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07.10.2026 • Business Joensuu news

Why Not? Maiju Left Tampere and Founded Keho Center in Joensuu

When Maiju Leppäluoto talks about Keho Center, she keeps coming back to one thing: how people feel. Sometimes, we simply need a place where we can leave feeling a little lighter than when we arrived.

29.09.2026 • Business Joensuu news

Pasi’s Fantastic Hobbies: Tabletop Role-Playing at Tyrmä in Joensuu

Pasi’s Fantastic Hobbies Oy celebrated its first anniversary in September 2026. A lot has happened during the company’s first year – and one of its biggest milestones came in January, when Tyrmä, a...

29.09.2026 • Photonics industry

Kimmy Photonics Solves Customer Problems Through Photonics Expertise

Joensuu’s photonics ecosystem has gained a new player that was previously missing from the region. Kimmy Photonics is not only a channel for international technology suppliers in Finland, but also an...

25.08.2026 • Business Joensuu news

Responsible Hospitality at Lietsu – Valuing Local Roots

Lietsu Boutique Aparthotel, located in the heart of Joensuu by the Pielisjoki River, is full of stories – both traditional Karelian stories and new ones created by guests during their stays. Unique...

19.08.2026 • Business Joensuu news

Wildcat Store Joensuu brings new growth to Prime Line Production

Jukka Nevalainen and Marko Kämäräinen have more than 20 years of experience as entrepreneurs. Since 2018, they have been running Prime Line Production Oy, a company they own that provides customer...

05.08.2026 • Business Joensuu news

Ajoma Group Oy – Road Safety through Driving Ban Training

Ajoma Group Oy is helping make Finnish roads safer. Based in Joensuu, this family-owned company combines extensive expertise in driver education, digital services and driving ban training to promote...

08.07.2026 • Business Joensuu news

Pickleball Center Joensuu and the Arronax Europe Online Store – From Joensuu to the European Market

Lehiko Oy has combined e-commerce expertise with a passion for a new sport. What began as a hobby has grown into a new business that is expanding across Finnish and European markets.

26.06.2026 • Business Joensuu news

Pekotek Oy – from a Local Engineering Business to International Growth

For more than four decades, Pekotek Oy, based in Joensuu, Finland, has grown into a trusted partner for Finnish industry while steadily expanding its presence in international markets. Today, the...

21.04.2026 • Business Joensuu news

Itä-Suomen Kotihoito Hymynkare – people-centred home care with heart

Founded in Outokumpu in 2017, Itä-Suomen Kotihoito Hymynkare Oy was born from a desire to provide truly people-centred home care. The company offers home care, home nursing and support services for...

23.09.2025 • Business Joensuu news

Iivari Mononen Oy – Three generations on a journey to market leadership in pressure-treated timber

In 1952 Helsinki hosted the Summer Olympics, Finns tasted Coca-Cola for the first time – and in the same year a new sawmill business, Iivari Mononen Oy, was founded in Ilomantsi to produce sawn...

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21.09.2026 • ICT and digitalisation

Kelluu builds new factory at Joensuu GreenPark– airship production to triple

Kelluu is building a new production and R&D factory at GreenPark in Joensuu. It will triple the company's manufacturing capacity and take output to one hundred autonomous airships a year. The...

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16.09.2026 • Forest bioeconomy and circular economy