1) Finland – top talent available for ICT companies JANUARY 2016 

2) The Finnish ICT scene With a strong legacy in mobile phone development and a dynamic start-up scene generating cutting-edge ICT companies, Finland can offer a deep well of talent for a wide range of industries. 

3) Opportunities in Finland R&D spearheads • Concepting • Industrial design • User experience • Development • Verification • Certification Business spearheads • Customization • Logistics • Manufacturing • Localization • Sales and marketing • Lifecycle management 

4) R&D spearheads CONCEPTING Nokia heritage has taught Finnish ICT experts how to develop products that are optimized for customer satisfaction and manufacturability. INDUSTRIAL DESIGN Finnish high-tech products are world famous for their industrial design. There are plenty of freelancers and design houses at your disposal. USER EXPERIENCE Handheld wireless devices with rich services call for special know-how in defining the user experience. DEVELOPMENT There is a wealth of R&D talent available, such as Program Managers, Agile Product Managers, HW/SW Engineers and other professionals. VERIFICATION Developing a product to customer specification and testing its functionality is at the core of Finland’s ICT capabilities. CERTIFICATION Finland has top class product certification facilities and experienced subcontractors available. 

5) Business spearheads CUSTOMIZATION Customers want unique features and designs. How to manage the related costs and logistics? Finland has the necessary know-how. LOGISTICS Nokia was world famous for its superbly efficient supply chain and logistics. After Microsoft redundancies, there are plenty of world class specialists available. MANUFACTURING In Finland, we have the expertise to develop products for mass production. Finnish engineers consider manufacturing from the get-go. LOCALIZATION Different markets have different language and other requirements. Internationally experienced engineers with Nokia/MS background understand this issue. SALES & MARKETING Finnish companies have been doing business on all continents, which is why there are now globally experienced sales people available. LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT Engineers with Nokia/MS background understand the importance of roadmapping, upgrading hw/ sw and phasing out products. 

6) World class talent available NOW Now is your opportunity to access top Finnish ICT talent. Some 2,000 former Nokia/Microsoft professionals with varied and extensive experience are available for new opportunities. Seize the moment – contact us now! CONTACT Invest-in-Finland ICT team lead Arto Pussinen arto.pussinen@finpro.fi