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28.11.2023 • Business Joensuu news

HyCom Core Oy's UCOT platform strengthens Finland's position as the Hub for Arctic Data Transmission – Hyperscale data center planned for Rovaniemi

HyCom Core Oy, a deep technology company based in Joensuu, is introducing its next generation data transfer solution, the Ultra-Compact Optical Transceiver (UCOT) platform. The company elevates...

27.11.2023 • Business Joensuu news

Climate Actions in the Students' Hack Me Up Ideation Competition - Winners

On November 24-25, 2023, a hackathon event Hack Me Up Ideation Competition took place at Joensuu Science Park, hosted in the premises of Joensuu upper secondary school. Ten student teams participated...

24.11.2023 • Green transition

Nearly 1.2 billion euros worth of green investments are underway in North Karelia

The renewable energy cluster being developed in the Biotie industrial park took a step forward on Thursday, November 23, as the foundations of Joensuu Biocoal production facility were celebrated.

25.10.2023 • Business Joensuu news

Start Up Fund Joensuu convinced of PUHI, a company producing biochar with pyrolysis, and will invest in the company

Start Up Fund Joensuu will invest EUR 100,000 in PUHI Oy from Liperi. The company uses pyrolysis technology to produce biochar from demolition wood and sees good prerequisites for its operations also...

12.09.2023 • Business Joensuu news

The Materialisting platform received €300,000 in growth funding and will expand to the European sustainable construction market

The Joensuu-Helsinki-based start-up Materialisting Oy has collected €300,000 in growth funding and will start commercialising the digital Materialisting platform service in the European market. The...

07.09.2023 • Business Joensuu news

Joensuu aims to become an international hub for the forest industry

Press release on September 7, 2023City of Joensuu Joensuu aspires to secure a position at the forefront of the global forest industry. The city's strategic objective is to gain international...

25.05.2023 • Business Joensuu news

Start Me Up 2023 Award Gala Highlights

The Start Me Up 2023 business idea competition culminated yesterday with the announcement of the winners and their awarding at the Award Gala held in Joensuu Science Park. Look at the gala highlights...

24.05.2023 • Business Joensuu news

WoodSense - natural and functional ingredient for cosmetic products won the Start Me Up 2023 business idea competition

Press releaseFree for release on Wed 24 May 2023 at 15:15 The winner of the Start Me Up business idea competition is the high-quality WoodSense product manufactured by Mielikki Nordic, a manufacturer...

29.03.2023 • Start-up Fund Joensuu

Start Up Fund Joensuu invests EUR 100,000 in VTT spin-off company Carbonaide Oy

Carbonaide Oy has amassed a total of EUR 1.8 million in seed funding for the commercialisation of the carbon dioxide (CO2) utilisation and storage technology developed by the VTT Technical Research...

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03.11.2026 • Business Joensuu news

Good News from Joensuu, November 2026: The plastics industry is experiencing rapid growth

Revenue on the Rise for North Karelia Companies – Plastics Industry Booming Things are really taking off in North Karelia’s “Plastic Valley”: from January to June, the plastics industry’s revenue...

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27.10.2026 • Business Joensuu news