Current affairs
23.7.2018
23.7.2018
23.7.2018
#Finnterns: Goodbye, Jon! (a.k.a Gon Gärviniemi)
Three months have now passed since Jon joined us at the Embassy of Finland in Canberra, which means it is time to say goodbye. An integral part of the political and commercial team, we expect the projects for which he has helped contribute to has been a rewarding learning experience.
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16.7.2018
Try Woolen Socks this Winter: An Interview with Finnish-Australian author Selma Kaasinen
Selma Kaasinen is Australian-Finn residing in Canberra who has published her very first book, Woolen Socks, a collection of short stories written in Finnish. The book relates to her childhood surroundings of Outokumpu a small town in Eastern Finland. Each story delves into the twists and turns of the human mind. We interviewed Selma to learn more of her passion for writing, story composition and how a love of science encouraged her to make the move to Australia.
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16.7.2018
Mökkihöperyys: Finnish Cottage Life
The July month is traditionally the summer holiday month in Finland. Some Finns travel abroad when the vast majority travel to the countryside to their summer cottages. According to statistics, there are over half a million official summer cottages in Finland. This means that around one in ten Finn has their own cottage. This number is even bigger if you include the more luxurious homes.
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19.6.2018
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13.6.2018
Embassy Update: General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into effect on May 25, replacing the Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC instituting consistent data privacy laws across European Union. These new laws protect and empower all EU citizens and reform the way organizations approach data privacy.
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4.6.2018
Finland welcomes imagination: An interview with Imgne® Founder and CEO Chris Gilbey
Founded in 2014, Imagine Intelligent Materials or Imgne has enjoyed commercial success in Australia and recently chose Helsinki to establish their European headquarters. The company is the first in the world to develop conductive geosynthetic materials using functionalised graphene. Imgne sensory technologies harness the conductivity of graphene to capture real-time and measurable data from the very materials things are made from.
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