KONE’s new elevator technology Ultrarope has been awarded for innovation in Australia. Ultrarope was awarded The Hindmarsh Award for Innovation at the 2014 Property Council of Australia/Rider Levett Bucknall Innovation and Excellence Awards, at a Gala dinner in Sydney on Saturday 17 May. Founded in 1982, the annual awards celebrate innovation and leading practice within […]
WELCOME to the world’s toughest volleyball competition, the FIVB WORLD LEAGUE. The World League is a competition between national men’s indoor volleyball teams from 28 countries. The teams are divided into eight pools, and playoff in a series of double home and away matches. The winning teams progress to group finals and, potentially, the League […]
The Finnish–Australian exchange project brings together three Finnish and three Australian dancers and choreographers. Jane McKernan (AUS), Maija Hirvanen (FIN), Lizzie Thomson (AUS), Timothy Darbyshire (AUS), Satu Herrala (FIN) and Jarkko Partanen (FIN) have been in residence at Campbelltown Arts Centre for three weeks in an artistic exchange program which will continue over two years. The artists will continue working together next November in Helsinki. Along […]
The gaming sector in Finland continues to grow – almost exponentially. Turnover in the industry already passed the billion-euro mark but taking into account other multiplier effects, the value of the entire industry is now estimated at over two billion euros. Now that Finnish-made mobile games appear to be taking the world by storm, the […]
Australian Ambassador welcomes launch of Finland Australia Chamber of Commerce in Finland The Australian Ambassador to Finland this week welcomed the launch of the Finland Australia Chamber of Commerce in Finland. He also invited more Finnish businesses to consider taking advantage of Australia’s low-risk corporate environment and strong connections to Asia. “Australia’s diverse economy is […]
A GLIMPSE through the window of a typical home in Finland can paint a vibrant picture of the Nordic nation’s creative history. In the kitchen there’s certain to be a boldly patterned table setting from Arabia, the ceramics house that has been supplying Finland with its crockery since 1873. The glasses on the family dining […]
Australia’s Lydia Lassila has won a bronze medal in the women’s aerials final at the Sochi Olympic Winter Games. The bronze is Australia’s second Olympic Medal at Sochi, and the sec on Olympic Medal for Lassila, who won a Gold Medal for Australia at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver in 2010. Lydia, along with husband, […]
Functionality is at the core of Finnish thinking. It shapes everyday life in our society, is behind the will to get things done, and helps find innovative solutions to overcome problems. This edition of Focus looks at how Finns make it work. focus.finland.fi
Finnish elevator and escalator company Kone has won an order to supply 14 eco-efficient elevators for two residential high-rises in Sydney, Australia. The 47-story tower will house residential apartments, while the 32-story second building will house five-star serviced apartments. The order includes 11 Kone MiniSpace elevators, which are well suited for traveling long distances. Five […]
Finnish startup CreateTrips has launched its social travel application in New Zealand this month. The combined travel guide, social trip planner and offline map is due to go global before the end of the year. Via social media, CreateTrips is looking to revolutionize the way trips are planned and made. Users can select a destination […]
