Finnish futurist sees new ways of looking at people’s career paths and skills
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Finnish futurist sees new ways of looking at people’s career paths and skills

We meet multitalented futurist, inventor and composer Perttu Pölönen, who helps people navigate the ever-changing labour market. He believes continual technological progress will increase the need for uniquely human skills.

951 million

euros invested in Finnish startup companies in 2020

Source: Finnish Venture Capital Association

#6

in the Networked Readiness Index, measuring ability to utilise ICT

Source: Global Information Technology Report

Inventors of next-generation DNA sequencing receive Millennium Technology Prize in Helsinki
Business & innovationTechnology

Inventors of next-generation DNA sequencing receive Millennium Technology Prize in Helsinki

Technology Academy Finland awards one million euros to two scientists who developed a faster, cheaper way to sequence DNA – a system that led to huge implications for genomics, medicine and biology. They were just looking for “something exciting to explore,” they say.

Ideas for a better life: Millennium Technology Prize livestream and online innovation forum
Business & innovationWebpick

Ideas for a better life: Millennium Technology Prize livestream and online innovation forum

The 2020 Millennium Technology Prize winner is announced at a livestreamed ceremony on May 18, 2021. The ceremony is followed by a virtual event, the Millennium Innovation Forum, held online on May 19.

5

Number of Finns who have won a Nobel Prize