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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...

08.06.2026 • City of Kitee

NATO Testing Event Underway in Finland – Drone Startup Praises Testing Conditions at Kitee Airfield

Finland’s role in NATO’s innovation and testing activities continues to grow. Dozens of Finnish and international defence technology companies have gathered in Finland for the NATO Innovation Range...

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...

28.08.2025 • Business Joensuu news

JPH-Maanrakennus Oy: Growth, internationalization, and the best workplace in Eastern Finland

The year 2025 is a special milestone for JPH-Maanrakennus Oy, a family-owned company from Joensuu – it marks 25 years in business. When Jarmo Hirvonen founded the company together with his father...

24.01.2025 • Business Joensuu news

A modern master of photography – Salla Seeslahti shapes the future of the industry

In the hands of photographer Salla Seeslahti, moments turn into stories. Her photographs go beyond capturing memories – they convey emotions and tell timeless stories. - Photography is, above all,...

29.11.2024 • Business Joensuu news

An international talent for Tecwill Oy – the power of collaboration in recruitment

When an international job seeker, an employer, and local employment and educational services join forces, they create a productive pathway that supports the job seeker’s integration into the...

11.12.2023 • City of Joensuu

Deeper cooperation between mind and body

External perspective, ideas for productisation and new milestones for development. This was what Tara Tuomisilta from trauma and psychotherapy centre Geneesi and Maiju Rissanen from body therapy...

12.09.2023 • City of Joensuu

Stronger through coaching

The year 2019 was a turning point for Maarakennus Niemeläinen. The construction sites became quiet, which in itself was not unusual in a sector sensitive to cyclical fluctuations. Riku Alitupa, who...

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29.07.2026 • City of Joensuu

Kelluu expands to Canada, brings persistent airship surveillance to the Arctic

Kelluu, the Finnish company behind the world's largest autonomous airship fleet, is expanding into Canada. The new location is at Area X.O in Ottawa, Canada's national hub for defence innovation. It...

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02.07.2026 • Business Joensuu news