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24.10.2026 • City of Joensuu

Canadian Filmmaker Explores Finnish Forest Management to Prevent Wildfires

Canadian documentary filmmaker Murray Wilson travelled to Joensuu to film his new documentary, Smoke Season, and interview Finnish forestry experts. Having witnessed devastating wildfires in his home...

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...

21.09.2026 • ICT and digitalisation

Kelluu builds new factory at Joensuu GreenPark– airship production to triple

Kelluu is building a new production and R&D factory at GreenPark in Joensuu. It will triple the company's manufacturing capacity and take output to one hundred autonomous airships a year. The...

16.09.2026 • Forest bioeconomy and circular economy

Insight: The forest sector has new products – now we need to bring them to market

A recent Yle article (4 September 2026) on new forest industry products raises an important question. Finland has invested heavily in forest sector research and new product development, so why are we...

25.06.2026 • Tourism industry

Finnish Forestry Expertise Attracts Global Interest – Canada's Ken Day Returns for His Third Study Tour

Finland continues to attract a steady stream of international forestry professionals eager to learn from the country's world-leading expertise. During the past two years alone, approximately 300...

29.05.2026 • City of Joensuu

Joensuu’s forests provide a breeding ground for innovations

Forests are one of Joensuu’s most valuable resources. They offer research opportunities for researchers and new innovations for companies. In Joensuu, forest RDI activities open up pathways for the...

27.04.2026 • Photonics industry

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

A new event series, Startup Afterwork, is launching in Joensuu, bringing together startup founders, aspiring entrepreneurs, students, and anyone interested in the startup world on a monthly basis.

31.03.2026 • Business Joensuu news

SOHJO 2026: The “Texas of Finland” Emerges from the Fusion of Energy, Industry and New Technology

Is Eastern Finland like Texas in the United States – a frontier region where strong industry, the energy sector and rapidly growing technology meet? This is a place where globally significant...

27.03.2026 • Business Joensuu news

University laboratories finally open to companies – “a dream come true,” says startup veteran

Millions have been invested in university equipment, and now the goal is to generate value by opening these laboratories to companies, says the organizer of the SOHJO Hackathon, which focuses on...

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24.10.2026 • City of Joensuu

Canadian Filmmaker Explores Finnish Forest Management to Prevent Wildfires

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20.10.2026 • Photonics industry