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On the interface between water and digitalisation

Fish and watersBlog

Is there an intangible substitute for the value of water? Will digitalisation enable us to…

New products create added value for Finnish fish

Fish and watersBlog

Fish is a nutritious, healthy food whose demand is growing both in Finland and internationally.…

Wood – a material that can transform the construction sector?

Wood and forestBlog

Despite improvement in the construction sector, the sector is a big contributor to climate change…

IKEA foodwaste gets a new life as pure Gasum biogas

EnergyCase
Gasum filling station.

New cooperation agreement between Gasum and IKEA Finland brings gas filling stations to IKEA stores.…

The fish of the future grows ecologically indoors

Fish and watersCase
Salmons swimming in a tank.

Modern fish farming based on recirculation aquaculture systems might be the next Finnish global success…

Robbe’s Little Garden’s vertical farming boosted by smart technology greenhouses 

FoodCase
Robbe's little garden plants in violet light.

Finnish Robbe’s Little Garden (Robbe’s lilla trädgård) is a pioneer of smart technology…

Kotkamills en route towards a plastic free world – one package at a time

Wood and forestCase
Three reycyclable Kotka Mills coffee cups.

Plastic waste is an ever-growing problem and Kotkamills has developed a solution to vanquish it.…

Time to re-think and modernise the European economy

BioeconomyBlog

If you think how we today produce and consume goods it is evident that the…

Impressions from the Akzo Nobel Imagine Chemistry 2018 finals

ChemistryBlog

20.6.2018 Akzo Nobel Specialty Chemicals organized the finals of their Imagine Chemistry Challenge 2018 with KPMG in…

A wooden telecommunication mast is aesthetic and ecologic

Wood and forestCase
Traffic and in the background wooden telecommunication mast.

EcoTelligent Ltd has brought a new wooden ECOPOL-telecommunication mast to the market. With its low-carbon…

Growth by integrating bioeconomy and low-carbon economy

BioeconomyBlog

5.4.2018 Finland is already recognized as a leading country in bioeconomy. The results of VTT’s…

Climate and the renewing of the EU Bioeconomy Strategy

BioeconomyBlog

9.2.2018 The bioeconomy is often viewed as a more sustainable form of economy, as it is…

Finland boasts the largest organic wild collection area in the world

Ecosystem servicesCase
Lingonberry branch.

Collecting organic and wild produce presents Finnish agriculture and bioeconomy new opportunities. Linking the pure…

The Best Practices for Sustainable Forest Management help the Finns to grow diverse and productive forests

Wood and forestCase
Tapio's Best practice's logo and young forest in the background.

The Best Practices for Sustainable Forest Management have guided the Finnish forests management for several…

Research project: Production of algae in waste streams for a fossil free future

BioeconomyCase
A graph of transAlgae production potential.

Algae is considered the 3rd generation of biofuels, and several value-added products can be made…

Finnish chickens are reared without antibiotics

FoodCase
Chicks.

Food should not contain antibiotics. Research shows that Finnish meat is a pure, safe choice.…