Business
Innovation
Report
Bright young Finns— Helsinki
Preface
As Nokia takes part of its software development abroad, a new generation of Finnish entrepreneurs is waiting to fill the gap – as long as they get the chance.
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01ZenRobotics R&D manager, hardware, Maciej Borkowski
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02Pekka Simula, Oncos CEO
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03Oncos MRI machine
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04Mikael von Euler, Oncos chief medical officer
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05ZenRobotics machine at work
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06ZenRobotics facility at Viikki, Helsinki
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07Whiteboard diagrams at ZenRobotics
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08ZenRobotics CEO, Jaakko Särelä
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09ZenRobotics halogen lamps used for near-infrared spectroscopy
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10Arctic Startup founder Antti Vilpponen
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11Oncos ultrasound machine
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12Harri Holopainen, CEO of Microtask
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13Zipipop head Helene Auramo
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14Zipipop poster
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15Co Zone founders Veera Mustonen and Marjo Hinkkala
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16Finland’s minister of economic affairs, Mauri Pekkarinen
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