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. 

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...

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)...

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...

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...

Registration is now open for SOHJO Hacks, an international hackathon bringing together companies, researchers, startups, and student teams to co-create solutions for future challenges. Sohjo Hacks...

Traditionally, getting an interpreter has required lengthy planning and numerous email chains. Now a new era is beginning in Estonia, as Youpret's remote interpreting app makes professional...

Sitra is accelerating innovation in the defence and security sector by supporting a new nationwide DEFINE network. Expanding to six cities, the collaboration will generate growth, jobs and new...

PRESS RELEASE 1 December 2025

The Start Me Up business idea competition, organized since 1999, has been renewed and will take place under the name Susicorn Startup Competition in 2026. It is...