September 22, 2026 – Finnish AI Region

Presidentti Alexander Stubb yhdessä JEF-päämieskokouksen isännän, Norjan pääministeri Jonas Gahr Støren kanssa. Kuva: Emmi Syrjäniemi / Tasavallan presidentin kanslia

Finland and Norway lead 22-nation call for global AI oversight body, as US and China stay out

by Martti Asikainen
September 22, 2026September 22, 2026

A declaration signed by 22 countries calls for AI to remain under “human direction, oversight and control” and floats a new international body modelled on the nuclear watchdog IAEA — adopted days before a Washington…

Verda group photo from the office. Photo by Verda

Helsinki AI cloud firm Verda becomes Europe’s newest unicorn after €163m raise

by Martti Asikainen
September 22, 2026September 22, 2026

Verda, a Helsinki-based provider of AI computing infrastructure, has raised €163 million in an oversubscribed Series B round. The deal pushes its total funding above €390 million and its valuation past the $1 billion (€862…

Cubes building together representing how AI should be build.

Finnish companies are buying AI, not building it

by Martti Asikainen
September 22, 2026September 22, 2026

Finland offers extensive R&D support, yet too few companies use it to turn AI adoption into sustained innovation and business value.