Startups & Tech

Finland’s coronavirus track and trace app Koronavilkku has now been downloaded more than 2.5 million times since it was release on 1st September, and public health officials say it’s helping to break infection chains. In the last two months koronavilkku…

As many people settle in for a longer period of working from home in Finland – the government recommends doing this where possible until the beginning of next year – sales of laptops are on the rise. According to telecoms…

The US space agency NASA has announced $14.1 million funding (€12 million) for Nokia to build a 4G communication network on the moon. It was part of a larger tech funding announcement made by NASA as it outlines its plans…

The Koronavilkku track and trace app has released a new update, adding English to the existing Finnish and Swedish language options. Although many Android and iPhone models will download, update and switch language automatically to English if that’s the default…

A company from Kuopio has invented a new type of autonomous street sweeper that’s as powerful as a traditional truck, but has zero carbon emissions and very little noise pollution. It runs on electric batteries and tackles Finland’s seasonal…

Nokia has signed a deal to become the largest infrastructure partner for British telecoms company BT. As part of the deal Nokia will provide equipment and services at BT radio sites across the UK as the company expands its domestic…

Healthcare officials have given out more than 40 codes to people using the Koronavilkku app, and who tested positive for Covid-19. The app was launched at the beginning of September and has so far been downloaded by the equivalent of…

The new Koronavilkku Covid-19 track and trace mobile app has now been downloaded 1.4 million times since its launch on Monday morning: the equivalent to 25% of the entire Finnish population. "I think that if nearly 1.4 million devices has…

Finland’s coronavirus track and trace app is available for download to mobile devices from Monday. The ‘Corona Flash’ app – called Koronavilkku in Finnish – is completely anonymous and entirely voluntary to use, can help public health officials know how…

A Finnish software company has developed a new to cut down on cyber bullying by turning words that are meant to harm or humiliate into something more pleasant. Espoo-based TietoEVRY collaborated with teenagers at Finnish schools, and the Children &…