Tag: Aalto University

Espoo: A city using its past to move to the future

So, after a long weekend of homestays and some of us recuperating from sickness (well, maybe just me), we had an early day heading out to the city of Espoo.

I’m not much of a morning person. But don’t worry, I caught up on some sleep on the boat-ride over.

In my sleepy state, I didn’t yet realize our entire day would be examining a city that could be a case-study for much of Finland. Like much ...  (continue reading)

Finland’s economy faces a huge challenge

Of course Finland can’t keep up with the Silicon Valley but it has to make progress to stop the economy decreasing. Startups and changing production are thereby central.

On the first day of the programme, we heard that Finns are really good at underrating themselves and see better what has to be improved instead of being proud of their success. Well, that’s quite true: How often did I hear “We ...  (continue reading)