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Finland

iPhone app taps FourSquare to improve daily life for the blind image

Finland iPhone app taps FourSquare to improve daily life for the blind

on November 29, 2012 and filed under: Health & Wellbeing

BlindSquare is an iOS app that taps FourSquare to improve daily life in general for the visually impaired.

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Finland Throwable mic to liven up event participation

on October 25, 2012 and filed under: Life Hacks

The Catchbox wireless throwable microphone aims to liven up seminars by easily enabling audience participation.

In Finland, a crowdfunding platform for community projects image

Finland In Finland, a crowdfunding platform for community projects

on August 17, 2012 and filed under: Non-profit, Social cause

Conceived in Finland, Brickstarter encourages citizens to take civic projects into their own hands, rather than waiting for governments to pick them up.

Indoor positioning without wifi or GPS via magnetic fields for location-based apps image

Finland Indoor positioning without wifi or GPS via magnetic fields for location-based apps

on August 6, 2012 and filed under: Telecom & Mobile

By tapping into the magnetic fields that are naturally present on Earth, IndoorAtlas has launched a platform that can create highly accurate location-based mobile apps without wifi or GPS.

Real-world locations can be digitally bookmarked with new app image

Finland Real-world locations can be digitally bookmarked with new app

on July 25, 2012 and filed under: Lifestyle & Leisure

Grafetee aims to provide users with a tool for bookmarking real-world locations for later reference and sharing with friends.

Touchscreen voting station enables Helsinki residents to have their say on new gallery image

Finland Touchscreen voting station enables Helsinki residents to have their say on new gallery

on April 18, 2012 and filed under: Government

Citizens are having their say as to whether the government should invest in a new branch of the Guggenheim Museum in Helsinki thanks to Facebook-style voting stations set up by advertising agency HeyDay.

Site schedules appointments between real estate buyers and sellers image

Finland Site schedules appointments between real estate buyers and sellers

on March 30, 2012 and filed under: Homes & Housing

Finnish Hakema is a company that facilitates the booking of appointments between real-estate agents or sellers and potential buyers.

Insurance company recruits existing policyholders to advise potential customers image

Finland Insurance company recruits existing policyholders to advise potential customers

on March 14, 2012 and filed under: Marketing & Advertising

Finnish insurance company If has recruited over 800 of its existing policyholders to give live, one-to-one testimonials about its service.

App boosts interaction at talks through dedicated URLs image

Finland App boosts interaction at talks through dedicated URLs

on March 2, 2012 and filed under: Marketing & Advertising

Screen.io’s Slides and Polls app enables speakers to offer extra resources to their audience through a dedicated URL that is unique to their presentation. Simultaneously, the app will gather data and information from those in attendance.

Pop-up restaurant uses only solar energy for cooking image

FinlandSpain Pop-up restaurant uses only solar energy for cooking

on November 23, 2011 and filed under: Food & Beverage

Lapin Kulta Solar Kitchen Restaurant is a pop-up restaurant which recently toured Europe, cooking food using only the energy of the sun.

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