Biokaasu liikennepolttoaineena by Hytönen, Jaana

“…Four reactors would be located within a reasonable distance from small population centers and might be using also e.g. biowaste or sewage sludge for biogas production: In Finland the farm scale biomethane production to traffic fuel is not profitable without gate fees from e.g. sewage sludge, bio waste or industrial biodegradable waste. …”
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Labor market matching with application to Finnish data by Vento, Ville

“…The second contribution is to estimate a matching function for Finland using annual data from 2006-2012 and thus giving the most recent knowledge on the matching process in the regional labor markets in Finland. …”
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Finnish Lessons or Fairy Tales? : Finnish Education Policies in The British Printed Media Education Reform Discussion in 2015-2020 by Lounela, Kirsi

“…The Finnish education system has received widespread international attention since the first PISA results were published in 2001. Finland has found that its status as an education superpower is useful for branding the nation. …”
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Significance of purposeful sponsorship in sport events by Virtanen, Rami

“…The primary objective of this thesis was to examine why organisations invest in Neste Rally Finland, what they expect to achieve through their investment and how they measure those expected sponsorship objectives in Neste Rally Finland 2018. …”
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Kanahaukan pesäpaikkojen ennustaminen paikkatietoanalyysillä by Parkkinen, Anssi

“…The Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis, hereafter Goshawk) is a medium sized bird of prey species, that breeds in mature forests and is classified as nearly threatened (NT) in Finland. The Goshawk indicates forest biodiversity as many threatened species are present in sites that the Goshawk uses for nesting. …”
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Esteettömyystiedon tuottaminen lähiliikuntapaikoista pääkaupunkiseudun liikuntatoimissa : case: Espoon kaupunki by Laamanen, Juuso

“…The study includes both a review of Finland’s public sport administrational structures and aims as well as a review of possibilities using the GIS-softwares as supporting tools in decision making at the sport bureaus of Finland’s metropolitan area. …”
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On the road to systemic sustainability : how can cleantech facilitate the Finnish sustainability transition - a multi-layer perspective backcasting analysis by Laitinen, Jarno P.

“…The applied objective is to use normative fore- and backcasting scenario analysis within the framework for describing the present state of sustainable development within Finland and for envisaging a roadmap for the needed sustainability transition process from perspective of cleantech industry as a key facilitator. …”
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The Future of Banking : Strategic Alliances between Banks and FinTechs by Fofanov, Aleksandr

“…This thesis explores the collaboration aspects between traditional banks and FinTechs, as well as the regulatory implications in Finland. The study's primary objective is to examine what drives traditional banks and FinTechs to collaborate rather than compete and how the current regulatory framework affects the development of the FinTech industry in Finland. …”
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Ympäristövaikutusten arviointiin liittyvät selvitykset maatuulivoimahankkeissa by Helimäki, Sini

“…Wind power is a relatively new form of energy production in Finland, which is why assessment methods used in wind power projects EIAs (environmental impact assessments) vary widely from project to project. …”
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Vertaileva tutkimus naisten jalkapallon kehityksestä ja nykytilasta Suomessa ja Ruotsissa by Väisänen, Anni

“…The development of the sport is examined especially through the actions taken by the football associations and other key football organisations in the respective countries. The used research material covers national football associations’ (Football Association of Finland, Suomen Palloliitto and Swedish Football Association, Svenska Fotbollförbundet) annual reports, earlier studies within the field as well as other written material such as board meeting minutes and electronic material. …”
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Älykorttipalvelut suomalaisten kuluttajien näkökulmasta by Vierto, Veli-Matti

“…Because In Finland contactless smart card technology has not widely spread yet, the study had to create a forecast about the future of smart card use in Finland. …”
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Asiantuntijoiden näkemyksiä digitalisaation kehittymisen vaikutuksista Venäjän informaatiosodankäyntiin Suomessa by Silander, Kaarle

“…In Finland information influence and information warfare are often used as synonymous terms. …”
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Kansalaisen kyberturvallisuuskoulutuksen nykytila ja kehittäminen Suomessa by Lindroth, Marianne

“…This master's thesis examines the development of cybersecurity skills in Finland, with a particular focus on training for citizens, i.e. training for people who are not cybersecurity professionals but use digital services on a daily basis. …”
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A potential affordance or an obligation? : teachers' perspectives on mobile learning in second language acquisition by Ma, Yuen Man

“…The data includes interviews with three experienced language teachers focusing on their conception and their practices in Finland. Thematic analysis was used to analyse the teachers’ conception of both second language teaching and learning and mobile learning and what they have experienced and practiced with the use of mobile technologies. …”
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Yläkoulun liikunnanopettajan työssään kokema turvattomuus by Kosonen, Sanna

“…The respondents considered the class sizes to be too large mainly in Southern Finland. In Northern Finland, 90% of the respondents were happy with class sizes; in Eastern Finland, a 100%. …”
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Maakuntakaavoituksen kehittäminen arvokkaiden luontoalueiden ja metsien hiilivarastojen turvaamiseksi Keski-Suomessa by Lehtikunnas, Maria

“…Incorporating strategic conservation hotspots in the regional land use plan would guide authorities and local land use planners to pay special attention to the ecological networks in these areas. …”
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Finnish female coaches' career development and perceptions : a case study of six Finnish female coaches by Olkinuora, Hanna

“…The factors influencing the development of a female coaches’ career highlighted in this study can be used to provide information to help further women’s coaching development initiatives in Finland. …”
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Fenomenologinen tutkimus seksuaalisuudesta ja HIVistä by Hammarberg, Leila

“…This study adds to the body of knowledge and understanding of what it is to live with HIV in Finland. Health care professionals may profit using the study results, when designing practices and interventions to people. …”
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Educators' perspectives on children's agency in foreign language early childhood education and care by Dimitrova, Tsvetelina

“…They also acknowledged the hindering and supporting role the organizational culture had through pedagogy and routines. The results could be used to reflect theory and practice at work. …”
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Immigrant artists' intercultural identity formation and development process through art making by Jelekäinen, Emmi

“…This study aims to answer two main research questions about immigrant artists’ perceptions and experiences of their intercultural identity formation process and the meaning of art for this process: (1) what are the key meanings and purposes of making art to immigrant artists in Finland and (2) how do immigrant artists investigate their intercultural identities through art making in Finland? …”
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