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Interview of Claes Mikko Nilsen, Principal at NordicNinja

Claes Mikko Nilsen, Principal at NordicNinja, discusses what makes Espoo and the Knight of Nordics event special from an investor's perspective. NordicNinja is the largest Japanese-backed VC operating in Europe.

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Top 50 startups to watch in Espoo in 2024 — Q1 list by Dealroom

Every quarter, we'll release a list of the top 50 Espoo-based startups to watch in 2024 — provided to us by Dealroom.

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Finland strengthens commercial presence in Washington — opportunities for Espoo-based companies

Finland strengthens its commercial presence in Washington D.C. by starting the Gateway to US Industrial Platforms project, led by Martti Wallin. There is interest in Finnish innovations in energy efficiency, cyber security, and digitalisation, among others, in the US.

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Neste and Coldplay partner up to cut carbon emissions caused by touring

Coldplay starts a partnership with Espoo-based energy company Neste to cut Music Of The Spheres World Tour CO2 emissions by 50%. Neste is the leading sustainable aviation fuel and renewable diesel producer and supplier.

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Espoo is 6th among European cities that applied for most patents in 2021

Espoo is 6th among European cities that applied for most patents in 2021. From Espoo-based companies, Nokia made the global top 50.

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Microsoft and Fortum's Espoo data centre project will provide zero-emission district heating for 250,000 people

Microsoft and Fortum have announced a partnership in which waste heat from Microsoft's planned Espoo data centre will be converted into district heating. This is the biggest ICT investment ever in Finland.

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Nokia and Kone are selected in the top 50 of clean energy transition leaders

Espoo-based Nokia and Kone are ranked 29th and 49th respectively in Corporate Knights's Clean200 — a global list of companies leading the transition to clean energy.

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Neste ranked among the world's most sustainable companies

Neste made the 2022 Global 100 ranking of the world's most sustainable companies by Corporate Knights.

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VTT builds Europe's leading clean energy piloting centre in Espoo

VTT will build Europe's leading clean energy piloting centre in Espoo. The new research and testing environment will allow companies to scale solutions to production quickly and cost-effectively.

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Smart Otaniemi

Smart Otaniemi is a platform for smart city solutions that are both sustainable and commercially successful.

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Laguuni water sports oasis sets fresh example of Espoo’s innovative spirit

Laguuni is no ordinary water sports centre. Located amongst some of the biggest Finnish companies in a beautiful natural environment, it shares the same innovative spirit and passion as the innovators around it.