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Interview: Mikko Kosonen

Watch our interview with the executive president of the Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra.

03 September 2012

Watch our interview with the executive president of the Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra.

Mikko also highlights the importance of investment in innovation in times of austerity and refers to the example set by Finland which made a concerted effort to increase its innovation spend when its economy was at its worst.

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