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18.01.2025 • Business Joensuu news

Internationalisation award of the President of the Republic of Finland to Forest Joensuu

Press Release, November 22, 2024, at 1:30 PM

13.12.2024 • City of Joensuu

The Joensuu Region's Economy is Thriving: Major Investments and International Success

A new factory is being built in Kitee with €29 million in funding, Valio is creating 100 new jobs in Joensuu, and Kelluu Oy has gained international recognition through NATO's DIANA program....

13.12.2024 • Business Joensuu news

Business Whisperers 2024 campaign reached over 500 companies and highlighted business needs

This autumn, the Business Whisperers campaign connected with 516 companies in Joensuu, identifying needs to support business development. Discussions with entrepreneurs revealed recurring themes such...

11.12.2024 • Business Joensuu news

Kelluu selected for NATO’s DIANA Programme from over 2,600 applicants

The Finnish company Kelluu Oy, specializing in environmental data collection with airships, is one of 75 companies chosen for NATO's DIANA Programme for 2025. Out of more than 2,600 applications,...

17.10.2024 • Business Joensuu news

Feteco Oy focuses on Data-Driven Management

Jukka Kurkinen was on the lookout for a final career project after over a decade in international online business and then leading product development at a major engineering firm. In 2021, he found...

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...

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...

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...

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20.10.2026 • Photonics industry

Eastern Finland and Japan’s Akita strengthen cooperation in photonics and robotics

The Photonics Research Center at the University of Eastern Finland and Japan’s Akita Prefecture have signed a cooperation agreement aimed at combining North Karelia’s expertise in photonics with...

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12.10.2026 • Business Joensuu news