Michel Wendell - Finnish Influence: From the California Gold Rush to Silicon Valley Innovations @instituteofeuropeanstudies9439

Uploaded April 2018 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

In this lecture, Michel Wendell, Honorary Consul of Finland in the San Francisco Bay Area and co-founder of Nexit Ventures, discusses the strong influence Finland has had in Northern California since the Gold Rush days. He highlights the innovative Finnish spirit strongly represented in the high tech world and shares Finland's current achievements in Silicon Valley and in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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