Check out the vital Finnish stats here, about Facebook Marketing in the Nordic country.

How Finland Uses Facebook – Infographic « PlanMill: Accelerating Your Success!.

Design. Design. Design. Aesthetics fuel a new cool.

The International Council of Societies of Industrial Design has designated Helsinki the World Design Capital for 2012.

Design has long been part of the city’s DNA, but in recent years the scene has been increasingly energized: the official Design District has ballooned to encompass 25 streets and nearly 200 design-minded businesses, which range from shops selling housewares and furniture to boutique hotels and clothing stores. Design has infiltrated the restaurant scene as well, notably the elegant Chez Dominique and the hot newcomer (and Michelin-starred) Olo.

On top of all that is the spectacular new $242 million Helsinki Music Center. Student ensembles from the Sibelius Academy — the sole university in Finland devoted exclusively to music — will perform in the striking glass-walled space, and both the Vienna Philharmonic and the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestras will give concerts in 2012. INGRID K. WILLIAMS

via The 45 Places to Go in 2012 – NYTimes.com.

It seems like every other week there is a new report, index or research that states Finland is number 1 or at least in the top 10. This is a really great honour for this amazing Nordic country.

Finland has come out as joint top in the Press Freedom index, sitting next to their Nordic partner Norway.

Congrats to Finland and its freedoms.

World Press Freedom Index 2011: U.S. and U.K. drop | Mail Online.

In Finland the Zebra Crossing is Sacred stuff, they don’t even use their logic when it comes to crossing a steet at 2am on a quiet Tuesday Morning.

So it is no suprise to me that this Finnish man gone east, takes his traditionof Sacred Zebra Crossing to a whole new level.

Check out the video below.

Finnish Man Helps Chinese Cross the Street Safely – YouTube.

The last viral image from Helsinki of 2011 was the hilarious fictional Speech bubble conversation of the Angry Birds founder and his wife, while queuing up to meet the President of Finland Tarja Halonen on Day.

It used to be that the old grannies would say “things were better years ago”, however no one believes them. So the old grannies must be behind this new viral of Helsinki’s Alex:Katu comparing the lights from the 1970s and the “energy efficient” lights of 2011.

Which era would you have preferred?

So while I try to tell myself “Things can only get better” – I will just D:ream about it – http://open.spotify.com/track/1Z044RdmytQDD8571vd4fl

There were quiet many slips and falls during January as the winter finally arrived, but it wasn*t only the Helsinki folk who were sliding all over the place, but the beloved public transport system too.

Winter is the season for tram delays as idiots drivers don’t properly park their cars, that we are used to seeing. However we are less use to seeing buses sliding all over the place and carshing in such focal places.

Check out the below image of car crash in Kamppi area, Helsinki during Mid January.

Nokia announced a lost on profits during January Financial Statements, however claimed to sell well over 1 million Lumia devices since their launch in November 2011. Nokia Lumia goes on sales in Finland during February and in preparation, the marketing spend on Online, In Stores and even outdoors has been phenomenal for Finland standards.

Check out the cool Nokia Lumia window displace promotion at Stockmann department store in the heart of Helsinki.

During January a image went viral on Facebook and Twitter touting the two kinds of forumla one drivers out there. Check the image below and comment

Heippa Hei Helsinki.

While the USA were up in arms regarding SOPA, Finland quietly took action on illegal downloading during January with the restriction of the website “The Pirate Bay” Continue Reading