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The Finnish Line
8 Companies Shaping Finland’s Health Tech Ecosystem -1 Myontec produces wearables that use muscle activation technology to measure leg muscles, which, accompanied by an easy user interface, allows individuals the ability to receive instant feedback and measure real time data. Pictured: Janne Pylväs, CEO of Myontec, with team. 2 LymphaTouch provides lymphedema patients or those with pre/post-op swelling and scarring with immediate relief and accelerates patient recovery time. Pictured: Kristo Kivilaakso, CEO of LymphaTouch, with team. 3 LS CancerDiag uses a low-cost diagnostic method to detect Lynch syndrome mutations and tumors before they appear. Pictured: Founder and chairman, professor Minna Nyström and CFO Niklas Lahti checking the test results shown by Dr. Minttu Kansikas.
Allas Seapool in the heart of Helsinki City. 5 Path Surgery aims to make healthcare accessible and affordable for all individuals who wish to travel for overseas treatment through all-inclusive medical packages. Pictured: Founders Antti Mauno and Robert Rantapere. 6 Chabla is a mobile sign language interpretation app for hearing impaired individuals that provides users access to live interpretation 24/7.
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7 Goodlife Technology provides an interactive virtual coaching service for individuals undergoing physical therapy. 8 Nightingale Health uses a proprietary blood analysis platform to provide comprehensive metabolic data to combat and solve chronic diseases. (See opposite page for story.)
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4 Buddy Healthcare uses data analytics and a mobile care coordination platform to optimize the pre- and post-surgery experience for patients. Pictured: Jussi Määttä, CEO of Buddy Healthcare and Teemu Suna, CEO of Nightingale Health having a meetup at 4
Helsinki Highlights -Helsinki is a city to explore—the hip capital is bubbling with cozy restaurants, design saunas, heart-warming cafés, boulevards, green spaces and island swimming spots (at summer time). The huge public saunas are also the ideal place to recuperate and, in the traditional Finnish manner, relax with new-found friends. Helsinki’s secret is that you can get everywhere even without a car. Helsinki is surrounded by many beautiful islands which can be reached from the city center in just 15 minutes.
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Every August Flow Festival brings a fascinating line-up of bands and artists to a trendy international crowd in a historic environment. Beautiful design and avantgarde cuisine top off the experience. World Heritage Site Suomenlinna is a cultural treasure. Its
construction began in the mid-18th century, when Finland was still part of Sweden. Today, the fortress and its museums, restaurants and events are a memorable experience for visitors of all ages. Lonna is a small island with a nice restaurant, a waffle
cafe and some hot parties during summer time. Vallisaari is perfect for hiking and exploring nature. Pihlajasaari is the most popular summer island in the city, providing tourists and locals alike a place to relax on the beach and swim.