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02.07.2026 • Business Joensuu news

Joensuu Signs Cooperation Agreement with Chinese Hydrogen Hub

Business Joensuu has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Daxing International Hydrogen Energy Demonstration Zone in Beijing, China. The agreement opens new opportunities for business...

28.01.2026 • Green transition

Carbonaide raises €3.7 million to accelerate international growth and lead the decarbonisation of the construction industry

The Finnish carbonation company has developed a proven technology for mineralizing CO2 and sinking it permanently into concrete, making carbon-negative concrete profitable. The new funding will...

26.01.2026 • Green transition

Environmental permit for the synthetic methanol production plant in Joensuu legally binding

The environmental permit for P2X Solutions’ planned synthetic methanol production plant in Joensuu has become legally binding. The Regional State Administrative Agency for Eastern Finland granted the...

22.01.2026 • Green transition

Unique BAM training program launched – Eastern Finland joins forces to attract investment

Eastern Finland is now making a strong push to attract vital investments to the region as the BAM investment training programme launches at the beginning of 2026. The training programme brings...

01.12.2025 • Business Joensuu news

Finland’s Longest-Running Startup Competition is now Susicorn

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...

18.11.2025 • Green transition

Lipa-Betoni becomes the world’s first precast concrete manufacturer to adopt Carbonaide’s carbon capture technology

PRESS RELEASE Nov. 11th, 2025

23.10.2025 • Business Joensuu news

Eastern Finland Energy Forum 2025: Finland’s Electricity Grid Faces Historic Expansion to Power the Green Transition

At the Eastern Finland Energy Forum 2025, leading energy infrastructure experts from Fingrid, Caruna, and OX2 presented a unified message: Finland’s electricity grid must undergo rapid and strategic...

18.01.2025 • Business Joensuu news

Internationalisation award of the President of the Republic of Finland to Forest Joensuu

Press Release, November 22, 2024, at 1:30 PM

14.03.2024 • Business Joensuu news

Kitee accelerates, Kitee trends!

The Puhos bio-wood terminal in Kitee attracts competitive green industries with its excellent logistics. There are already eager investors in line: from food production for further processing and...

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03.11.2026 • Business Joensuu news

Good News from Joensuu, November 2026: The plastics industry is experiencing rapid growth

Revenue on the Rise for North Karelia Companies – Plastics Industry Booming Things are really taking off in North Karelia’s “Plastic Valley”: from January to June, the plastics industry’s revenue...

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27.10.2026 • Business Joensuu news