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17.04.2023 • Start-up entrepreneurs

VoiceFit - the new and glamorous life of a soprano!
Is this it? A couple of years ago when Henna-Mari Luolamo posed herself this frustrated question, she was going through what she describes as some sort of a crisis. Working as a singing teacher and...
22.03.2023 • City of Joensuu

Reliable, competent and reachable
The desire to develop and become developed is characteristic of PrimeTalous Oy's entrepreneur Heidi Laaninen. After working for years as an employee at an accounting firm, she chose entrepreneurship...
28.12.2022 • City of Joensuu

Pets – a sector full of possibilities
We can hear barking from the majestic spruce forest along Ketunpesäntie Street in Joensuu. Anita Seppälä is taking the Bernese Mountain Dog Sanni for a walk. Anita Seppälä and her husband Hannu...
23.11.2022 • City of Joensuu

One door to entrepreneurship
Asia, South America, Europe. Jarno Valkonen travelled around the world for 17 years, carrying the responsibility for gigantic pulp mill projects. But a couple of years ago, he simply had enough of...
26.10.2022 • City of Joensuu

Lifting + transport + growth = Tarvainen
It is impossible to reach a stable state: all-affecting change is impossible to avoid. Bad times are around the corner unless business is making profit, says Jani Tarvainen, Managing Director of...
23.05.2022 • City of Joensuu

Janne Rantanen from Soseex Oy: unique service, Joensuu!
“The whole package was done after one phone call – incredible service,” says Janne Rantanen, Managing Director of Soseex Oy, while explaining how smoothly the food company was established in Joensuu...
20.04.2022 • City of Joensuu

Competence, growth and internationalisation
A full-service, well-known glazing company. This is what entrepreneur Jarkko Tarnanen from Kimmelux is currently constructing, after buying the company’s bankruptcy estate with his partners last...

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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...

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01.06.2026 • City of Kitee

NATO Innovation Range Testing Event Kicks Off Today in Joensuu and Across Finland
29.05.2026 • City of Joensuu

Joensuu’s forests provide a breeding ground for innovations
27.04.2026 • Photonics industry

Startup Afterwork launches in Joensuu – low-threshold meetups for the startup-minded
23.04.2026 • Start-up Fund Joensuu

Investor Timo Ahopelto at the Future Forum: Successful startup ecosystems need a breakthrough company

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