Working nine to five
We spend a big amount of our time by our desks, with our colleagues and our managers. How can we make our workplaces our happy places? We talked to two HR experts to map out the cornerstones of a happier workplace.
Inspiration and insights to support your company’s growth
Happy world, happy investor
What makes an investor truly happy? We sat down with Amel Gaily, managing director of the Finnish Business Angels Network and Pia Santavirta, managing director of the Finnish Venture Capital Association, two powerhouses of the Finnish investment field, to find out whether happiness plays a part in making money grow.
Nickels and dimes — who the unbanked are and why we should care
Imagine your life without access to a bank account. Imagine having your life savings stashed under your mattress or your kitchen sink, hidden from potential thieves. Imagine having no pension or financial security. Now imagine the lives of around two billion people worldwide, for whom a life without access to financial freedom is very real.
Moneyfesto
"Keep going, never look back and set your own goals"– nine theses about success and failure from Helsinki-based Man in Van’s Jon Catani and Olli Martinheimo.
Home/office
Does an office always have desks? What about four walls? Or, could an office be something completely different? We visit four very different workspaces to find out what the word ‘office’ means for an office worker, a freelance stylist who owns a vintage shop, a moving bicycle mechanic and a startup entrepreneur.
Text me later
What does it take to succeed in an industry that is as fast-paced and mobile as its product? We texted ‘Hi’ to Petri Lahtinen, the CEO of Moi Mobile and this is what happened.
On the same page
Reading list: A four-book toolkit for the future
Buggy Business
As our global food resources are put to the test, we stand in front of the big question: How far can we stretch the concept of edible food?
Expect the unexpected
The ideal employee of the future is measured in learning rather than billable hours, says Maria Ritola, Co-founder of research assistant Iris.ai. While tech drives the ways we work at an ever-growing pace, human intelligence is crystallised around empathy, an ability to interact with peers and draw conclusions on machine-generated information — a human privilege.