Locate your R&D and Innovation activities
here!
Finland is number one according to
Global Information Technology Report 2013
Finland is the best
place in the world
to benefit from
new information
and
communication
technologies
Finland no. 2 for
dynamic businesses to flourish
business
operating
environment
economics
& growth
science &
technology
labour &
human capital
Singapore
Finland
Sweden
Israel
Austria
Australia
Switzerland
Korea
Germany
United States
72,1
70,5
69,6
69,3
66,1
65,6
65,1
64,9
64,8
64,1
financing
environment
The Grant Thornton Global Dynamism Index (GDI) 2012
EUR 134 million in investments for
Finnish start-ups in Q1 2013
 Finnish start-up companies received
EUR 134 million in investments during
January through March 2013
 Finnish companies generated more
investments than German ones
during Q1 and were only surpassed
by British and French businesses
The mobile cluster
Mobile patents and
world’s strongest
IP-protection!
Source: IPRI 2012
Leading-edge cluster:
The mobile industry
Finland has invested in education and it has fostered Europe’s largest cluster for
mobile professionals: a unique pool of talent, innovation and successful companies.
Prevailing talent includes:
 Development of advanced mobile technologies
 OS development
 Strong app development community for all major platforms
Supported by a thriving peer community acting nationally and regionally
Finland has
but also:
 Europe’s hottest start-up
event Slush every
November in Helsinki
 Over 400 Nokia spin-offs
with new entrepreneurs
refreshing the mobile
cluster
Mobile cluster:
World class collaboration & research
Drives European leadership in ICT innovation for economic
growth and quality of life.
Strategic Center for Science, Technology and Innovation
A non-profit association aiming to improve the operational
efficiency of companies using RFID technology.
Utilizes unused ideas and innovations from Nokia, Nokia
Siemens Networks, Kemira, Metso, Rautaruukki, Wärtsilä,
converting them into new products and services.
Centre of Internet Excellence in Oulu
Helsinki Institute of Information Technology
Centre for Wireless Communication in Oulu
R&D results are well
protected:
Finland ranked no. 2,
Quality of IPR
Protection (WEF 2011)
The internet of things
– Getting hyperconnected
Leading-edge cluster:
The internet of things
The Finnish Intelligent Machines cluster includes regional centres of expertise,
all pitching in to enable the best surroundings for innovation
 develops all aspects of the intelligent machines field, from product design to
development of the flexible production needed for manufacturing the machines,
and of the necessary logistics and business expertise.
 engages a significant number of machine-building companies in creating strategies
for the industry’s future and, in co-operation with the research institutions, in
starting and financing research and development projects.
Cloud computing
– For the future rocket scientists
in business
Leading-edge cluster:
Security in cloud services
 By 2016, 40% of enterprises demand proof of independent security testing
a precondition for using a cloud service (Gartner)
 Finland is home to secure country-wide data and wireless networks and
pioneering cyber-security companies
Finnish success stories :
Investors success:
 Finnish bedrock is ideal for stable and
A leading anti-malware
company for over 20 years.
secure data centres
 Google’s data centre in Hamina is one
of the company’s most efficient and
advanced ones
A visionary in enterprise
network firewalls (Gartner).
Acquired by McAfee 05/13
 2012 TelecityGroup acquired two data
centre operators in Finland to get a fast
gateway to Russian markets
Emerging clusters:
Big data and analytics
Finland is an ideal test bed for Big Data analytics with access to open data sources
such as population, economy, environment, transport, urban structure, well-being
(biobanks, genonbanks, vaccination records, etc.)
Finnish success stories
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 M-Brain
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 Big Data Scoring
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 Big Data Scoring Oy
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 CGI (Logica)
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 Comptel
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 Data Rangers Oy
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 Datactica Oy
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 Gisforest
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 Ineo
 Analyse Solutions Finland
Mirasys Ltd.
Mobisoft
Music.Info
QPR Software
Riskpointer
Super Analytics
Tieto
Valuemotive
Vidamin
Collaboration & research:
 Forum Virium Helsinki,
Helsinki info sharing
 Open knowledge
summer festival
 Data mining, signal
processing, search
algorithms
Bring your R&D&I to Finland!
 Sources and further information:
 Centre's for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment www.elykeskus.fi
 Ministry of Employment and the Economy www.tem.fi
 Enterprise Finland www.enterprisefinland.fi
 Finnvera www.finnvera.fi
 Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation www.tekes.fi
 Finnish Tax Administration www.vero.fi
Why Finland?
Entry to the East
Creative solutions
Stable Society
Competent professionals
Invest in Finland services for
international companies
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Data collection & analysis
Opportunity analysis
Guidance on entry alternatives
Networking
Location management
Setting up a business
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