Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
In another boost to Finland and China’s cooperation on environmental issues, GreenStream Network, a Finnish energy management services firm, has signed a deal with an affiliate of the State Grid …
Finland and China power ahead on environment Read More
Thai berry pickers are staying in Finland until they have all been paid, according to their supporters. Negotiations brought payments for 30 of the pickers, but the remaining 20 have …
Thai pickers miss flights, still fight for pay in Finland Read More
The former prime minister of Norway Gro Harlem Brundtland and former Finnish president Martti Ahtisaari are in the group of former world leaders, who on Thursday 26 September appealed for …
Former world leaders urge end to impunity in Myanmar unrest Read More
The Finnish company Just Drink It Co., Ltd which has created the Angry Birds Fruit Juices brand launched in Thailand, has signed up the Finnish Formula 1 Champion, Mika Hakkinen, to …
Finnish Formula 1 star promotes Finnish drink in Thailand Read MoreThe Philippine Honorary Consulate General in Helsinki opened on Monday 16 September 2013 to the public and now provides consular services to the Filipino community and the Finnish public. The …
Philippine Honorary Consulate General in Helsinki open for business Read More
The latest edition of ScandAsia Singapore is now available as emagazine. The printed magazine was last week shipped off to Singapore where the postal services will distribute the magazine.
ScandAsia Singapore September 2013 now online Read More
On September 11, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang met with Finnish Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen on the sidelines of the annual Summer Davos Forum in the northeast China city of Dalian. …
Chinese Premier meets Finland’s PM Read More
25 berry pickers from Thailand refused to board their flight back home this weekend, Finnish Yle reported. A group of berry pickers in Central Finland issued in a press release …
Berry pickers from Thailand refuse to leave Finland Read More
Finnish elevator and escalator company Kone is supplying 37 elevators and 62 escalators to move people up, down and around in a new a commercial complex to be built in …
Kone will move people in Jinan City Read More
Finnish food company Raisio has launched its Benecol yogurt drinks in Hong Kong, as part of its efforts to enter new markets in Brazil, Russia, India and China. Benecol products are …
Raisio launches Benecol yogurt drinks in Hong Kong Read More
Rovio, the Finnish company known for its Angry Birds games, is now expanding its wings to education. The company is exporting Finnish educational expertise to the world, first to China. …
Rovio opens first Finnish Education Center in Shanghai Read More
China Operation Center, the Finnish co-operation organisation, has concluded a significant framework agreement with the Shanghai Food and Drug Administration (Shanghai FDA). The agreement will open up a direct sales …
New sales channel for Finnish food safety expertise in China Read More
Raisio, a Finland-based food company, has unveiled its Benecol yogurt drinks in Hong Kong, as part of its efforts to expand its presence to the Brazil, Russia, India, China and …
Finnish firm Raisio unveils yogurt drinks in Hong Kong Read More
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
Finland’s Minister of Education and Science has been sharply followed by officials and journalists on her trip around South East Asia. Minister of Education in Finland Krista Kiuru went to …
Finnish Minister on well-documented give and take trip in South East Asia Read More
It is back to school for the children in the Finnish community on Tuesday, 10 September. The day term starts at 15.45 in the H-wing on the third floor of OFS …
Finnish School opens 10 September Read More
Nokia 106 and Nokia 107 Dual SIM are the latest addition to the gallery of the Finnish multi-national corporation Nokia. Both the phones support quad band GSM networks with Nokia …
Nokia unveils two new handsets in China Read More
The Finnish school system has earned acknowledgment worldwide because of high test scores. Finland’s Minister of Education now visits three Asian countries with a hope of making an export product …
Finland’s Minister of Education to visit Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia Read More
Yesterday Nokia unveiled its Lumia 1020 in Nanjing in China in cooperation with Suning, China Unicom and Microsoft. The mobile phone features a 41-megapixel camera sensor that is higher than …
Nokia launches Lumia 1020 in China Read More
In the past month, the Finnish Border Guard has apprehended over 20 illegal immigrants from Vietnam at Helsinki Airport. Organised crime is suspected in the cases. The cases have emerged …
New air route to Helsinki ushers in illegal immigration from Vietnam Read More
The Viking Wheelers invaded Hua Hin the first weekend of August this year. The trip marks a fresh return on the social scene of the previously very active Scandinavian biking …
Viking Wheelers back and biking in Hua Hin Read More
Finnish Outokumpu, the global steel company, is delivering the world’s largest stainless steel facade to China. The facade will be provided for the skyscraper hosting Ping An Finance Centre in …
Outokumpu delivers the world’s largest stainless steel facade to China Read More
The colorful Finnish clothing and design company Marimekko just opened a shop in the streets of Shanghai. The store is located at the IAPM Mall at Huaihai Middle Road. The …
Marimekko Shop opened in Shanghai Read More
A human smuggling ring has been broken that moved Chinese citizens into Europe using among others fake passports from Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan and Hong Kong. More than 70 suspected people-traffickers were …
Gang smuggling Chinese into Europe arrested Read More9 August is Singapore’s National Day and a Singaporean ad agency has a special agenda for the day: They want to get married to Finland. As a gimmick on Singapore’s National …
Finland, will you marry me, Baby? Read More
‘Klik.Villas’ is a complete holiday home rental management system that ensures you sustain the distribution and bookings for your home on channels like Agoda, Booking.com, Flipkey among others. Scandinavian home …
Let Klik rent out your holiday home Read More
On a scale from 1 to 30 – who are the most rude people in the world? Skyscanner, an international travel site, ranks French, Rusians and British people as the top …
Danes are more polite than Norwegians Read More
Finnish phone maker Nokia in the Philippines announced on Thursday the local launch of its newest flagship device, the Nokia Lumia 925. The Lumia 925 is a thinner, lighter, and …
Nokia Lumia 925 launched in the Philippines Read More
Finland-based consulting and engineering company Pöyry has been awarded the owner’s engineer services assignment for the Van Phong 1 2×660 MW coal-fired power plant project in Vietnam by Sumitomo Corporation. …
Pöyry awarded power plant project in Vietnam Read More
Thousands of foreign berry pickers are descending on Finland for the annual harvest ritual. In some cases the workers have been on the receiving end of hostile attitudes. However the …
Foreign berry pickers not welcome by all Read More
The Finnish company Scanfil with production facilities in among other places China has upgraded its expected turnover for 2013 following its newly released half year result which showed a EUR …
Scanfil upgrades expectations for 2013 Read More
The Ministry for Foreign Affairs has invited 19 young foreign journalists and journalism students to attend the 21st Foreign Correspondents’ Programme (FCP) in Finland. The training programme provides an opportunity …
Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs invites young journalists to Finland in August Read More
Nokia Indonesia unveiled on Friday its new low-cost phone variant the Asha 210 that bridges the feature phone and the smart phone. The dual-SIM phone would be available in August …
Indonesia gets new Nokia Asha 210 Read More
Helsinki Business College, Finland’s leading private vocational institution, has launched the Creating Leadership programme in China to target middle management professionals looking to hone their qualifications. The Finnish educational institution …
Helsinki Business College goes China Read More
Organised in turn among the four chambers of commerce (Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Denmark), Nordic Informal Summer Lunch is held every Friday in July in Hong Kong. The summer lunch …
Nordic informal summer lunch in Hong Kong Read More
Finnish paper and packaging group Stora Enso deferred a 1.6 billion euro ($2.1 billion) project in China in a move to safeguard cash flow that analysts said pointed to a …
Stora Enso delays China investment to protect cash Read More
The renowned Finnish contemporary dance groups Susanna Leinonen Company has been invited to the distinguished Beijing Dance Festival on 26 July 2013. The company is performing Leinonen’s work Blinded Mind, which combines film and dance …
Susanna Leinonen Company to perform in Beijing Read More Stora Enso is suffering from falling demand from print media in Europe. The group said it wanted to accelerate its development in China after receiving Chinese approval to build two …
Finnish paper maker Stora Enso eyes China project Read More
Finnish mobile maker Nokia shipped fewer phones than forecast in the second quarter, despite a 32 percent rise in sales of its flagship Lumia smartphone. Shares traded down 4.26 percent after …
Nokia misses estimates; sales to China halve Read More
In response to significant growth in the market and the global demand in many enterprises, Double A has invested USD 6.1 million to upgrade its pulp production line in Thailand …
Double A invests in technology from Finland to upgrade Thai pulp plant Read More
This year, 559 Finnish tourists enjoyed the Visa on Arrival option that India has granted so far only Finland out of the four Nordic countries. In Asia, the other nationalities …
Finns can get visa on arrival to India Read More