News (6)

News

Welcome to read our minor and major news, as well as stories describing what the Joensuu region is like to live and run a business in!

Filter by theme

26.09.2024 • Business Joensuu news

North Karelian companies prominently featured at Subcontracting Fair 2024

The expertise and innovative solutions of North Karelian metal, plastics, and electronics industries are prominently showcased at the Subcontracting Fair 2024, taking place from October 1st to 3rd at...

23.09.2024 • Business Joensuu news

Metal and Plastic Industry Growing and Innovating in the Joensuu Region

The metal and plastic industry is thriving in the Joensuu region. Following the lead of international key companies such as Abloy, John Deere Forestry, Mantsinen Group, and Kesla, a large number of...

23.09.2024 • Business Joensuu news

Joensuu's Vitality Pledge – The Easiest City for Businesses in Finland

Joensuu aims to be the easiest city for businesses in Finland. To support this goal, the city, Joensuu Entrepreneurs Association, Pielisjoki Entrepreneurs, and Pyhäselkä Entrepreneurs have signed a...

27.08.2024 • Business Joensuu news

Konepalvelu Kuivalainen revs up its engine for growth

The vast halls at Ivontie, in Joensuu, are a notable landmark on national route 6. Signs for East MX, KTM, Husqvarna and GASGAS light tell riders on motorbikes and electric bicycles where the haven...

21.08.2024 • Business Joensuu news

Business Whisperers supporting businesses in Joensuu

Release August, 21, 2024 We aim to make Joensuu the most business-friendly city of its size in Finland, where companies can easily be heard, operate, develop, and grow. This fall, the Business...

29.05.2024 • Business Joensuu news

The Heinävesi recipe for success: Cooperation and village neo-renaissance

Complete rejection. That was the general feedback that Heinävesi residents gave in spring 2022 to the planned development of Kermanranta Harbor. At the time, Virpi Pakarinen had moved back to...

28.05.2024 • Business Joensuu news

How are companies doing in Heinävesi in 2024?

Press Release May 28, 2024 Business Joensuu’s How are companies doing? campaign is underway for the fourth time in Heinävesi in June 2024. During the campaign, Business Joensuu's experts will...

24.05.2024 • Photonics industry

Photonics Company Entangly Expands to Joensuu: "Targeted Solutions for the Needs of Finnish Industry"

Joensuu's position as one of Europe's leading centers of expertise in photonics and optics was further strengthened when the Swedish company Entangly expanded its operations to the region.

15.05.2024 • Business Joensuu news

Space age diagnostic device for healthcare and consumers – VitalSigns is the winner in the Start Me Up 2024 business idea competition

VitalSigns Oy’s innovation in the field of health technology, the Response 1.0 diagnostic device, has been awarded the first prize in the Start Me Up business idea competition. The smart device...

All news

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...

View all news

Read all news

01.06.2026 • City of Kitee

On-call business service

On-call business service

On-call business service

On-call business service

News

North Karelian companies prominently featured at Subcontracting Fair 2024

Metal and Plastic Industry Growing and Innovating in the Joensuu Region

Joensuu's Vitality Pledge – The Easiest City for Businesses in Finland

Konepalvelu Kuivalainen revs up its engine for growth

Business Whisperers supporting businesses in Joensuu

The Heinävesi recipe for success: Cooperation and village neo-renaissance

How are companies doing in Heinävesi in 2024?

Photonics Company Entangly Expands to Joensuu: "Targeted Solutions for the Needs of Finnish Industry"

Space age diagnostic device for healthcare and consumers – VitalSigns is the winner in the Start Me Up 2024 business idea competition

All news

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

NATO Innovation Range Testing Event Kicks Off Today in Joensuu and Across Finland

Joensuu’s forests provide a breeding ground for innovations

Startup Afterwork launches in Joensuu – low-threshold meetups for the startup-minded

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