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Omnia AI Lab — an accelerator of a digitally equal community

How will AI affect our day-to-day living? Omnia AI Lab, the City of Espoo's adult education initiative, is here to do just that: Put the every day into artificial intelligence.

Education & learning

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Introducing Aalto Design Factory — interview with Kalevi Ekman, Director

Aalto Design Factory is Aalto University's product design and learning hub established in 2008. Kalevi Ekman, the Director, talks about why Design Factory produces the best product designers in the world.

Education & learning

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Aalto Design Factory — a training ground for the world’s best product designers

Aalto Design Factory trains the world’s best product designers and is a key player in creating Finland's startup scene. Nowadays, the Espoo-based product development and learning hub has a global network of Design Factories.

Education & learning

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Solar Foods ranked as a top 10 startup in Finland

Nordic region’s biggest weekly business magazine, Talouselämä named Solar Foods among the most promising Finnish startups in 2020.

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Solar Foods's Solein protein is among the best inventions of 2020 — TIME

TIME magazine selected Solar Foods's Solein protein among the best inventions of 2020.

Sunny view from Keilaniemi Espoo.

Mix in wood fibres and spider silk and you get a rival for plastic

Aalto University and VTT created a unique bio-based material that outperforms most of today's synthetic and natural materials.

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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.

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VTT is re-thinking the recycling of polystyrene in Europe

VTT is re-thinking the state of polystyrene production, consumption and recycling. The aim is to offer a technically and economically feasible solution to recycling polystyrene waste in Europe.

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Introducing Sensible 4 — interview with Harri Santamala, CEO

Sensible 4 is the developer of the world's first all-weather self-driving technology. Harri Santamala talks about the Espoo-based startup's story so far.

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Sensible 4's self-driving technology is the future of sustainable urban mobility

Sensible 4 renews sustainable urban mobility with the world's first all-weather self-driving technology. The Espoo-based autonomous vehicle technology startup is expanding to Asia and Europe.

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Finns trust other people the most in Europe

Finns' trust in other people is the highest in Europe according to the European Commission.

Aerial view of Nuuksio National Park in autumn

A leading city in UN sustainable development goals

Espoo is a forerunner in the UN sustainable development goals — Espoo to reach the UN SDGs by 2025.

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