUR 8.7m and was paid with 503,640 newly issued B shares in Ratos. Ratos has acquired a minority holding corresponding to approximately 25% of the shares ... [HUGIN Online - 16 hours ago]

Entities: Ratos, Finland, Acquisition, Haglöfs, Arne Karlsson

First Reported 11 hours ago - Updated 11 hours ago - 1 Documents

Tobacco product prices set to rise in Finland

Tax increases in Finland from the beginning of next year will raise the price of cigarettes by an average of about four per cent and the price of hand-rolling tobacco by an average of about 10 per cent, according to an Esmerk Finnish News story. ... [Tobacco Reporter - 11 hours ago]

Entities: Finland, Taxes

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Environment)

Fêted Finnish innovation system falling apart

Finland's innovation policy is held up as a model for other EU governments to follow. In particular, the Finnish government's decision to invest heavily in research and innovation in the wake of its economic crisis in the early 1990s is seen as a prime ... [EurActiv.com - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Invention, Finland, Esko Aho, Nokia Corporation, 1990s

Quotes

Mobile phone giant Nokia said on Friday it will axe 330 people from its research and development staff in Finland and Denmark. "The planned changes are expected to affect up to 230 employees at Nokia's Oulu site in Finland and approximately 100 employees at Nokia's Copenhagen site" the world's biggest mobile phone maker said in a statement

Nokia, Sony Ericsson eye layoffs [International Business Times - 4 hours ago]

Nokia said that it will realign its R&D operations by cutting 330 jobs. In a press release, the Finnish company said that it was looking to "align its research and development operations in Finland and Denmark to be in line with the company's focused portfolio of future products."

Nokia Streamlines R&D [Wireless Week - 7 hours ago]

...You'll help assemble the balloon before "floating over the snowy Arctic wilderness, spotting reindeer and drinking champagne at the touch-down" . Rides cost from €179 for adults; €125 for under-18s. See Visitfinland.com/uk for more information

Where to stay in the Arctic [Money Week - 7 hours ago]

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Spain mandates affordable broadband for all [CNET News.com - 5 hours ago] The country's government is following the lead of Finland and making affordable broadband a legal right. ...
STX Finland awarded contract for construction o... [Ron's ROV Links - 7 hours ago] STX Finland Oy and the South African Department of Environmental Affairs have signed a contract for construction of a Polar Supply and Research Vessel. The ship ...
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WRC: Berlin Wall event [Helsinki Commission - YouTube Channel - 11/05/2009]
Cardin: Where Walls Still Stand [Helsinki Commission - YouTube Channel - 11/05/2009]

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