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18.6.2012
15.6.2012
Stem cell scientist and open source software engineer are named joint winners of the 2012 Millennium Technology Prize
Technology Academy Finland has 13.6.2012 announced that two prominent innovators, Linus Torvalds and Dr Shinya Yamanaka, are joint Grand Winners of the 2012 Millennium Technology Prize, one of the world’s major technology prizes. The President of the Republic of Finland, Sauli Niinistö presented the prize today. This is the first time that the Grand Prize has been shared by two scientists. The 1.2m Euros prize fund will be split, with both winners receiving 600,000 Euros each.
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14.6.2012
7.6.2012
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5.6.2012
Art Meets Sand 2012
Sand sculpting has long traditions and it is a recognized art form. In Finland, however, it is a young genre. Helsinki Zoo is attracted to the ecological nature of this spectacular art form and organizes annual Art Meets Sand sculpting competitions as part of its high-level Art Meets series of public events.
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5.6.2012
1.6.2012
24.5.2012
Finnish National Ballet 90 years
The Finnish National Ballet dates its history from the first performance of Swan Lake in Finland on 17 January 1922 - incidentally becoming the first Western ballet company ever to perform the work - and accordingly is celebrating its 90th anniversary in 2012.
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