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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.

03.05.2025 • Business Joensuu news

Growing together as brothers – JJ Karvonen Ky and Kuljetus Karvonen Oy strengthen rural vitality in Heinävesi

Caption: Brothers Niko, Joona, and Jani Karvonen actively participate in industry events. Pictured at Alucar Oy's annual celebration. Three brothers - Niko, Joona, and Jani Karvonen - decided to...

09.02.2025 • Business Joensuu news

Hirsiässät Oy launches a new roof mount for connection and junction boxes - aims for international markets

Hirsiässät Oy, based in Tohmajärvi, Finland, was founded in 2018. Initially, it started as a one-person business, but as operations expanded, it soon became a limited liability company. The company...

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,...

13.01.2025 • Business Joensuu news

A fresh start as a Flea Market entrepreneur: Sarianna Sumiloff credits business advisor as her mentor in early stages of entrepreneurship

Sarianna Sumiloff from Outokumpu decided to fulfill her long-time dream by establishing a a flea market with Mikko Vartiainen and Ari Naumanen. The KovaNasu Flea Market opened its doors on Kummunkatu...

14.08.2023 • Start-up entrepreneurs

Building entrepreneurship

From a sole trader to a limited liability company – that’s the path that Anni Vento from Joensuu is currently progressing along. In autumn 2022, Vento participated in Business Joensuu’s start-up...

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...

24.02.2023 • Start-up entrepreneurs

Weaving a fabric of conscious, ethical, local production

More news from Tiukula! In January, the company launched its first own yarn brand, Neulojan Sohvilla. At the end of March, the yarn shop will move to its new premises in Raatekangas, Joensuu. In...

15.08.2022 • Start-up entrepreneurs

Lääkäriasema Ystävä Medical Center: Maintaining a relaxed atmosphere is job number one at this paediatric specialist clinic

Located on Suvantokatu, the new Lääkäriasema Ystävä Medical Center is more like a fairytale illustration than a doctor’s office. The impetus for paediatric specialist Petra Salmi’s dream of having...

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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