Hearing companies talk about sustainability always sounds disingenuous, we are very aware of that, but, believe it or not, we have always tried our best to be mindful. While organizing the third edition of Solve the SDGs, we…

Junction 2021 is long over, but here at the office, we are still daydreaming about it. The great atmosphere, stimulating conversations, the creative buzz, and the excitement of our participants are the things we want to bring with us in 2022. Before the event started we were true rookies of…

Junction 2021: Intelligent Lighting as the engine for Brighter Spaces. Overview As a long-time partner with Junction, Helvar once again enjoyed being part of the 2021 edition. However, despite the long-time partnership, we were again astonished by the enthusiasm, energy, innovations, and the number of bright minds that this event…

At Miro, we’re kind of ambitious. And it goes beyond the rapid growth that we’re experiencing, as that ambition is to see great things happen for others. Our company’s mission is to “empower teams to create the next big things by providing the best collaboration solutions.” …

Artem Solopov, Software Developer at Elisa, and Otso Palonen, Head of International Digital Services Development, are currently waiting impatiently for the Junction hackathon, taking place in Espoo, Finland. Artem and Otso have together designed a highly relevant and interesting challenge for the participants to get their teeth into. The goal…

Different systems in buildings with their sensing capabilities create a vast amount of data. Yet, most of the buildings are not that good at creating holistically good conditions for the users of the space. When analysed and applied smartly, sensor data can help understand a buildings’ usage much better, creating…

Let’s take a little throwback to May, when Junction organized Solve the SDGs hackathon together with Aalto Ventures Program and Aalto University: Even before the coronavirus crippled the world, we’ve been facing severe challenges regarding the well-being of the planet, ecosystem and humanity. …

It’s not only about the investors’ money. To an outsider, emerging industries like AI or smart cars are somewhat of a thing-in-itself — they reportedly grow fast, have their moments of hype, and soon get reduced to buzzwords. But from the inside things look quite different — especially for startups…

Already prior to the present predicament with the coronavirus, the world has been facing severe challenges regarding the well-being of the planet, the ecosystem, and humanity. Many of these challenges have been codified by the United Nations into the Sustainable Development Goals (=SDGs). The Sustainable Development Goals are an urgent…