Joensuu – World-Class Photonics Expertise

Looking for a location where photonics expertise, research and industry come together? Joensuu offers a highly connected international ecosystem where your company can develop new technologies, recruit skilled experts and accelerate business growth.

In Joensuu, your company becomes part of a growing photonics business cluster. Several internationally successful photonics companies have already chosen the region as their home base. Joensuu is also home to the headquarters of both Photonics Finland and the European Optical Society, giving your business direct access to key European networks, collaboration projects and new market opportunities.

Your company also benefits from Finland’s leading photonics research and education environment. Joensuu has over 55 years of university-level expertise in optics and photonics research and education. The city is a key partner in Finland’s PREIN Flagship initiative, one of Europe’s leading photonics research and innovation programs.

Here, research organizations, companies and talent work closely together — creating an ecosystem where ideas rapidly evolve into innovations, investments and scalable business.

Joensuu’s strategic goal is to quadruple the turnover of the regional photonics industry to €200 million by 2035 and create employment for 1,500 photonics professionals.