National Projects and International Users: Finland and Early European Computerization (2008)
Paju, Petri (Author)
IEEE Annals of the History of Computing
Volume: 30, no. 4
Issue: 4
Pages: 77-91
By the time the first operational electronic digital computer was installed in Helsinki in 1958, Finland's computerization was already far advanced. The Finnish experience helps illustrate the spread of computing technology in Northern Europe. In Finland's case, it occurred through a combination of national goals and internationally acquired technology and expertise.
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