Finland’s New Supercomputer Roihu Enters Testing Phase
If the next four weeks pass without incident, the machine will be opened to all researchers in June
Finnish cloud startup Verda raises €100 million to take on Amazon and Microsoft
Finnish cloud startup Verda says it is already profitable. That alone sets it apart from most of its rivals.
Finnish supermarket chain deploys AI voice assistant on public screens — in what may be a world first
K-Supermarket has piloted a talking digital display in three Finnish shopping centres, allowing passersby to hold spoken conversations with an animated character and receive personalised recipe suggestions without touching the screen.
Confused About the EU AI Act? There’s Now a Free Helpdesk for That
Most Finnish businesses know the last part of the EU AI Act is coming. Far fewer know what it actually means for them — which risk category their solution falls into, what that demands in practice, or where to find reliable guidance without wading through hundreds of pages of regulation.
Finnish firms embrace AI rapidly, but regulatory knowledge lags far behind, survey finds
Four in five active users adopted artificial intelligence within the past three years, yet fewer than one in four can identify the EU’s main AI law — a gap that researchers warn could expose businesses to unforeseen legal risk.
The Problem Is the AI Strategy — Specifically, the Lack of One
By the time your organisation has finally settled the question of whether it needs an AI strategy, your employees have in all likelihood already built one. It may not be quite the one you had in mind — and unlike the official version, theirs is already running.
Nordic workers gain rapid access to AI tools, but fear of mass job losses remains low, survey finds
Three major studies expose a widening gap between AI investment and business impact across Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden, raising questions about whether the region risks inflating an AI value bubble.
Nebius plans €8.5 billion data centre in Lappeenranta, cementing Finland as its European base
The Amsterdam-based AI infrastructure firm, rebuilt from the remnants of Russia’s Yandex, has announced its largest European project as it races to deploy more than 3 gigawatts of computing capacity by the end of 2026. Nebius plans €8.5 billion data Centre in Lappeenranta, Finland.
Nordic firms pour record sums into AI — but only 4% see strong returns
Three major studies expose a widening gap between AI investment and business impact across Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden, raising questions about whether the region risks inflating an AI value bubble.
Fortum signs on as site partner for Nscale data centre in Harjavalta, as Europe’s best-funded AI group eyes Nordic expansion
London-based Nscale, which raised $2 billion in Series C funding last month, has announced plans to build a data centre in Harjavalta as part of an expanding Finnish footprint — though capacity figures and a construction timeline have yet to be determined.