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10.09.2026 • Business Joensuu news

Succeed in North Karelia! – Joint Stand at Alihankinta 2026

North Karelia’s strong industrial expertise will be on display at Alihankinta 2026 in Tampere from 29 September to 1 October 2026. Companies from our region will gather at the North Karelia joint...

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...

01.06.2026 • City of Kitee

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

In early June, from 1 to 10 June 2026, Finnish and international defence technology companies will gather across Finland for the NATO Innovation Range (NIR) event series, where technologies will be...

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.

23.04.2026 • Start-up Fund Joensuu

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

The North Karelia Future Forum (Pohjois-Karjalan Tulevaisuusfoorumi) brought together a wide range of companies, investors, researchers and development actors in Joensuu on April 23, 2026, to build a...

14.04.2026 • ICT and digitalisation

Airship Company Kelluu Raises €15 Million to Build a Persistent Aerial Intelligence Layer

Kelluu, a Finnish deep tech company operating the world’s largest autonomous airship fleet, has raised €15 million in Series A funding. The round was led by the NATO Innovation Fund (NIF), a €1...

10.04.2026 • Photonics industry

Apply for NATO C-UAS testing – direct access to international partners

Technology companies, startups and defence industry actors now have the opportunity to participate in NATO operational testing as applications are open for the Layered Counter-UAS Initiative (LCI-X)...

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...

06.03.2026 • Business Joensuu news

Turku and Joensuu launch Borderland Europe cooperation on digital security – could accelerate Finnish companies’ access to international procurements

Business development companies from Turku and Joensuu strengthen national and European cooperation in developing digital security, border security and dual-use technologies. Through the Borderland...

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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...

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10.09.2026 • Business Joensuu news