Startups Tag

THE FINNISH LINE: The counsel general of Finland in Latest York, Jarmo Sareva, and his wife, Jaana, welcomed a dozen or so members of the media Thursday night to their Fifth Avenue residence for a primer about Finnish start-ups. A rustic consisting of many engineers, Finland is attempting to construct more modern consumer brands. “That’s because frankly, we lag behind, particularly are Western neighbor Sweden, which has Ikea, H&M and plenty of others,” he said, adding that the three sustainable skincare firms — Cosmethics, Luonkos and MoiForest are amongst those striving for greater market share. Representatives for those firms touched upon the advantages of forest bathing, a well-engrained pastime in Finland, and the way post-pandemic, over-scrubbing skin will be detrimental to private...