Finland ranks highly in benefiting from new information and communication technologies, coming in first according to the World Economic Forum. Several large tech companies have also recently invested in or expanded their operations in Finland, including Google investing 450M euros in a Hamina expansion, Microsoft building a $250M data center, and Yandex, the "Russian Google", setting up offices in Mäntsälä. Finland also ranks highly in terms of human capital, education, health and wellness, and providing an enabling environment for business according to various studies.

2. Why Finland

3. Why Finland

4. 1st in benefiting from new information and
communication technologies
Source: World Economic Forum: Global Information Technology Report 2013
Google to invest 450M € in Hamina expansion
4.11.2013 - YLE (http://bit.ly/18LbxFv)
Microsoft sets out to build $250M data center in Finland
3.9.2013 - CNET (http://cnet.co/1fgnI1e)
“Russian Google” Yandex sets up in Mäntsälä
18.5.2013 - YLE (http://bit.ly/1dh1fj6)
SoftBank buys $1.5 billion stake in Finnish Supercell
21.10.2013 Reuters (http://reut.rs/1kY5jYx)
Why Finland

5. Why Finland
2nd in Human Capital
Index
1st
in Education
4th
in Health and wellness
1st
in Enabling environment
Education and well-being

6. Welcome to Finland