Articles, blogs and videos

Nature photography and travelling boosting sparsely populated areas

Ecosystem servicesCase
A bear in a forest.

An animal can be shot down only once but photographed hundreds – even thousands of…

UPM moves into life science: GrowDex® offers a homy atmosphere for growing cells

ChemistryCase
A birch leaf in petri dish.

The traditional forest industry runs on masses of raw-material, capital, infrastructure and extensive logistics. A&…

The Finnish national parks have a high return on investment – the visitor volumes are going up

Wood and forestCase
Julma-Ölkky canyon lake.

Finnish outdoor activities are currently attracting both Finnish and international tourists. The visitor numbers of&…

Neste and IKEA announced partnership to deliver renewable bio-based plastics

ChemistryCase

Neste and IKEA have joined their forces in order to become leading providers of renewable&…

Stora Enso aims to boost wood construction with new building solutions

Wood and forestCase
Ilustration of light wooden apartment house.

Stora Enso has launched a new concept, Building Systems by Stora Enso, to support the&…

Valio introduces an unprecedented innovation to reduce salt

FoodCase
Valio Valsa less salt products.

The food industry has long been expected to provide solutions for reducing salt. With Valio&…

Metsä Group is building the world´s first next-generation bioproduct mill

Wood and forestCase
Metsä Groups biofabrik.

Metsä Fibre, which is part of Metsä Group, is building a new bioproduct mill in&…

Cleaner city traffic with wood-based diesel

EnergyCase
En buss.

UPM started fleet tests of its novel wood-based diesel fuel in urban buses together with&…

Recommendations for the Finnish forest-based bioeconomy R&D

BioeconomyCase

The Strategic Research Agenda (SRA) of the Forest-based Sector Technology Platform (FTP) provides an European-level&…

HaliPuu brings the Finnish forest within everybody’s reach

Ecosystem servicesCase
A girl hugging a tree in wintery forest.

A forest cannot be exported. Its ancient root systems reach deep underground, even when the&…

Naava’s smart green wall produces healthy indoor air

Ecosystem servicesCase
Office with Naava's green wall.

Everyone knows plants clean and purify air. Naava has now developed and patented a technology…

New kind of HorsePower in energy generation

EnergyBlog

3.2.2016 Horse industry has talked about using horse manure in energy generation for years. Usually…

Intelligent wooden cladding products

Wood and forestCase
Haptic wooden surfaces.

Haptic combines Finnish wooden interior design and technological know-how with its new solution that brings&…

Designing cellulose for the future

Wood and forestBlog

25.1.2016 Wood cellulose has traditionally had a remarkable role in the Finnish industry, although the…

Superfood and cosmetics from the gifts of northern nature

FoodCase
Two Fenola products.

Berries, fungi, and herbs are a treasure trove of northern nature that goes mostly ignored&…

The Finnish Benella Rainbow Trout promotes both the welfare of the environment and the consumer

Fish and watersCase
Benella rainbow trouts swimming.

The challenge in the Finnish fish farming has been to differentiate the domestic rainbow trout&…