Uncle Sam, the money man…
2 september 2015
The windows outside the Lauttasaari flat were black and it was a too wet to go for a walk. Pekka felt that it was time to make a decision about the money on their account. It was now 6 months after th…
Ekonomi och teknik
Uber or not to Uber…
28 augusti 2015
I oppose redundant monopolies because, like over-regulation, they increase prices, and tend to deliver poor value for money, destroy entrepreneurship, and slow innovation. Monopolies do well in smalle…
Internet of energy: Med tysk förebild
28 augusti 2015
Tysklands totala energiomställning utlöser både beundran och antipati. Finland verkar gå i motsatt riktning. ”Den nya energivärlden erbjuder många alternativ. Bevara ett öppet sinne, se vad andra län…
Ljus revolutionerar teknikutvecklingen
27 augusti 2015
Ljus kommer att revolutionera teknikutvecklingen under 2000-talet på liknande sätt som el gjorde på 1900-talet, menar experterna. Nu storsatsar EU på det nya området fotonik. Redan idag finns många e…
Från Pedersöre till Sydkorea
27 augusti 2015
När Elho säljer gräsbearbetningsmaskiner för två miljoner euro till Sydkorea i år är det ingen slump. Sydkorea är numera en av de största enskilda exportmarknaderna för Elhos jordbruks- maskiner, frä…
Fennovoima…
6 augusti 2015
I was involved in the financing of all of Finland’s existing and coming nuclear plants in my work as a banker over 45 years. Imatran Voima’s 2 plants in Loviisa were planned and built in a very differ…
Silence is golden..?
26 juli 2015
Pekka Vataja wrote an excellent piece in HS this week about Finland blind’s support for Greece. Looking at the financial crisis regarding Greece, Spain, Italy and Portugal, the main creditor banks wer…
Do to others as you would have them do to you
20 juli 2015
I am back now from the Dolomites, after having seen that Northern Italy is doing very well from tourism. German and Italian Mercedes, and other big cars filled all the parking spaces, and the motorway…
The 3 S’s and their colleagues need to wake up to reality…
14 juli 2015
Sitting here in one Italian Alta Pusteria valley between the towering Dolomite mountains, my wife and I have been following the Greek drama as it unfolds. I am unable to stop my pen from scribbling… A…
