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21.11.2024 • Photonics industry

The Eastern Finland BORDERLAND event brought together investors, companies, and experts interested in border security and dual-use technologies in Helsinki

Eastern Finland plays a key role in the evolving geopolitical landscape. The "BORDERLAND - Securing the Future" event, held in Helsinki ahead of Slush Week, was an excellent demonstration of both the...

01.11.2024 • Photonics industry

Photonics Joensuu awarded in business and community communications at the Finnish Comms Awards

The Finnish Comms Awards, held at the Clarion Hotel in Helsinki on Thursday, October 31, 2024, recognized impactful communication campaigns and initiatives. Photonics Joensuu was nominated in the...

24.05.2024 • Photonics industry

Photonics Company Entangly Expands to Joensuu: "Targeted Solutions for the Needs of Finnish Industry"

Joensuu's position as one of Europe's leading centers of expertise in photonics and optics was further strengthened when the Swedish company Entangly expanded its operations to the region.

08.11.2023 • Photonics industry

Joensuu joins the Chips for Europe Initiative

Expertise in micro- and nanophotonics stemming from Joensuu, Finland, is joining the Chips for Europe Initiative, which addresses challenges related to the availability of microchips in Europe.

01.11.2023 • Photonics industry

Tech students arrived at the campus

In Joensuu, one out of every three people you see on the streets is a student, and now we also have a fair number of fresh students of technical subjects, also known as teekkaris. At the beginning...

09.10.2023 • Business Joensuu news

The Joensuu innovation ecosystem showcases the region's strengths on the global stage

In Joensuu, the focus is on fostering innovation and international growth in the fields of forest bioeconomy and photonics. Sustainable innovations and new businesses are being created around forests...

12.06.2023 • Business Joensuu news

Optics & Photonics Days 2023 gathered an international group of experts and over three hundred visitors in Joensuu

Optics & Photonics Days 2023 took place in Joensuu between 30th of May and 1st of June. Over three hundred registered conference participants, of which 25% came from abroad, attended the diverse...

25.11.2022 • Business Joensuu news

A bright future is built together

The events of the Photonics Week, which started with the opening of the Joensuu Photonics Center on Monday 7 November, saw over 350 researchers, company representatives and interested city residents.

07.09.2022 • Business Joensuu news

Start-up Fund Joensuu and North Karelia Growth Fund invested EUR 200,000 in SeeTrue Technologies

The Start-up Fund Joensuu and the North Karelia Growth Fund have both invested EUR 100,000 in SeeTrue Technologies, which produces eye tracking technology. The company's current owners also took...

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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.

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14.04.2026 • ICT and digitisation

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