June 1, 2026 – Finnish AI Region

Quanscient Core Team in a hallway. Photo by Quanscient

Finnish startup Quanscient raises €10m to bring AI to hardware engineering — the last frontier the technology has yet to transform

by Martti Asikainen
June 1, 2026June 1, 2026

urope’s largest dedicated quantum investment fund, betting that industrial design is overdue the same disruption AI delivered to software development.

Nokia opens AI networking lab in California as legacy tech stocks surge on infrastructure boom

by Martti Asikainen
June 1, 2026June 1, 2026

Nokia has launched a dedicated AI networking laboratory in Silicon Valley, betting that surging demand for AI infrastructure will cement the Finnish telecoms firm’s remarkable comeback — its shares have surged over the past year as investors pile into legacy technology stocks riding the AI infrastructure boom.