Eye surgeons from around the world are converging in the Helsinki Expo and Convention Centre on 6–8 March 2026. ESCRS Winter Meeting is the first major eye surgery congress to be held in Finland. With the publication of the new national standard SFS 7515, Finland has become a pioneer in refractive surgery. Other countries are yet to implement such national standards for eye surgery services.
13.2.2026
The updated SFS 6002:2025 Electrical Work Safety standard is now published in English. The new edition clarifies the content and updates several requirements, including provisions related to the organization of personnel and electrical work safety.
2.2.2026
Sami Kangasharju, M. Sc. (Industrial Management), MBA, has been appointed as Managing Director starting from 1 March 2026. The current Acting Managing Director Antti Karppinen will retire concurrently.
7.10.2025
Finnish Data Center Association (FDCA) is a great example of how SMEs and micro companies can actively participate in standardization. Among others, the association has influenced standards on general energy efficiency and the recovery and reuse of waste heat generated by data centres.
1.10.2025
After Helena Vänskä stepped down as Managing Director of SFS Finnish Standards, MSc (Tech.) Antti Karppinen was appointed as Acting Managing Director starting from 25 September 2025.
12.2.2025
Temet, a Finnish manufacturer of civil protection solutions, was one of the writers of an international standard for hardened protective shelters. Published in 2024, the standard paves the way for companies to compete in the international market for shelters. The process demonstrates the enormous potential that SMEs have for influencing the contents of standards.
5.2.2025
SFS Finnish Standards welcomes the ambitions of the new European Commission to strengthen the Single Market. European standardization organizations CEN and CENELEC and SFS Finnish Standards, as a member of CEN, provide recommendations on how to best utilise the benefits of standardization to strengthen the Single Market Strategy.
3.4.2024
The green transition is becoming the hard core of the economy. Which companies, countries, and cities will succeed in seizing this opportunity? How does Finland fare in this race?
2.4.2024
Betolar has developed a type of concrete that does not require cement. European standards must be amended to allow the use of alternative concrete solutions in construction.
1.2.2024
For 100 years, Finland has used standards to promote competitiveness, the functioning of society, public safety, and national security. Today, the role of standards in world trade has become more strategic and even politicised, as major powers utilise standardization of novel technologies to gain advantage over each other. Celebrating its 100th anniversary, SFS Finnish Standards continues to serve the ever-changing needs of businesses and society.
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