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Stormskärs Maja arrives to Turku
The Old Great Square in Turku will transform itself to 19th-century market with almost a hundred Turku-based film extras. The main location for Stormskärs Maja is in the northern part of mainland Åland, but filming will also take place in Turku in May. The West Finland Film Commission helped to organize the filming in Turku….…
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Turku region start-ups believe in strong growth
The first extensive survey on start-ups in the Turku region was carried out this spring. The 125 start-up businesses in the region expect their turnover to more than double by the end of the year compared to the figures for 2021, which means an increase of over 54 million euros in the turnover. An overall……
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Local innovators | A chat with Jari of Jarvenkyla Oy
Jari Suominen is a man who has always sought to figure things out for himself. Already in his twenties, he traveled abroad to investigate how the farm inherited from his family could be revitalized. As CEO of Jarvenkyla Oy, Jari has significantly improved the industry’s products and farming processes. We chatted about the latest ozonated……
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Northbound Scaleups helps startups go international
Northbound Scaleups, a new program aimed at helping startups scale up their business, has officially launched this March. The joint initiative by Turku Science Park, Movexum (Gävle, Sweden), and Tehnopol (Tallinn, Estonia) offers international workshops and mentoring sessions, free of charge, to help participating startups gain valuable knowledge of new target markets and learn new……
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Recruiting company, could the Netherlands be an option?
Europe’s biggest emigration fair brings more than 10 000 jobseekers under one roof. Companies in the Turku region have the opportunity to participate in the fair from 1-2 April as part of the Finnish stand. Companies in the Turku region have the opportunity to participate in Europe’s largest migration fair as part of Finland’s #FinlandWorks……
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Oscar nominations for a film made in Turku – Turku-based production company Filmgate Finland has created the visual effects for the film Living
Living, starring Bill Nighy, has received two Academy Award nominations, three BAFTA nominations and nine BIFA nominations. The film was co-produced by Filmgate Films and the VFX post-production was made by Filmgate Finland in Turku. West Finland Film Commission supported the VFX work. West Finland Film Commission is delighted with the numerous nominations that Living……
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Employment impact of the Turku shipyard continues to grow in Finland
The direct and indirect employment impact of the Turku Shipyard continued to grow in 2021 by over 13 percent, according to a regional impact study of the shipyard conducted by the University of Turku. The increase in the employment impact of the Meyer Turku shipyard in recent years is largely related to the increase of……
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Janne Mustonen appointed CEO of Turun Seudun Kehitys Ltd development company
In addition to his duties as CEO, Janne Mustonen is responsible for creating, maintaining and developing the Invest in process in the Turku region as part of the business services provided by Turku Science Park Ltd. Mustonen has a strong background in successfully attracting companies and investments to the Oulu region. This January, Janne Mustonen……
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“We have the answer to your challenge!”
In November, SparkUp saw an exceptional buzz of activity as nearly 100 SME representatives, challenge owners and experts met at the international Urban Tech Hackathon in Turku. The companies that advanced from the hackathon to the EU-funded Urban Tech Programme were Renotech, MarshallAI, nollaE, Watec Consulting, Remoted, Fidera, iQ Payments and Blokgarden. The international Urban……
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Abomics, a pioneer in personalised medicine, buys Multirec
Abomics Oy has acquired Multirec Oy. Abomics is a Finnish company specialising in pharmacogenetics and one of the leading players in the field in Europe. It maintains a pharmacogenetics database and provides pharmacogenetics consulting services to clinical laboratories and healthcare professionals. Multirec is a healthcare information services company that has been operating for 22 years……