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News | SMEs growth (6)

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10.02.2022 • Business Joensuu news

87% of public procurement contracts for SMEs
56.5% of public contracts tendered through North Karelia’s Procurement Services were awarded to local suppliers, and the value of these contracts exceeded EUR 196.5 million. SMEs accounted for 87% of...
15.09.2020 • Business Joensuu news

Start-up Fund Joensuu invests EUR 100,000 in Fiuge Oy
The crowdsourced delivery service Fiuge Oy, which is based in Kontiolahti, has received an investment of EUR 100,000 from the Startup Development Joensuu – Investment Fund. The fast-growing and...
13.05.2020 • Business Joensuu news

Start Me Up 2020 main award to Viestra Oy
Ending at the end of March, this year’s Start Me Up business idea competition inspired many innovative individuals and companies to pursue the EUR 20,000 prize. In addition to the monetary award,...

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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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23.04.2026 • Start-up Fund Joensuu

Investor Timo Ahopelto at the Future Forum: Successful startup ecosystems need a breakthrough company
14.04.2026 • ICT and digitisation

Airship Company Kelluu Raises €15 Million to Build a Persistent Aerial Intelligence Layer
10.04.2026 • Photonics industry

Apply for NATO C-UAS testing – direct access to international partners
09.04.2026 • Photonics industry

Joensuu impresses international security technology leaders – Borderland Europe advances toward NATO-level testing