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Best-kept secret in deep tech

Want to know the best-kept secret in European deep tech? Espoo is one of the leading deep tech ecosystems in Europe and offers you mix of easily accessible opportunities to collaborate, find tech and startups, and investment opportunities.

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Otaniemi's planned smart pole network to transform data collection and utilisation

The smart pole network would be a testing platform for 6G and other smart infrastructure systems. In the future, the network would enable autonomous transportation, new safety solutions, smart lighting and more. (Image: Aalto University, Mikko Raskinen)

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Espoo ranks 6th in patent application among European cities

European Patent Office (EPO) ranks Espoo 6th in patent applications in its Patent Index 2022. Espoo's innovation players filed 58.4% of all patent applications in Finland.

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Connecting with Espoo, Finland, a leading innovation ecosystem city in the Nordic region — City of Yokohama

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Finland's brightest new space innovations are taking off from Espoo

In Finnish new space technology, all eyes are on Espoo. The city is home to a world-class research centre, a space-tech incubator and a spectrum of highly innovative startups.

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VTT builds a pioneering 6G research environment together with Finnish universities

VTT is building a 6G research environment, 6G-FUWIRI, together with Finnish universities. The project continues the pioneering Finnish 6G research.

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Espoo's Kera district is the new standard in smart city piloting environments

The Kera district in Espoo is setting a new sustainable smart city pilot environment standard — with Nokia providing the 5G platform and the city and local companies the smart city infrastructure.

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