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How Japanese professionals find healthy work-life balance in Espoo, Finland

Big Japanese companies have found the benefits of working in Espoo, Finland's second-biggest city, next to Helsinki. Companies get access to one of the world's top deep tech ecosystems and world-class talents.

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Mitsubishi Electric found the perfect technology partnership in Finland

Big Japanese companies like Mitsubishi Electric are finding strategic partners in Espoo, Finland. Mitsubishi Electric started a wide-ranging strategic partnership with EKE-Electronics, a leading Train Control and Management Systems developer.

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How a small Finnish startup was acquired by Kyocera and is disrupting the timing product market

Kyocera Technologies is on a mission to change the timing product market. Since being acquired by Kyocera in 2019, the Finnish startup has become the global leader in MEMS resonator R&D in the global timing and frequency control market.

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Espoo remains the Finnish leader in patent applications — Nokia as number one

Espoo-based organisations made the majority of patent applications in Finland in 2024. Nokia Technologies and Nokia Networks submitted a total of 524 patent applications, while Aalto University and the research centre VTT followed in shared third place.

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Defence Tech Hub

Defence Tech Hub boosts defence innovation, business, and know-how in Finland and increases cooperation by strengthening Espoo's position as a world-class centre of defence tech, open to domestic and foreign players.

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Knights of Nordics matches deep tech startups with investors

Enter Espoo organised its annual event, Knights of Nordics, at Lucy in the Sky, Castrén & Snellman, House of Nobility, and Slush side event on 18–20 November 2024. Knights of Nordics is about matching startups with the right investors while building trust and friendships.

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Interview of Isak Olevic, CEO of FLEXOUND™

In this interview, Isak Olevic, CEO of FLEXOUND™, talks about why the company wants to participate in the Knights of Nordics event and how Enter Espoo has supported the success of FLEXOUND™.

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ICEYE wins a $93 million growth funding round

ICEYE secured a $93 million growth funding round in April 2024, which will boost investment in the largest constellation of SAR satellites in the world.

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Espoo deepens collaboration with Korea in the fields of digital, science and technology

Enter Espoo signed a MoU with leading innovation players from the Chungbuk Province in Korea on 20 May 2024: Chungbuk Innovation Institute of Science and Technology, Chungbuk National University, and Korea National University of Transportation.

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Espoo ranks sixth in patent applications in Europe — Patent Index 2023

Espoo is ranked sixth in the Patent Index 2023 published by the European Patent Office. Espoo files the sixth most patents of all cities in Europe. Espoo's innovation players made 60.5% of all patent applications in Finland.

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NATO's DIANA accelerator and test centre to be established in Espoo

NATO's DIANA programme is expanding its network to Espoo, Finland. A DIANA accelerator and test centre will be established at VTT's site in Espoo's innovation ecosystem.

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Knights of Nordics matches Espoo's rising stars of deep tech with investors

Enter Espoo organised its annual event, Knights of Nordics, at the Nokia Executive Experience Center, Castrén & Snellman, and House of Nobility on 28–29 November 2023. Knights of Nordics is about matching startups with the right investors while building trust and friendships.