Finland – the country of a thousand lakes, northern lights and superior software!

Uncompromized

Finland is one of the least corrupt countries in the world. High-ranking countries have higher degrees of press freedom, stronger standards of integrity for public officials, and independent judicial systems.

Transparency International
Corruption Perceptions Index 2016

Humane

Finland is the top country in the world in protecting fundamental human rights. We protect the freedom of opinion, belief, religion, assembly, labor rights and believe in the right to life and security with equal treatment without discrimination.

The World Justice Project
Rule of Law Index 2016

Specialists

The Finnish workforce has the #1 highest proportion of ICT specialists in the world. Finland has also Europe’s highest percentage of ICT-related patents. On top of this Finnish companies are #1 in the use of cloud services. ‘Nough said?

OECD
Digital Economy Outlook 2015

R&D Frenzy

Relative to the population, Finland has the third most professionals working in research and development. Also Finland came in the top five in the battle of ideas. And it shows.

Bloomberg
Bloomberg 2017 Innovation Index

Innovators

Finland is in the top 5 countries in the world when it comes to innovations overall. Finland take the 1st place in the category of Human capital & research and 2nd place when it comes to innovations by Institutions.

Cornell University, INSEAD and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
Global Innovation Index

Competitive

Finland is in the worlds top countries when it comes to competitiveness. Finland is #1 in competitive innovations supported by the excellent availability of scientists & engineers and a high degree of collaboration between universities & industry.

World Economic Forum
The Global Competitiveness Report 2016-2017: Innovation

So it is not a coincidence that Finnish software is over-engineered, innovative, honest, secure and uncompromised. Actually, this is something we should be proud of. Even brag about. But we don’t. As Finns are also humble, modest and unpretentious. We let Finnish software prove itself. We are the land of Linux, Nokia, F-Secure, Stonesoft, SSH, Rovio and Supercell.

Finnish software is an engineering masterpiece, a text book example of best practice software development. In todays world, don’t settle for second best or compromised software – insist on software from Finland!

In the beginning there were the swamp, the hoe - and Jussi.- Väinö Linna, From the book 'Under the North Star'

In Finland, where 80 percent of workers belong to unions, all employees enjoy at least 30 days paid vacation, and the gap between the rich and poor is far more equitable than in the United States.- Bernie Sanders

Digital Chocolate has 60% of its developers in Finland where the sun never sets in the summer and there is nothing to do outside in the winter, so we are very productive!- Trip Hawkins, Founder of Electronic Arts Inc.

Finland must not be allowed to disappear off the map.- Neville Chamberlain