Paris, France – March 19, 2024 – Eviden, the Atos Group business leading in advanced computing, today announces a new contract with the Danish Centre for AI Innovation, owned by the Novo Nordisk Foundation and the Export and Investment Fund of Denmark, to construct a state-of-the-art AI supercomputer in Denmark. The supercomputer is designed to cater to large-scale projects that utilize artificial intelligence and prioritize the highest level of security to support Danish data sovereignty. The new supercomputer is expected to be one of the most powerful AI supercomputers in the world. Its goal is to accelerate research and innovation in various fields such as healthcare, life sciences, and the green transition.
It will deliver 6 Exaflops of FP8 AI performance and is based on the NVIDIA DGX SuperPODTM architecture. Eviden will deliver, install, and configure the supercomputer, as well as provide the maintenance and technical support during its entire lifetime. The supercomputer, named Gefion, is expected to be ready for pilot projects before the end of the year. It will be housed in Denmark’s newly established national Centre for AI Innovation and will provide researchers from Denmark’s public and private sectors access to an advanced supercomputer optimized for AI.
“We’re proud to be working with Novo Nordisk Foundation and the Danish Centre for AI Innovation to deliver the AI supercomputer in Denmark to provide an unprecedented potential to accelerate groundbreaking scientific discoveries in areas such as drug discovery, disease diagnosis and treatment,” said Dr. Cédric Bourrasset, Head of HPC-AI and Quantum Computing, Eviden, Atos Group. “This new supercomputer will be a powerful resource to further boost AI research and collaboration between academia and Danish industry in Denmark’s already thriving AI-based research ecosystem.”
Mads Krogsgaard Thomsen, CEO of the Novo Nordisk Foundation, said, “Eviden is renowned for being the leading expert in AI supercomputing. They are therefore the ideal choice to support this exciting project and help Denmark’s brilliant researchers and innovators rise to the next level.”
“AI is helping researchers find solutions to many of humanity’s biggest challenges in healthcare, sustainability, energy and more” said Charlie Boyle, Vice President, DGX platforms at NVIDIA. “Built by Eviden with NVIDIA DGX H100 AI supercomputing, the Novo Nordisk Foundation Gefion system can advance research and development in Denmark with transformative, full-stack AI infrastructure.”
Established in Denmark in 1924, the Novo Nordisk Foundation is an enterprise foundation with philanthropic objectives. Its vision is to improve people’s health and the sustainability of society and the planet, and its mission is to progress research and innovation in the prevention and treatment of cardiometabolic and infectious diseases as well as to advance knowledge and solutions to support a green transformation of society.
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About the supercomputer
The new supercomputer is a large-scale NVIDIA DGX SuperPOD comprised of 191 NVIDIA DGX H100 systems (individual computer systems) with a total of 1,528 NVIDIA H100 Tensor Core GPUs and 382 Intel Xeon Platinum CPUs connected via the NVIDIA Quantum-2 InfiniBand networking platform. It will include storage from DDN. The system will also use state-of-the-art NVIDIA software platforms such as NVIDIA CUDA Quantum, an open-source hybrid quantum computing platform that features powerful simulation tools and capabilities to program hybrid CPU, GPU, and quantum processing unit (QPU) systems. The H100 GPU’s Hopper chip architecture is designed to solve the world’s most challenging AI problems and is four times faster at training tasks on large language models like GPT-3 compared to its predecessor.
Trots förbud mot sexköp finns det fortfarande sexhandel i Sverige. Den ideella organisationen Talita erbjuder en väg ut för de kvinnor som fastnat i prostitution och människohandel, genom möjlighet till skyddat boende, stöd och rehabilitering. Talitas grundare Anna Sander och Josephine Appelqvist har i drygt 20 års tid mött kvinnorna och beskriver i boken Sanna berättelser om vägen ut ur prostitution en värld som de flesta aldrig kommer i närheten av.
– I den här boken har vi försökt återge glimtar ur vårt arbete, från år 1998, då vi började vara ute och möta kvinnor i prostitution, fram till år 2020. Syftet med boken är att sprida kunskap och dela med oss av våra erfarenheter för att öka förståelsen för varför man hamnar i prostitution, vad sexhandeln leder till samt ge exempel på hur man kan hjälpa de utsatta, säger Anna Sander.
I Sanna berättelser om vägen ut ur prostitution får läsaren möta arton kvinnor som har varit i prostitution – och tagit sig ur den. Det ges en inblick i hur och varför de kom att bli en del av sexhandeln i Sverige, hur de hamnade på en gata, i en lägenhet eller i en sunkig källare och sålde sina kroppar. En del kan koppla prostitution med lyx, glamour och lycka, att det är ett eget val som görs. I boken poängteras det att prostitution inte är något annat än ett obeskrivligt lidande för kvinnorna. Vi får också läsa om kvinnornas väg ut ur helvetet – och in i ett fungerande vardagsliv.
Boken är också en berättelse om två eldsjälar som har dedikerat sina liv åt att åstadkomma en förändring för dessa kvinnor genom verksamheten Talita.
– Vi skulle ljuga om vi sa att vårt arbete tidvis under långa perioder inte varit både mörkt och svårt. Ibland har vi stått tillsammans med en kvinna vid förtvivlans rand och inte kunnat göra något annat än sörja tillsammans med henne. Andra gånger har vi fått se hur bedrövliga situationer förändrats på de mest mirakulösa sätt och kvinnan har fått fatt i glädjen igen. Talitas arbete är en ständig växling mellan mörker och ljus. Förtvivlan och hopp. Maktlöshet och förtröstan, säger Josephine Appelqvist.
Att en välkänd pastor, som både jag och Anna känt förtroende för, avslöjades som sexköpare skakade inte bara om oss för stunden, utan gav oss en djup insikt om att i princip vem som helst skulle kunna leva ett dubbelliv. Det går inte att se på utsidan vem som är sexköpare och det går inte heller att utesluta att någon man känner och har förtroende för, faktiskt är någon annan än den de säger sig vara. Besvikelsen på honom, och tvivlet på män som grupp, hade kunnat bli överväldigande, men tack vare våra familjer och alla de män som stöttat oss och visat sitt engagemang genom åren har vi hittat balansen. En av tio män må vara sexköpare, men nio av tio är det inte.
– ur boken.
Anna Sander är grundare av Talita. Hon är legitimerad apotekare och har arbetat med kompetensutveckling och utbildningsverksamhet på Apoteksakademin. Hon har även en kandidatexamen i psykoterapi med inriktning på trauma.
Josephine Appelqvist är grundare av Talita. Hon är jurist med inriktning på mänskliga rättigheter och har tidigare erfarenhet av arbete mot barnsexhandel på ECPAT Sverige. Hon har även en kandidatexamen i psykoterapi med inriktning på trauma.
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Tävlingen är avslutad, rösterna räknade och korad till innehavare av Sveriges Mysigaste Hem är Sara N. Ekström och Johan Ekström i Störlinge, en liten by på Öland. I huset har de bott sedan 2019 och Sara berättar att det är en gård som funnits i hennes familj sedan 1600-talet. De tog över huset 2019, efter hennes mormors bror.
På gården mitt emot bor idag både hennes föräldrar och ena syster med make och barn, så det är lite Bullerbynkänsla förklarar hon.
På frågan: Vilken är era största inspirationskälla när det kommer till heminredning? Så svarar vinnaren Sara:
– Jag skulle säga dåtiden, säger Sara, jag inspireras mycket av det gamla från förr, allt från gamla fotografier till vackra möbler. Jag har vuxit upp i ett hem där nästan allt hade en historia och var kopplat till någon i släkten, och det har verkligen påverkat mig.
– Min mamma har också ett väldigt mysigt hem, så jag har nog fått mycket därifrån. Och självklart har jag kollat på massor av fina hem på Instagram, det är en jättebra inspirationskälla.
Vad tycker vinnaren är mysigast med deras hem?
– Jag skulle säga att vi i detalj själva fått skapa vårt hem precis som vi vill ha det. Vi har dessutom bevarat en massa äldre detaljer som den renoverade kakelugnen, gamla tavlor och fotografier. Jag gillar också den öppna känslan, att alla kan vara tillsammans men att man ändå kan sitta lite i undangömd i en mysig fåtölj.
I det senaste numret av Villalivet, som kommer ut 21 – 24 november 2023, samt på villalivet.se får läsarna veta mer om deras inspirerande hem.
Tävlingen startade i februari där Villalivet bad läsarna skicka in sina bilder som beskrev det mysiga med just deras hem. Villalivets läsare valde (genom röstning) ut 25 finalister bland de 1 117 tävlande bidragen i kvalet. Därefter fick läsarna även rösta fram de tre vinnarna i Sverige.
Vinnare blev Sara N. Ekström från den pittoreska byn Störlinge på Öland. Tvåa blev Julia Nilsson från Glömminge på Öland och trea blev Frida Clarberg från Ingelstad, strax söder om Växjö.
Som vinnare i tävlingen får Helena varor för över 137 000 kr: 50 000 kr i presentkort från Mio, Vista ångdusch från Tylö värde 87 000 kr och hemlig present från Landshypotek Bank.
Andraplats vann priser/produkter till ett värde av 62 500 kr och tredjeplats 22 350 kr.
Tävlingen har genomförts för 6:e året i rad och har engagerat många läsare och flera exklusiva partners som bidragit med de fina priserna. Vi riktar ett stort tack till: Mio, Landshypotek Bank och Tylö.
- Vi på Mio vill hjälpa alla att skapa hem att trivas i och vara stolta över. Därför är vi också stolta över att vara med och bidra i tävlingen Sveriges Mysigaste Hem där så många spännande bidrag kan vara med och inspirera både våra kunder och oss till att göra hemmen i Sverige mysigare, säger Joakim Holmstrand, kommersiell chef på Mio
– Bastun, som utgör hjärtat i många hem, är en plats där välmående, avslappning och såväl egentid som socialt umgänge äger rum. På Tylö känner vi oss stolta över att vara med och bidra i tävligen Sveriges Mysigaste hem. Det är inspirerande att se så många fina bidrag, och nu får vi möjligheten att fortsätta skapa en underbar atmosfär för vinnarna, säger Kajsa Nydahl, Marknadschef på Sauna360 Group.
– Våra hem är viktiga, oavsett var vi bor är hemmet en mittpunkt i livet. Det är inspirerande att se att så många lägger ned tid och engagemang på att skapa trivsamma och personliga hemmiljöer. Jag hoppas och tror att alla fantastiska bidrag och vinnarna av den här tävlingen kan bidra till att många fler blir engagerade i sitt hem, säger Catharina Åbjörnsson Lindgren, affärschef på Landshypotek Bank.
- Väldigt roligt att se hur stort engagemang som Sveriges Mysigaste Hem genererar hos våra läsare och att vi ser bidrag från villaägare över hela landet vilket visar på ett starkt intresse för det egna hemmet. Vi kan även se tävlanden i alla åldrar som understryker bredden i tävlingen, säger Jonas Natt och Dag, marknadschef på Villalivet.
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Hvordan føles det at blive lagt for had på nettet og i medierne? Hvorfor er nogle historier født til at blive shitstorme? Kan man bruge dem til noget eller ligefrem spekulere i dem?
Det undersøger samtalebogen Shitstorm, der udkommer på Forlaget Falco i morgen.
Ghita Nørby og Jim Lyngvild har begge stået i orkanens øje. De fortæller om den smerte og drivkraft, der kan ligge i en shitstorm, om at rejse sig igen, og hvad de har lært af hinandens måde at tackle stormene på.
Tidligere chefredaktør Poul Madsen forklarer, hvorfor nogle historier er skabt til at blive shitstorme og hvordan man bedst kan komme igennem et stormvejr, og endelig taler forfatteren også med én, der selv bevidst pustede liv i en mediestorm, men endte med at blive fanget i krydsilden.
Författaren och polisen Simon Häggström är aktuell med en ny spänningsroman som tar sin utgångspunkt i ett Sverige som för många känns väldigt avlägset. I nya boken Den hundrade kvinnan är huvudfrågan vad som händer när tron på det övernaturliga krockar med verkligheten?
– Den här boken har för mig varit en stor utmaning att skriva. Tanken har varit att inte bara redogöra för en sida av människohandelns bistra verklighet som få känner till. Jag har också försökt beskriva vad som händer när det sekulariserade samhället krockar med traditionella och religiösa övertygelser. Under mina år som människohandelspolis har jag mött mängder av kvinnor som befunnit sig i ett kompakt mörker. Och jag har ett oräkneligt antal gånger suttit ner med kvinnor där jag insett att tron på det gudomliga är central i deras liv. Där förtröstan på en kärleksfull gud är det enda de har kvar i livet, men där det också finns förövare som är redo att utnyttja dessa för egen vinning, säger Simon Häggström.
En ung kvinna hittas brutalt mördad i Humlegården i Stockholm. Polisen misstänker att offret tillhör en grupp nigerianska kvinnor som säljer sex och kallar in människohandelsgruppen. Eftersom kriminalinspektör Markus Lundström är i London får polisassistent Natalia Volotkova leda arbetet, och bilden av den mördade kvinnan etsar sig fast på hennes näthinna – hon har aldrig sett någonting så bestialiskt förut. Kan det röra sig om ett ritualmord? Natalia blir besatt av fallet, och när hon upptäcker att de nigerianska kvinnorna är svåra att nå fram till tar hon till okonventionella metoder för att få den information hon behöver. Samtidigt har hon människohandlarnas ögon på sig.
Hon förstod egentligen inte varför hon reagerade så starkt. Hon svalde några gånger och lutade sig sedan fram, försökte tränga undan känslorna för att istället fokusera. Hon var polis och det förväntades att hon skulle kunna hantera sådana här situationer. När hon studerade scenen närmare upptäckte hon att fotryggarna var korslagda och armarna låg utsträckta åt sidorna. Det såg nästan ut som om kvinnan blivit korsfäst mot marken. – ur boken.
Den hundrade kvinnan är den fjärde fristående boken i serien om människohandelsgruppen.
”Det är en avskyvärd verklighet som stöpts om till drabbande spänningslitteratur. Man sitter ofta som på nålar … Mycket berörande. Helhetsbetyg 4”. - Pia Lindestrand, BTJ -häftet
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Simon Häggström är författare och kriminalinspektör vid människohandelsgruppen inom Nationella operativa avdelningen. Under femton år har han arbetat som polis med inriktning mot prostitution och människohandel, han har också skrivit två uppmärksammade fackböcker om den undre världen, Skuggans lag (2016) och Nattstad (2017). Han romandebuterade 2019 med Flickorna som sprang, som är den inledande delen i serien om människohandelsgruppen.
The international Tampere Smart City Expo & Conference shared a two-day range of human-centric smart city development and the latest ICT solutions June 6–7 2023 at Nokia Arena, Tampere Finland. Deep diving beyond the abstract, #TSCEC concretized what the metaverse is. The event is held again in June 2024.
Tampere Smart City Expo & Conference shared ideas for smart city development and digitalisation, including Web3 technology, sustainability, artificial intelligence and mobility. The first moves towards a true urban metaverse have now been taken.
− Tampere has taken the first steps towards a city that genuinely utilizes the possibilities of the metaverse. Tampere Smart City Expo & Conference featured many concrete examples of the metaverse's potential for human-centric urban development, says Teppo Rantanen, Executive Director of Growth, Innovation and Competitiveness, City of Tampere.
Quality encounters at the magnificent Nokia Arena
The programme at the Tampere Smart City Expo & Conference delighted the guests and the encounters were praised. The event served as an unifying platform for networking and discussions.
− Tampere Smart City Expo & Conference brought us many new, great contacts. From our point of view, the key players in the industry were present at the event. We were able to promote our cooperation models, link actors to each other and activate our members – genuinely do our core work. The event was very successful, we were able to network and create networks! We will definitely attend next time as well, shares Pertti Kortejärvi, CEO, Smart City Innovation Cluster.
− The Expo has gone smoothly, we’ve had good discussions and the visitor base has been of high quality. A lot of interest towards our climate-neutral data center service has been shown. As a venue and location, Nokia Arena is great, and the arrangements have also gone well. Next year, we hope for an even more diverse selection of exhibitors, says Van Vo, solutions architect and Timo Kemppainen, Cloud Business Development Manager at Verne Global Finland.
Innovative experts awarded at the event
City of Tampere awarded the Technical Creativity Award 2022 on Tuesday. The winning solution is an innovative way of storing renewable energy in a so-called sand battery developed by Tommi Eronen and Markku Ylönen. The awarded innovation is one of the most promising technologies globally, enabling the rapid growth of wind and solar energy.
The Summit's BRiDG3 Hackathon finals took place on Tuesday. The winner of the grand prize of €10,000 is Authbound, a verification platform that enables a safer, more secured, yet still private Metaverse and Web3 space. The solution allows other services to authenticate users with different kind of attributes and using soulbound tokens and zero knowledge technology, the verification is embedded in the user’s Web3 identity. It was taking into account, that innovative approach and commitment to driving change through Web3 technologies really stood out.
The Tampere Smart City Expo & Conference will next take place on 11−12 June 2024.
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The international Tampere Smart City Expo & Conference offers human-centric smart city development and the latest ICT solutions June 6–7 2023 at Nokia Arena, Tampere, Finland. Seeking to uncover the ultimate urban metaverse, the event provides the most current and industry-leading program. Media accreditation for the event is now open.
The Expo shares key players in the fields, topical speeches and panels, as well as rewards the number one factors in smart city development and digitalisation. The Conference will focus on topics such as Web3 technology, sustainability, AI and mobility.
Smart and human-centric event offers an inviting program
The keynote speeches at the Main Stage of the Expo will be given by Belinda Gerdt, Global Marketing Lead at Philips, and Christina Yan Zhang, CEO at the Metaverse Institute. Gerdt has built a successful international career in some of the world’s leading technology firms and has almost twenty years of experience of developing digital customer-oriented businesses. In her speech on Wednesday Belinda inspires to think big and immerses to How digitalization has changed the customer experience. Metaverse pioneer Yan Zhang has a 16 years’ experience turning forward-thinking ideas into ultra-high growth business with global impact. Her speech The Use of Digital Twin and Metaverse to Build Smart Cities for A Sustainable Future will be experienced on Tuesday.
Microsoft Finland opens possibilities on how artificial intelligence will affect work life and smart city development with their Expo floor The opportunity is yours to lead the AI transformation. The City of Tampere awards the annual Technical Creativity Prize on Tuesday. The recognition is given to a person or working group from Tampere who have applied technical expertise in an innovative way. SmartRail Ecosystem and Lyyli Living Lab tram offers an overview of urban mobility, with perspectives on ecosystem visions, research and collaborations. BRiDG3 Web3 Summit at Tampere Smart City Expo & Conference shares future insights into Web3, the Metaverse, blockchain and DAOs. The BRiDG3 Summit commences with a special address by H.E. Amna Mahmoud Mohammed Fikri, the UAE Non-Resident Ambassador to Finland, highlighting the UAE's role as a leading Web3 hub. The Summit also features distinguished international speakers like Dr. Marwan Alzarouni and Amanda Cassat.
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Urban Metaverse Deep Dives Beyond the Abstract
Tampere Smart City Expo & Conference offers human-centric smart city development and innovative ICT technology. Containing the latest digital solutions, the urban metaverse deep dives beyond the abstract, where the ideas are taken to action, perspectives on Digitally Smart, Urban Intelligence and Responsible ColLAB. The event emphasizes the importance of international connections and provides a platform for networking among top experts.
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The international Tampere Smart City Expo & Conference shares an urban metaverse with the latest digital solutions June 6–7 2023 at Nokia Arena, Tampere, Finland. The event offers exquisite keynote speakers: top specialist on digital customer-oriented business Belinda Gerdt and CEO of the Metaverse Institute Christina Yan Zhang. Free registration is open, and the Conference and Hackathon passes are on sale.
Human-centric smart city development and innovative ICT technology encounter at Nokia Arena transforming an urban metaverse with the latest digital solutions. The international event combines forward-looking thinkers, cutting edge technology, services and solutions. Tampere Smart City Expo & Conference deep dives beyond the abstract, where the ideas are taken to action, with the perspectives on Digitally Smart, Urban Intelligence and Responsible ColLAB. A significant role is played by international encounters and the networking of top experts.
Outstanding keynote speakers Belinda Gerdt and Christina Yan Zhang
The event will feature mega-class keynote speeches at the Main Stage of the Expo. Belinda Gerdt has built a successful international career in some of the world’s leading technology firms. She has almost twenty years of experience of developing digital customer-oriented businesses. Currently working for Philips at their headquarters in the Netherlands, she leads global marketing and helps digitize the healthcare industry. Previously she has worked for Microsoft and Amazon Web Services. Belinda Gerdt shares an overview of the digital customer journey under the title Think BIG! Digitization has changed the customer experience.
Metaverse Pioneer Christina Yan Zhang is CEO of the Metaverse Institute, a consulting firm advising intergovernmental organisations, governments, corporates on their strategy in web3. With 16 years' experience turning forward-thinking ideas into ultra-high growth business with global impact, she has extensive experience working with governments, universities and CEOs on industry, innovation and skills strategies. In her speech, she opens up the role of digital twins and the metaverse from the perspective of responsible smart city development.
Exquisite Expo and Captivating Conference
In addition to the phenomenal keynote lectures, Tampere Smart City Expo & Conference's programme includes the most topical speeches, and the event rewards the number one factors in smart city development and digitalisation. The conferences will focus on topics such as Web3 technology and smart mobility. Tampere Smart City Expo & Conference will be opened by Teppo Rantanen, Executive Director of Growth, Innovation and Competitiveness, City of Tampere outlining the possibilities of the metaverse for urban development.
On Tuesday, Sitowise's Head of Innovation's Sami Lankiniemi's speech The Smart City Lab – How Do We Innovate in Federated Ecosystems will be heard on the main stage. In the morning of the opening day, after immersing yourself in smart mobility at conferences with the theme Boosting urban mobility 2.0: SmartRail Ecosystem & Lyl Living Lab tram. BRiDG3 Hackathon brings a groundbreaking Web3 track to Nokja Arena on June 6th. BRiDG3 is the ultimate hackathon centered around Web3 and the Metaverse, offering a full day of Web3 experiences and announcing the hackathon winners, with international keynotes, panel discussions, and showcases of the best Metaverse and Web3 examples from around the world. On Wednesday, the Paidia at Nokia Arena will be taken over by the City of Tampere, Tampere University and VTT cooperation conference Future-proofing cities – STARDUST solutions and next steps. On the stage, Abloy will access the locks of security in turn to Develop digital and physical security in smart cities.
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Rehaboo's autumn 2022 investment round was joined by several well-known investors. Among those are medical doctor Hannes Relander, Nordic Game Ventures and a number of known technology investors such as impact investor Alan Laubsch, Random Ventures led by Peter Vesterbacka and Kustaa Valtonen, startup activist and Finnish Silicon Valley pioneer Jussi Heinilä, technology pioneer and serial entrepreneur Taneli Tikka, as well as an angel investor Markku Ojala.
"The Rehaboo concept and the developed technology enable a revolutionary way to gamify movement and the quick production of easy and fun activation games," states Rehaboo investor Peter Vesterbacka.
The well-being market is growing globally. The aging population, the lack of daily exercise caused by the Covid pandemic, and the growing diseases of the musculoskeletal system require the utilization of new solutions.
The founder Peter Gréen is convinced that Finnish gaming expertise can be used around the world as a health promoter and maintainer.
"Almost everyone should get active and move more often. Rehaboo makes it fun, empowering and measurable," adds doctor and investor Hannes Relander.
“It is incredible to see that the Finnish health and gaming expertise being utilized around the world. Going global through GSD Venture Studios dramatically impacts the speed to success” says Gary Fowler, the founder of GSD Venture Studios and GSD Labs Accelerator.
Rehaboo is currently focusing on activating the elderly both in assisted living units and in home care. The technology used by the game has been proven to work through both customer experiences and medical research (e.g. Tan Tock Seng Hospital randomized controlled trial, Singapore). Especially in improving the well-being of the elderly, with the growing age groups, new solutions that truly work are needed.
The share of the elderly in the population will almost double between 2015 and 2050 (WHO). Agetech, i.e. technology aimed at the elderly, is one of the areas with the most potential to influence the well-being of the elderly. Rehaboo is an easy and functional solution for moving the elderly in a fun way.
With the program, it is intended to start international growth, especially in the United States, where Rehaboo is already in the first customer negotiations. Next year, the goal is to collect a 2M EUR investment, with international growth and scaling as focus areas.
According to Pekka Pärnänen, the company's adviser in the United States, the time is now right to open the market:
"In the United States, the large age groups 'baby boomers - 58-76 years old, 73 million digital-savvy people' are in need of various sports services. On the other hand, Covid and the current economic situation have influenced the reduction of the number of nursing staff. Because of this, the market for various digital health services is growing rapidly, creating great opportunities for Rehaboo"
Rehaboo is a Finnish gamified innovation, where both the idea and especially the technology are unique. Games can be played on computers, tablets, or mobile phones equipped with camera. The player's own body acts as the game controller, and the artificial intelligence recognizes and analyzes the movements registered by the camera. The player does not have any separate controls, and the game works with the help of a process in the cloud service - making the game accessible to healthcare workers and the target demographic with just a device with camera and Internet connection.
For more information, Peter Green, Rehaboo, +358405707911, peter@rehaboo.com
Tävlingen är avslutad, rösterna räknade och korad till innehavare av Sveriges Mysigaste Hem är Helena och Lennart Specht i Sjuntorp, strax utanför Trollhättan. I huset har de bott sedan 2019 och Helena berättar att det var kärlek vid första ögonkastet.
En kärlek som uppmärksammades även av säljaren som valde att sälja huset till Helena och Lennart trots att de inte vunnit budgivningen.
På frågan Vad var det ni föll för? Så svarar vinnaren Helena:
- Det var perfekt, ett vitt litet pepparkakshus med fantastisk trädgård! Vi ville ha ett äldre hus, berättar Helena, och här hittade vi ett som dessutom var ganska nyrenoverat. Framför allt gillade vi att det renoverats men ändå fått behålla så många av sina äldre detaljer. Köket var nytt men de gamla dörrarna fanns kvar och stilen hade anpassats därefter och det temat har vi försökt spinna vidare på. Vi gillar att mixa gammalt och nytt och letar gärna loppisfynd - jag tycker det finns en härlig själ i det.
Villan från 30-talet var relativt nyrenoverad redan när Helena och Lennart flyttade in så för dem har fokus snarast legat på att sätta färg och personlig prägel.
I det senaste numret av Villalivet, som kommer ut 31 oktober – 4 november 2022, samt på villalivet.se får läsarna veta mer om deras inspirerande hem.
Tävlingen startade i februari där Villalivet bad läsarna skicka in sina bilder som beskrev det mysiga med just deras hem. Villalivets läsare valde ut 24 finalister bland de 1 378 tävlande bidragen i kvalet. Därefter fick läsarna rösta fram de tre vinnarna i Sverige.
Vinnare blev Helena Specht från Västra Götaland. Tvåa blev Evelina Klevefjord också från Västra Götaland och trea blev Linda Dohrnér från Ljungbyholm strax söder om Kalmar.
Som vinnare i tävlingen får Helena varor för över 122 500 kr: 50 000 kr i presentkort från Mio, Vista 130 ångdusch från Tylö värde 72 500 kr och hemlig present från Landshypotek Bank.
Andraplats vann priser/produkter till ett värde av 71 244 kr och tredjeplats 26 946 kr.
Tävlingen har genomförts för 5:e året i rad och har engagerat många läsare och flera exklusiva partners som bidragit med de fina priserna. Vi riktar ett stort tack till: Mio, Landshypotek Bank och Tylö.
- Vi på Mio vill hjälpa alla att skapa hem att trivas i och vara stolta över. Därför är vi också stolta över att vara med och bidra i tävlingen Sveriges Mysigaste Hem där så många spännande bidrag kan vara med och inspirera både våra kunder och oss till att göra hemmen i Sverige mysigare, säger Joakim Holmstrand, kommersiell chef på Mio
– Vilka otroliga bidrag vi har fått ta del av i år! Stort grattis till de välförtjänta vinnarna, vi ser fram emot att se dessa vackra hem prydas av produkter från Tylö! säger Kajsa Nydahl, Marknadschef på Sauna360 Group.
– I en orolig tid och när dagarna blir mörkare och kallare tror jag många kan hämta lugn och styrka i hemmet. Det är fint att se så många inspirerande exempel från runt om i landet på hur man kan göra sitt hem mer ombonat och trivsamt, säger Catharina Åbjörnsson Lindgren, affärschef på Landshypotek Bank.
- Väldigt roligt att se hur stort engagemang som Sveriges Mysigaste Hem genererar hos våra läsare och att vi nu ser fler bidrag än föregående år visar på att tävlingen har etablerat sig på allvar detta jubileumsår, säger Jonas Natt och Dag, marknadschef på Villalivet.
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Lina Samuelsson, Koordinator, lina.samuelsson@villalivet.se
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Overall customer sustainability experience at HSL (Helsinki Region Transport in Finland) is positive and engaging. These results are revealed in a study conducted by HSL and empathy analytics company NayaDaya Inc.
The empathy study examined Helsinki Region Transport's customer experiences, especially in the context of HSL's brand and sustainability. Sustainability experiences were analyzed from the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) viewpoints.
Experience on sustainability was shown to have a strengthening impact on HSL’s brand. The most often chosen emotions in connection with sustainability are contentment and interest. Positive emotions were experienced almost three times more often than negative. Empathy Analytics™, based on emotions, science, and data, reveals which components of sustainability are the most significant to HSL’s customers – and how they impact behavior and engagement.
"The results show that taking care of HSL’s social mission is the core of our sustainability – and we have clearly been successful in that area. Environmental sustainability attracts people the most. The impacts of public transportation system are experienced as ecologically beneficial and engaging," says director Mari Flink from Helsinki Regional Transport Authority.
Some polarized responses were linked to staff, customer-orientation, and the Covid-19 pandemic. Respondents who regard the ticket prices as significant, experience more often negative than positive feelings.
Many respondents indicate interest toward, and desire for more information on sustainability.
"Those interested in sustainability have often a real thirst for knowledge. Empathy and analytics guide us to prioritize actions and communications. By increasing understanding, we engage citizens, promote public transport as well as strengthen both the sustainable development and our own brand," underlines Flink.
The empathy study, conducted as online-survey in February 2022, attracted 2,674 respondents in total.
More information:
Päivi Alakuijala, Director, Communications, Helsinki Region Transport HSL, tel. +358 40 715 0440, paivi.alakuijala@hsl.fi
Timo Järvinen, CEO, NayaDaya Inc., tel. +358 40 505 7745, timo.jarvinen@nayadaya.com
Helsinki Region Transport HSL is responsible for planning and organizing public transport in the region and for the preparation of the Helsinki Transport System Plan. In 2021 there were 238 million journeys made on services provided by HSL, which amounts to more than 60 % of all public transport journeys made in Finland. More information: hsl.fi
NayaDaya Inc. is an empathy analytics company that empowers its customers to build an edge and a handprint from the missing piece of sustainability: human experience and engagement. Empathy Analytics™, based on emotions, science, and data, makes it possible to explore sustainability experiences among employees and customers. The method prioritizes work and communications in the context of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) aspects of sustainability. Further information at www.nayadaya.com
In Finland, over five hundred children and young people took part in an empathy study concerning emotions toward the war in Ukraine. The results of this study, conducted by the Asikkala Municipality and NayaDaya Inc., also reveal the root causes for the emotions and their effects on behavior.
In the study, 541 children and young people from Asikkala Municipality primary school system, between 1st and 9th grades, expressed their emotions and gave reasons behind their emotions toward the war in Ukraine. The most common emotions were sadness, fear, hate, interest, disappointment, compassion, and anger.
The reasons behind the emotions included suffering and death of innocent Ukrainians as well as the threat of the war spreading to Finland. Many responses also underlined the absurdity, incomprehensibility, and injustice of war.
Among the children and young people, the war also evokes hatred and aggression toward President Putin, Russia, and the Russians.
"Over two-thirds of the children and young people expressed negative emotions or compassion toward the war in Ukraine. The reasoning reveals their ability to concretely internalize the purpose of the war. Many of the emotions are crippling and are necessarily not visible to the outside world. Some of the experiences indicate even aggressive behavior. The consequences may turn out to be unfortunate for the Russian children and youth living in Finland", says CEO Timo Järvinen from empathy analytics company NayaDaya Inc.
"The study shows that in our schools we ought to pay attention to the thoughts and emotions evoked by the war in Ukraine. Students will not necessarily bring the topic up by themselves by asking questions, for example. The results indicate that the effects of war live in their minds, regardless. Discussion is needed so the children’s worries, fears, and feelings of hatred become visible and are taken care of. Especially, we must prevent the Russian children from becoming targets of stigmatizing and bullying", highlights Director of Education Petri Haapanen from Asikkala Municipality.
Students’ emotions toward education and the school community are regularly studied in all schools in Asikkala Municipality. Similarly, the school faculty and staff are asked about their experiences in relation to their work and work community. The empathy analytics, which is based on emotions, science, and data, also reveals the impact emotions have on peoples’ behavior and engagement.
”Asikkala Municipality aims to be a forerunner in promoting wellbeing. Hearing out children’s and young people’s emotions and openly discussing the study results is always sustainable way to act and especially so in a state of emergency such as Covid-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine. Empathy, prosocial behavior, and psychological safety are our assets amid uncertainty and worry”, says Mayor Rinna Ikola-Norrbacka from Asikkala Municipality.
More information:
Petri Haapanen, Director of Education, tel. +358 44 778 0430, petri.haapanen@asikkala.fi
Timo Järvinen, CEO, NayaDaya Inc., tel. + 358 40 505 7745, timo.jarvinen@nayadaya.com
The close-to-nature municipality of Asikkala, with a population of 8,100, is located in the embrace of Lake Päijänne and Lake Vesijärvi. Vääksy Municipal Center is known for its old Vääksy villa history and beautiful canal environment. A diverse range of services, a comprehensive school network, vibrant villages and rugged waterways make Asikkala a unique place to live. The benefits offered by Asikkala are enjoyed by local residents, leisure residents and local companies. More information https://www.asikkala.fi
"Behind sustainable choices is not the actual sustainability of the company, organization, or brand, but the sustainability experience," writes Timo Järvinen, CEO of the Finnish empathy analytics company NayaDaya Inc.
If we split the core of sustainability, in addition to the ecological, social, and economical consequences of our actions, we will find something that has a decisive impact on people's behavior, business success, and sustainable development.
This other aspect of sustainability is experience. Sustainability is an increasingly important part of the customer and employee experience. Customers and employees appraise the sustainability of companies, organizations, and brands in relation to their own values. Appraisals lead to subjective meanings and emotions – thus creating an emotional experience of sustainability.
Emotional experiences have a decisive impact on behavior – as do sustainability experiences. We have seen this especially recently. Emotions make us ignite, participate, and commit to things that represent the world we believe in. The emotions within the experiences of sustainability can also cause the opposite: avoidance, resistance, and even aggressive behavior.
From the point of view of companies and organizations, the effects of sustainability experiences are at best seen as traction and retention, or even as a competitive edge. At worst, they can cause loss of customers and employees.
If a company, organization, or brand wants to succeed and be a part of change toward a better world, sustainability experiences are critical to the success of its mission. We must accept that, for example, behind sustainable consumer choices is not product sustainability but rather consumer sustainability experience.
People are not able to react to anything other than the experiences produced by their own judgment.
A company or an organization needs to identify the essential parts of its sustainability to its customers and employees. It is beneficial to find out how elements of the sustainability experience affect behavior. By strengthening engaging elements and fixing or transforming the causes of stagnation, avoidance, and resistance, people are involved – this way it’s possible to create value for customers and employees, strengthen loyalty, and promote a sustainable, profitable growth.
Sustainability must be built, and the sustainability experience managed responsibly. However, this self-evident idea is not so self-evident after all. As people do not react to sustainable actions but rather to their sustainability experiences, it is possible to influence their experiences and emotions in ways that are not responsible but aim only to create images.
Recognition of authenticity contributes to healthy development. Companies, organizations, and brands that embrace sustainability as a key guideline and a part of their DNA implement these principles in all their operations and communications. When deeds and words meet each other and people’s values, the result is hope for the better, trust, change, and ultimately, success.
Sustainability is the way to a better future and competitive edge, but it is often full of curves and pitfalls. We must accept that sustainable actions do not always evoke positive, engaging emotions. It is not sustainable to always do and say what people wish and want to hear.
The consequences of acts of sustainability can be contradictory. Sometimes they mean cutting personal interests, which causes negative reactions. Sometimes the public and social media deal with events in ways that don’t do justice to real efforts.
In all circumstances, it is helpful to identify the customer and employee experiences and reactions. Collective empathy and data are needed to identify emotions as well as their root causes and consequences. The answers are not found on social media, where the loudest voice is often held by a relatively small number of people.
Communication is needed to manage sustainability experiences – not just to evoke images but to portray boldly and uncompromisingly the reality. From time to time, we all need to be steered into the right direction. Sometimes we must give up our own interests here and now so that all people, including future generations, will have hope.
The power of compassion should be better harnessed to engage and involve customers and employees.
The author of the blog post is Timo Järvinen, CEO of the Finnish empathy analytics company NayaDaya Inc.
Timo Järvinen, tel. +358 40 505 7745, timo.jarvinen@nayadaya.com
Nukute’s service solution, powered by Nukute’s own CE-marked medical device innovation, facilitates a healthcare process that leads to a reduced need for specialised health care. The cost effectiveness the device and solution provides unequivocally helped seal the deal with the City of Oulu.
The decision was made in collaboration with the previous service provider, the University Hospital of Oulu (OYS). The agreement highlights the importance of shifting the screening diagnostics of sleep apnea to a primary healthcare provider, away from specialised clinic duty. In Oulu, there are already over 500 people within the public healthcare system referred to home sleep apnea testing (HSAT) by the City’s general practitioners. OYS will now transfer the whole of this patient queue to Nukute. Nukute's healthcare unit is located in Rehapolis 1, right beside the Oulu University Hospital and at the heart of Oulu's healthcare district.
”First and foremost we need to speed up the screening and diagnostic processes of sleep apnea. The City of Oulu has a strong track-record of participating in the development and deployment of new technology. We hope our cooperation with Nukute will be a stepping stone for the Nukute technology becoming widespread throughout the world” -states City of Oulu’s Deputy Chief Physician Artturi Vuotila.
“For us at Nukute, for our technology and medical approach to sleep apnea screening, this is nothing less than a pivotal project to be handled with the utmost sense of priority. To follow in the Oulu University Hospital’s footsteps is not a minor task for a healthtech start-up. That being said, we sincerely thank the City of Oulu for the trust they have placed in us. Our goal is to have this become an industry benchmark from which we’ll drive a success story in the global medical technology business.” -comments Pekka T. Saavalainen, the CEO (interim) of Nukute.
Sleep apnea can be described as a new first-world endemic that is suffered by 936 million people around the world. (Estimation of the global prevalence and burden of obstructive sleep apnoea: a literature-based analysis; The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, Volume 7 Issue 8, August 2019)
Photo: Nukute Oulu healthcare unit's bioanalysts Susanna Korhonen and Lotta Alaniemi at work.
For additional info, please contact:
Nukute CEO (interim) Pekka T. Saavalainen, +35840 685 0717, pekka.saavalainen@nukute.com
Nukute Medical Director Usko Huuskonen, +35840 527 7246, usko.huuskonen@nukute.com
City of Oulu Deputy Chief Physician Artturi Vuotila, +35850 460 9353, artturi.vuotila@ouka.fi
Vad sägs om en blandning av gammalt plankgolv, kakelugnar, loppisfynd, Ikea och tapeter från William Morris?
Kryddat med två förnäma ragdollkatter som nästan beter sig som ägare till huset. Och vad sägs om en utemiljö med fiskbensmönstrat trädäck med pizzaugn och bardisk på hjul?
Tillsammans har Camilla och Erik byggt, fixat och lärt sig renovering, tapetsering och målning efter hand. Camilla med mycket idéer och en stor portion "det där fixar vi lätt" och Erik med lite mer eftertänksamhet och en uns av kontrollbehov. Men i ett gammalt hus är inte millimeterprecision någon enkel match.
– Jag brukar säga att allt görs relativt här, det måste man. Golvet på ovanvåningen skiljer 11 cm på vissa ställen och det är inte utan att man kan tro att man tagit ett glas eller två när man går där uppe. Men man vänjer sig, berättar Camilla glatt.
I det senaste numret av Villalivet, som kommer ut 2-4 november, samt på villalivet.se får läsarna veta mer om deras inspirerande hem.
1 271 BIDRAG DELTOG
Tävlingen startade i februari där Villalivet bad läsarna skicka in sina bilder som beskrev det mysiga med just deras hem. Villalivets läsare valde ut 24 finalister bland de 1 271 tävlande bidragen i kvalet. Därefter fick läsarna rösta fram de tre vinnarna i Sverige.
Vinnare blev Camilla Dahlin från Dalarna. Tvåa blev Susanne Stjärnglimra från Sparreholm, Sörmland och trea blev Ann-Louise Forsberg Alfredsson från Munka Ljungby i Skåne.
Som vinnare i tävlingen får Camilla varor för över 200 000 kr: 60 000 kr i presentkort från Contura, 50 000 kr i presentkort från Mio, Vista 130 ångdusch från Tylö, Gasolgrill Cayenne från Solhaga, en espressomaskin med årsförbrukning från Melitta samt en hemlig present från Landshypotek Bank.
Andraplats vann priser/produkter till ett värde av 115 000 kr och tredjeplats 70 000 kr.
LYCKAD SATSNING
Tävlingen har genomförts för 4:e året i rad och har engagerat många läsare och flera exklusiva partners som bidragit med de fina priserna. Vi riktar ett stort tack till: Mio, Landshypotek Bank, Melitta, Contura, Tylö och Solhaga.
– Många av oss har tillbringat mer tid hemma än vanligt senaste året. Därför är det extra aktuellt att lyfta fram hemmet som en mysig och trivsam plats. Det är inspirerande att se alla vackra miljöer som husägare runt om i landet skapar, säger Catharina Åbjörnsson Lindgren, affärschef på Landshypotek Bank.
–Självklart kommer vi att fortsätta även under 2022, säger Jonas Natt och Dag, affärsutvecklingschef på Villalivet.
Välkommen att kontakta oss för bilder av vinnarhemmen och mer information. Presskit står redo.
Fredrik Lindblad, ansvarig utgivare, fredrik.lindblahd@villalivet.se
I dag den 16 mars fyller Samfundet Folkhälsan 100 år. I Mitt i samhället, nära människan lyfter historikern Julia Dahlberg fram den viktiga roll Folkhälsans satsningar på utbildning, forskning och hälsa i vardagen haft för att bygga dagens Välfärdsfinland. Boken fångar in Folkhälsans innehållsrika historia, men är samtidigt en berättelse om Finland.
– Hundra år med Folkhälsan har visat att våra främsta tillgångar är människors sakkunskap och frivilliga engagemang, sammanfattar Siv Sandberg, Samfundet Folkhälsans ordförande.
Folkhälsans historia inleds när den så kallade Florinska kommissionen vid SLS grundas 1911, för att tio år senare ombildas till Samfundet Folkhälsan. För Julia Dahlberg, som under arbetet med boken gått igenom alla år av verksamhet, har det blivit uppenbart att Folkhälsan är en samlande mittpunkt i mångas vardag.
– När det handlat om frågor som gäller hälsa och välmående har man på finlandssvenskt håll oftast vänt sig till Folkhälsan. Det är få andra organisationer som kommit i kontakt med så många människor på så många olika sätt som Folkhälsan gjort.
I Mitt i samhället, nära människan får vi följa Folkhälsans utveckling från starten med ärftlighetsforskning och hälsosystrar till dagens mångfasetterade roll som medborgar- och forskningsorganisation samt producent av utbildning och service. Boken är rikt illustrerad och bygger på tidigare oanvända källor ur Folkhälsans arkiv, som finns hos SLS. Boken, som är ett samarbete mellan SLS och Folkhälsan, utkommer både som tryckt bok och som gratis e-bok på sls.fi.
FD Julia Dahlberg är historiker. Hon har tidigare varit anställd som forskare vid Samfundet Folkhälsan och är för närvarande SLS-finansierad forskare vid Uleåborgs universitet.
För recensionsexemplar och intervjuförfrågningar, kontakta försäljningskoordinator Hanna Riska på SLS, hanna.riska@sls.fi eller +358 40 558 2096.
För mera information, kontakta bokens huvudredaktör, producent Eva-Maria Nystén på Folkhälsan, eva-maria.nysten@folkhalsan.fi eller +358 40 503 0876.
Julia Dahlberg
Mitt i samhället, nära människan
Samfundet Folkhälsan i svenska Finland 1921–2021
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ISBN: 978-951-583-524-6
Omslag: Nanne Nylund/Byrålådan
Pressbilder:
1. Omslag, Nanne Nylund/Byrålådan
2. Julia Dahlberg. Foto: Janne Rentola
3. Tuberkulosundersökning i Replot, 1925. Folkhälsans ordförande i Vasa, L.J. Lindström, assisteras av hälsosyster Rachel Edgren. Foto: K.E. Ståhlberg
4. Folkhälsans simskola. Foto: Nina Ahtola
5. Folkhälsans frivilliga bjuder seniorer på cykeltur. Foto: Matias Uusikylä
6. Barnavårdsinstitutets elever med barn på institutets barnhem, 1934. Foto: Heinrich Iffland
Study reveals the Finns’ emotions and intentions toward taking the coronavirus vaccine. The results serve as a basis for understanding emotions, having a constructive public discussion, and preventing the Covid-19 pandemic. This empathy study was conducted in January in cooperation with NayaDaya, YouGov and Statista.
Clearly over half (57 %) of the Finns experience positive emotions toward taking the coronavirus vaccine whereas over one- fourth (27 %) report having negative emotions. The coronavirus vaccine evokes more positive emotions in men (61 %) than in women (54 %). From the geographical viewpoint, the most negative emotions were experienced in Western Finland (32 %) while Northern and Eastern Finland (22 %) reported least negative emotions.
Among the Finnish citizen, the most often experienced emotion toward taking the Covid-19 vaccine is relief (33 %), then fear (20 %) and interest (10 %). The younger the target group, the more often fear appears: among 18 to 29-year-old Finns, fear is the most reported emotion (fear 28 %, relief 26 %). Over 60-year-old group experience the least fear (fear 13 %, relief 39 %).
”In order to effectively prevent the pandemic, it is essential to understand how emotions affect people’s inclination toward taking the coronavirus vaccine. Relief grows out of avoiding the spread of or getting infected by the coronavirus – hence, relief engages people into taking the vaccine. Fear, on the other hand, indicates an uncontrollable threat. In this case, avoidance turns us away from the vaccine. Based on the study results, part of the people see taking the vaccine as a way to avoid the threat, part as a threat itself”, says Timo Salomäki, Head of Global Growth at NayaDaya Inc.
For many people, taking the vaccine bears no meaning: 16 percent of the Finns do not recognize any emotion in this connection. The non-existing positive or negative emotions can be interpreted as insignificance.
Political affiliations affect emotions and bahavior. Advocates of the ruling parties (70 %) experience the vaccine-taking more positively than those supporting the opposition parties (55 %). Negative emotions are more common among those advocating the opposition parties (31 %) rather than the ruling parties (22 %). Insignificance is most common among the non-attached (24 %).
Based on the responses to (direct question presented in) the study, approximately two-thirds (65 %) of the Finns will take the Covid-19 vaccine, 14 percent will not take the vaccine and one percent has already taken it. One-fifth (20 %) is not able to determine their future actions, yet.
Almost 90 percent of those indicating positive emotions toward the vaccine also intend to take it. Among those experiencing negative emotions, refusing to take the vaccine (35 %) is more common than taking it (30 %). Over one-third (35 %) of those expressing negative emotions is not able to express their stance in the matter.
”Emotions strongly correlate with the citizens’ intentions to take or not to take the corona vaccine. Those who plan on taking the vaccine despite the neagative emotions toward it, most likely imagine the consequences of not taking the vaccine being even greater. In their minds they are choosing the lesser evil of the two”, interprets Tommi Makkonen, Chief Intelligence Officer at NayaDaya Inc.
”At the moment, the corona vaccine raises positive emotions amongst most Finns - and they intend to take it as well. It is worth mentioning, however, that when the study results are observed in proportion to the entire population, approximately 1,2 million Finns experience negative emotions, most often fear, toward the vaccine. Respectively, for approximately 700 000 citizens, the vaccine is insignificant. To which direction the emotions develop during the ongoing year will determine how well we are able to prevent the epidemic with the help of vaccines”, states Timo Järvinen, CEO at NayaDaya Inc.
Caretakers, nurses and other healthcare professionals represent 7 percent of the study sample (N=1001). The emotions raising from the Covid-19 vaccine are split even between positive and negative emotions (44 % for both). Over one-tenth (11 %) experience no emotions – an indication of insignificance.
Among the healthcare professionals, the two most common emotions toward taking the vaccine are fear (33 %) and relief (33 %). Based on the direct question asked, clearly over half (57 %) of them intend to take the vaccine, 14 percent will decline and 12 percent already have taken it. 17 percent are not able to determine their actions in this matter. Among the healthcare workers expressing negative emotions, approximately one-third declares intentions to take the vaccine. Almost two-thirds will refuse it or is uncertain of their own intentions.
”In order to manage the pandemic, the healthcare professionals’ attitude toward taking the vaccine becomes essential. Based on our study, negative emotions, especially fear, are more common in healthcare than among the rest of the citizen. The result is understandable when the fact that the healthcare workers are the first ones required to take the speedily developed vaccine is taken into consideration. Also, pressure from outside as well as lack of own influence in the matter may increase fear”, analyzes Timo Salomäki.
Timo Järvinen from NayaDaya highlights that even though the positive emotions evoked by the vaccine are currently clearly more common than the negative ones, the negative experiences should not be disregarded. If the vaccine is to tame the coronavirus pandemic, people’s concerns ought to be faced, accepted and handled. Fear does not disappear by merely stating that the vaccine is nothing to be afraid of.
”People need facts when dealing with contradicting opinions. In my opinion, this is not the problem – communication is well taken care of in Finland. Facts alone, however, are not enough. Scientific and statistic facts do not reason well enough with people’s emotions and behavor”, emphasizes Järvinen.
Ultimately, this boils down to trust. ”The citizen themselves are not able to have influence over the safety of the vaccine, so in order to take the shot, one must have trust on the authorities. If the trust is there, we experience relief and gladly take the shot – if not, we experience fear and refuse – or reluctantly take the vaccine”, simplifies Järvinen.
Lack of trust ignites fear and mistrust. ”To enhance trust one requires empathy, sympathy and dialogue, which reaches beyond mere statements, advice and one-sided influencing. People want to be heard and seen. True connections and trust are born in interactive situations where the parties involved reveal their vulnerabilities – ultimately it is a question of presence and love”, sums up Järvinen.
Timo Järvinen, CEO, NayaDaya Inc., timo@nayadaya.com, tel. +358 40 505 7745
Timo Salomäki, Head of Global Growth, NayaDaya Inc., timos@nayadaya.com, tel. +358 40 709 2399
Students are more carefree about their economic situation than others, tells NayaDaya’s latest empathy study in Finland. Only slightly over one fourth of entrepreneurs experience their own finances negatively.
Almost half of the Finns express primarily positive emotions toward their own economic situation while over one third’s emotions are negative. Approximately 15 procent of the citizens are not able to name any emotions in this context – the responses can be interpreted as having no purpose. Among the Finns, most often one’s own economic situation evokes contentment (23 %), then fear (13 %) and disappointment (9 %).
”Content people experience their economic situation as adequate. Contentment makes you passive – it doesn’t motivate people to enhance their financial situation or increase their spending. Fear embodies uncertainty: Uncontrollable threat induces crippling and avoidance behavior. Disappointment, for its part, eats up optimism. Both fear and disappointment have a negative effect on spending. In the big picture, citizens’ emotions indicate more diminishing spending or continuing with ‘status quo’ rather than increasing spending”, says Head of Global Growth Timo Salomäki from NayaDaya Inc.
Women experience their financial situation more negatively than men. Especially women in low income group and young families encounter hardship – fear is the most common emotion toward own finances in both these groups. Workers, Left Wing supporters and those living in Southern Finland’s ‘rust belt’ also see their own economic situation more negatively than others.
Highly educated, the elderly, National Coalition Party supporters and those living in Western Finland experience their own financial situation most positively. Among all occupational groups, the entrepreneurs have the most positive experience about their financial situation – relief is more common than fear.
”Even though the corona year is perceived tough on entrepreneurs, after the damage caused by the pandemic and financial aid distributed as a result of it, only slightly over one fourth of them views their finances in a negative light. I wonder would the result be any weaker during a normal year?” ponders NayaDaya Inc.’s CEO Timo Järvinen.
Students are more carefree about their economic situation than others. They experience less negative and positive emotions than those who work or are outside of worklife. Fear is remarkably rare. Experiencing lack of purpose (no emotion 29 %) is exceptionally common among the students. The result indicates students’ smaller responsibilities, which turn into fear and uncertainty when looking at young families’ higher levels of responsibility.
”One should not downplay people’s economic hardship, even though the positive experiences related to the household finances are more common than the negative ones. For example, in proportion to the entire population, there are over half a million of those who are living in fear in Finland. There are young and old, those with lower and higher education levels as well as those living in cities or in the countryside, in this group. What is surprising, is that those with lower and higher income levels experience fear toward their own finances equally often”, highlights Timo Järvinen.
”Finland through the eyes of empathy” is a series of studies covering Finns’ emotions toward various phenomena. This now being published part covers results from a question related to emotions evoked by citizens’ own economic situation. The study has been conducted in the cooperation with the empathy analytics company NayaDaya Inc., YouGov and Statista. The S-Group has supported the empathy study.
Facts about the study:
Additional Information:
Timo Järvinen, CEO, NayaDaya Inc., timo@nayadaya.com, tel. +358 40 505 7745
Timo Salomäki, Head of Global Growth, NayaDaya Inc., timos@nayadaya.com, tel. +358 40 709 2399
For more news and data: https://www.nayadaya.com
Students are more carefree about their economic situation than others, tells NayaDaya’s latest empathy study in Finland. Only slightly over one fourth of entrepreneurs experience their own finances negatively.
Almost half of the Finns express primarily positive emotions toward their own economic situation while over one third’s emotions are negative. Approximately 15 procent of the citizens are not able to name any emotions in this context – the responses can be interpreted as having no purpose. Among the Finns, most often one’s own economic situation evokes contentment (23 %), then fear (13 %) and disappointment (9 %).
”Content people experience their economic situation as adequate. Contentment makes you passive – it doesn’t motivate people to enhance their financial situation or increase their spending. Fear embodies uncertainty: Uncontrollable threat induces crippling and avoidance behavior. Disappointment, for its part, eats up optimism. Both fear and disappointment have a negative effect on spending. In the big picture, citizens’ emotions indicate more diminishing spending or continuing with ‘status quo’ rather than increasing spending”, says Head of Global Growth Timo Salomäki from NayaDaya Inc.
Women experience their financial situation more negatively than men. Especially women in low income group and young families encounter hardship – fear is the most common emotion toward own finances in both these groups. Workers, Left Wing supporters and those living in Southern Finland’s ‘rust belt’ also see their own economic situation more negatively than others.
Highly educated, the elderly, National Coalition Party supporters and those living in Western Finland experience their own financial situation most positively. Among all occupational groups, the entrepreneurs have the most positive experience about their financial situation – relief is more common than fear.
”Even though the corona year is perceived tough on entrepreneurs, after the damage caused by the pandemic and financial aid distributed as a result of it, only slightly over one fourth of them views their finances in a negative light. I wonder would the result be any weaker during a normal year?” ponders NayaDaya Inc.’s CEO Timo Järvinen.
Students are more carefree about their economic situation than others. They experience less negative and positive emotions than those who work or are outside of worklife. Fear is remarkably rare. Experiencing lack of purpose (no emotion 29 %) is exceptionally common among the students. The result indicates students’ smaller responsibilities, which turn into fear and uncertainty when looking at young families’ higher levels of responsibility.
”One should not downplay people’s economic hardship, even though the positive experiences related to the household finances are more common than the negative ones. For example, in proportion to the entire population, there are over half a million of those who are living in fear in Finland. There are young and old, those with lower and higher education levels as well as those living in cities or in the countryside, in this group. What is surprising, is that those with lower and higher income levels experience fear toward their own finances equally often”, highlights Timo Järvinen.
”Finland through the eyes of empathy” is a series of studies covering Finns’ emotions toward various phenomena. This now being published part covers results from a question related to emotions evoked by citizens’ own economic situation. The study has been conducted in the cooperation with the empathy analytics company NayaDaya Inc., YouGov and Statista. The S-Group has supported the empathy study.
Facts about the study:
Additional Information:
Timo Järvinen, CEO, NayaDaya Inc., timo@nayadaya.com, tel. +358 40 505 7745
Timo Salomäki, Head of Global Growth, NayaDaya Inc., timos@nayadaya.com, tel. +358 40 709 2399
For more news and data: http://www.nayadaya.com
Empathy study shows, that in the midst of corona crisis the Finns express mostly positive emotions toward their work. The most common feeling is contentment, which does not, however, motivate people to participate or to take action.
”Finland through the eyes of empathy” is a series of studies, where today’s published topic reveals citizens’ emotions in relation to their own work. The sample represents the Finnish population of 18-years or older. The study has been conducted in collaboration between the empathy analytics company NayaDaya Inc., YouGov and Statista. S-group has supported the empathy study.
Over 60 percent of the Finns express positive emotions toward their own work. The most common positive emotions among the working population are contentment (18 %) and interest (11 %). The most common negative emotion is disappointment (10 %).
”Contentment is a sign of met expectations as well as familiar and safe circumstances which require little effort from our part. There the most common effect on our behavior is a ”do nothing” attitude. Interest, on the other hand, engages and motivates us toward action – the emotion is connected to possibilites we feel are within our own reach. Broken promises and undelivered hopes, however, lead to disappointment. They are experiences, which shred our self-confidence and cripple us” describes Timo Salomäki, Head of Global Growth at NayaDaya Inc.
Based on the study, slightly over one third of the workforce can be described as loyal and participating in relation to their work. The higher income levels tend to correlate with higher positive engagement in the work. In a group where the average annual income per household is under 27 000 euros, 27 percent is positively engaged in their work. If the annual income is between 27 000 and 67 500 euros, the respective percentage is 38. Among those whose annual income level per household is 67 500 euros or more, 42 percent can be described as loyals and participating – the positively engaged.
Work related negative experiences are most often expressed as disappointment among both the blue and white collar employees. Entrepreneurs, however, typically experience fear, but they also experience more often pride and shame. The emotions experienced by the entrepreneurs reflect the risks and uncertainty as well as the personal relationship to success and failure that are linked to entrepreneurship. The respondents rarely experience shame (2 %) in relation to their work. Students are ashamed of their work (7 %) more often than the others.
Among those who are included in the working population, 14 percent express no emotions toward their own work. In practice, lack of emotions means insignificance. This is the case with up to one forth of those in the lowest income group. Overall, the aggregated sum of emotions causing crippling and avoidance effects along with insignificance is almost 60 percent. “This result means that within our workforce, six people out of ten feel no engaging emotions toward their work – not even anger or hate which would at least generate some resistance”, states Salomäki.
”Even though the pandemic is hitting the society with devastating force, most of the Finns find calmness in their work. It looks like most of the respondents do not have any work related worries. Based on the study results we are soon going to publish, a similar relation seems to exist in relation to respondents’ own finances and health as well. Naturally, this is not the case with everyone and there are professional fields, such as nurses, whose anguish we already have identified in our previous studies”, says Timo Järvinen, CEO at NayaDaya inc.
While the results are mainly positive, they still invite us to deliberate a bit deeper. “Contentment brings stagnation, not active change. We all need the rest and recovery, but contentment by itself does not revive innovation or solve the challenges Finland and the rest of the world are facing. Where can we find ‘sisu’ – the Finnish endless perseverance and ‘die-hard’ attitude – and the passion and engagement with which we can build the wellbeing for the future?” asks Järvinen.
Facts about the study:
For more information:
Timo Järvinen, CEO, NayaDaya Inc., timo@nayadaya.com, tel. +358 40 505 7745
Timo Salomäki, Head of Global Growth, NayaDaya Inc., timos@nayadaya.com, tel. +358 40 709 2399
More news and data: http://www.nayadaya.com