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29.07.2026 • City of Joensuu

Kelluu expands to Canada, brings persistent airship surveillance to the Arctic

Kelluu, the Finnish company behind the world's largest autonomous airship fleet, is expanding into Canada. The new location is at Area X.O in Ottawa, Canada's national hub for defence innovation. It...

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...

14.04.2026 • ICT and digitisation

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)...

09.04.2026 • Photonics industry

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

A group of international experts in surveillance and security technology visited the Joensuu region in mid-March to explore its testing and piloting capabilities and to plan upcoming testing...

31.03.2026 • Business Joensuu news

SOHJO 2026: The “Texas of Finland” Emerges from the Fusion of Energy, Industry and New Technology

Is Eastern Finland like Texas in the United States – a frontier region where strong industry, the energy sector and rapidly growing technology meet? This is a place where globally significant...

24.03.2026 • Investing in the Joensuu region

Borderland Europe Joins NATO Network – First Testing Event in Joensuu This June

Finland is establishing a new international innovation test field for border security and dual-use technologies as the Joensuu-based Borderland Europe testing environment joins the NATO Innovation...

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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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...

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31.08.2026 • Business Joensuu news

News | Borderland

Kelluu expands to Canada, brings persistent airship surveillance to the Arctic

NATO Testing Event Underway in Finland – Drone Startup Praises Testing Conditions at Kitee Airfield

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

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

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

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

SOHJO 2026: The “Texas of Finland” Emerges from the Fusion of Energy, Industry and New Technology

Borderland Europe Joins NATO Network – First Testing Event in Joensuu This June

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

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Succeed in North Karelia! – Joint Stand at Alihankinta 2026

Redstone launches new €10 million growth fund to invest in North Karelia’s most promising startups

Kelluu expands to Canada, brings persistent airship surveillance to the Arctic

Joensuu Signs Cooperation Agreement with Chinese Hydrogen Hub

Finnish Forestry Expertise Attracts Global Interest – Canada's Ken Day Returns for His Third Study Tour

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