Category: Finland
Turku: Finland’s hub of AI innovation
Nestled on the banks of the Aura River, the sleepy medieval town of Turku in Finland is becoming a hub of deep tech, where thorough academic research meets the latest […]
EU, Finland launch €2 billion digital finance push for global south
The European Union has joined forces with Finnish impact investor Finnfund to launch the “EU Finnfund Global Connected Guarantee,” the largest EU guarantee program dedicated to the digital sector. The […]
IXI’s lightweight smart glasses promise ‘greater comfort’
IXI, the company behind the world’s first autofocus glasses, unveiled a prototype pair of lightweight smart glasses at Slush in Helsinki this week. The new smart glasses, shown at the […]
AI Summit: Is the European Union stifling AI with regulation?
By Chris Price, AI Summit, Turku, Finland The inaugural AI Summit in Turku, Finland, became the stage for a debate over Europe’s economic fate, with leading figures from finance, academia, […]
‘Jilted partner’: Neil Lawrence on how Europe’s AI strategy must move on from US
DeepMind Professor Neil Lawrence tells the audience at The AI Summit in Turku, Finland that Europe needs to stop behaving like the ‘jilted partner’ in the AI race and find […]
ELLIS Institute Finland officially launches at Turku AI Summit
By Chris Price, Turku, Finland November 17, 2025 The official opening of the ELLIS Institute Finland took place today at the inaugural AI Summit in Turku, marking – what’s hoped […]
Finland’s Prime Minister urges Europe to ‘lead, not follow’ on AI at Turku Summit
By Chris Price, Turku, Finland November 17, 2025 Europe must urgently pivot from follower to leader in the next wave of artificial intelligence development, Prime Minister Petteri Orpo of Finland […]
