Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
On the day Microsoft acquired Nokia’s device business, Thomas Zilliacus, who worked for 15 years at Nokia, and for seven years as the Asia-Pacific CEO of the company, founded a …
Singapore-based Newkia wants to bring Nokia back Read More
Finnish elevator and escalator company Kone has won an order for 108 elevators and 57 escalators at Dazhongli, a mixed-use development on Shanghai’s flourishing commercial street, West Nanjing Road, the …
Finland’s elevator company Kone wins Shanghai order Read More
Nokia has sold its handset division to Microsoft for USD 5,6 billion. That is already old news, but what happened to the Finnish mobile phone maker that dominated the market …
Nokia ends an era after a particularly brutal fall in Asia Read More
Ostrobothnia District Court in Finland on Monday began its examination of a human trafficking case which centers on Vietnamese citizens brought to Finland for work. The prosecution alleges that a Vietnamese overseer …
Vietnamese man accused of human trafficking in Finland Read More
Finnish Dibitassut, the children’s TV series based on animation characters created by children, has gained over 30 million viewers in China and elsewhere in Asia. The same animation characters will …
Finnish kids TV series watched by over 30 million in China and Asia Read More
Lumpini police saved the life of a 38-year-old Finnish man, who attempted to jump off of Honey Hotel on Soi Sukhumvit 19 in Wattana district on Monday September 2. The …
Heartbroken ‘farang’ man attempts to jump off of hotel Read More
Finnish Martti Ahtisaari was part of the international team of peace experts that on Monday September 2 spoke at a reconciliation event in Bangkok. Former Finland President Martti Ahtisaari was …
Former Finnish President in Bangkok as peace expert Read More
Annually The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies invites applications for the Snorry Sturluson Icelandic Fellowships. The Fellowships are granted to writers, translators and scholars (not to university students) in …
Apply for the Snorri Sturluson Icelandic Fellowships now Read More
Scandinavian Siam Society, which has existed since 1920, is now a registered association under Thai law. On July 31 Scandinavian Siam Society (SSS) finally received the certificate that proves the …
After 93 years SSS has become a legal entity Read More
The Finnish Embassy invites Singaporeans to come and learn about the what opportunities there are for them to study in Finnish Universities. The European Commission’s Study in Europe 2013 program …
Learn about study-opportunities in Finnish Universities at Finland’s Embassy in Singapore Read More