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Finland To Offer Free Happiness Masterclass, Thanks To Visit Finland-Helsinki Partners Collaboration

Finland: World's Happiest Country To Offer Free Happiness Masterclass; Here's Who May Join!

Visit Finland and Helsinki Partners have teamed up to offer a free happiness masterclass in Finland.

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Nokia's Alcatel-Lucent Acquisition Prompts Worlwide Job Cuts

Nokia's Alcatel-Lucent Acquisition Prompts Worlwide Job Cuts

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Angry Birds maker Rovio Entertainment to cut 213 of workforce mostly in Finland

Rovio Entertainment, the maker of Angry Birds, announced it will reduce a third of its jobs mostly in Finland. The Finnish gaming company, Rovio Entertainment, had concluded from negotiations between employees on August 26. Rovio had deliberated it will cut 213 jobs.

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These 10 cities consider short work hours as source of pride

In America, employees work an average of almost 47 hours a week and rather choose to have more flexible time on the job than less time. Normally a full-time employee works 40 hours or more in a week but at some Swedish firms, work period is cut to 30 hours. Studies showed that lesser hours of work makes employees more productive and promotes better morale, according to CNN Money.

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Angry Birds maker Rovio says profit fell 73 percent in 2014

Mobile games maker Rovio reported its operating profit fell 73 percent last year due to a drop in its licensing business, a latest sign its breakthrough Angry Birds brand is losing its appeal.

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Shell sells parts of Norwegian downstream business to Finland's ST1

Oil major Shell (RDSa.L) said on Thursday it had sold parts of its Norwegian downstream business to Finnish fuel firm ST1 for an undisclosed sum, further divesting parts of its downstream activities.

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Nokia announces new brand-licensed tablet computer

Finland's Nokia (NOK1V.HE) announced a brand-licensed tablet computer which runs on Google's (GOOGL.O) Android platform, just six month after the company sold its ailing phones and devices business to Microsoft (MSFT.O) for over $7 billion.

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Flybe to exit short-haul flight contract with Finnair

British carrier Flybe Group (FLYB.L) will exit its Finnish joint venture with Finnair (FIA1S.HE) after the companies failed to agree on how to increase the unit's profitability, Finnair said on Wednesday.

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Areva-Siemens raises claim to $4.4 billion over Finnish reactor delays

The French-German consortium Areva-Siemens (AREVA.PA)(SIEGn.DE), the supplier of Finland's much-delayed Olkiluoto-3 nuclear reactor, has increased its claim against Finnish utility Teollisuuden Voima (TVO), TVO said late on Friday.

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Google to build 600 million euro data center in the Netherlands

Google will build a 600 million euro ($773.58 million) data center in the northern Netherlands, the company said on Tuesday.

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Nokia sees clear revenue synergies from SAC Wireless acquisition

Finnish telecoms network gear maker Nokia said on Monday that it had closed the acquisition of U.S. -based SAC Wireless and that it expected clear revenue synergies from the purchase.

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As tech millionaires multiply, wealth advisers struggle to connect

When the nine-person startup he co-founded was bought by Facebook for a reported $15 million in January, Cemre Gungor, 27, was inundated with phone calls and emails from wealth advisers. Yet he spurned them all, opting instead to open an account with Betterment, an online financial adviser launched in 2010 that automatically invests in a portfolio of exchange traded funds based mainly on a client's age.

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Facebook enters fitness arena with purchase of Finnish fitness app maker ProtoGeo

US social media giant Facebook entered the fitness arena with its acquisition of Helsinki, Finland-based mobile fitness tracking app maker ProtoGeo Oy for an undisclosed amount to beef up its mobile app portfolio.

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Finnish corporate wellness startup HeiaHeia scores €1.5M in first funding

Helsinki, Finland-based corporate wellness startup HeiaHeia scored €1.5 million in its first funding round led by Wallstreet Financial Services for its international expansion, marketing improvement, and product development.

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Cramo purchases Finnish earthmoving equipment rental specialist OptiRent

Vantaa, Finland-based international rental giant Cramo purchased Klaukkala-based earthmoving equipment rental specialist OptiRent for an undisclosed amount to gain traction over its competitors in the earthmoving industry.

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