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Nokia and Finnish NestAI Join Forces in €100M Deal to Revolutionise Defence Technology

by Martti Asikainen
November 25, 2025November 25, 2025

Finnish startup NestAI has secured €100 million from Nokia and sovereign fund Tesi to build Europe’s leading physical AI lab, marking a major step towards technological sovereignty in defence and critical infrastructure.

Puolustusvoimain komentaja, kenraali Janne Jaakkola ja NestAI:n Peter Sarlin

Finnish military accelerates AI development in partnership with NestAI

by Martti Asikainen
November 5, 2025November 5, 2025

The Finnish Defence Forces (FDF) will advance towards data-centric command and control, as well as modern information and knowledge management, and will develop the use of artificial intelligence in cooperation with leading companies in the field.