Let's congratulate our dear neighbour #Norway, celebrating its Constitution Day today on May 17th! ❤🤍💙 Our two northern, sparcely populated countries have brought the world some of the best-known composers of all time (Grieg and Sibelius, anyone?) and heaps of athletes in various winter sports. Gratulerer med dagen, congrats on your special day!

🇫🇮 Global market research company Forrester has named #Helsinki, Stockholm and Copenhagen as the three top hotspots for #businesses to recruit highly-skilled #talent in Europe.👏 https://direc.to/hDR4 #europe #business #marketresearch #talentboost #finland #finlandworks #goodnewsfromfinland

🌈 May 17th is the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia 🏳️‍⚧️ Finland develops the rights of LGBTI people in such international forums as the UN, the EU, the CoE and the OSCE, because we believe human rights are universal and belong to all. #IDAHOT

🔥Even though #quantum computing sounds like science fiction, the benefits it can bring are quite real and seen in many sectors – from drug development and vaccines to #cybersecurity. 🇫🇮 Finland’s quantum computing #technologies are supported by decades of research. Today we look at how five Finnish organisations help to accelerate the development and commercialisation of quantum technologies worldwide.🎯🚀 European Investment Bank Aalto University #IQM VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Quanscient Bluefors Oy #quantumcomputing #research #quantumtechnologies #development #science #startup #finland #goodnewsfromfinland It’s quantum, baby. We take a look at how Finnish companies and research are helping to make the quantum computing revolution a reality.

Now is the time to head to Roihuvuoren Kirsikkapuisto to see the cherry blossom in bloom. Every spring, around mid-May, the park is transformed by the candyfloss pink flowers, nestled in a suburban area of East Helsinki. Have you seen them? Photo by Visit Finland #visitfinland #ourfinland

🧐 Did you know that media literacy has been part of Finland’s national curriculum for years? As a result, Finnish kids learn to be critical of the media they consume, and Finland tops the media literacy index, an annual ranking of European countries’ resistance to fake news.