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Soilfood heads towards sustainable agriculture with recycled nutrients

FoodCase
Soilfood's five workers in a field.

We can mitigate climate change and prevent eutrophication of waterbodies by taking better care of&…

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…

Bio Era event tour builds a common future

Wood and forestNews

The Bio Era event tour is the forest sector’s joint 100th anniversary present for…

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&…

ERA-NET Sumforest – call for research projects opens 21.3.2016

News

The FP7 ERA-NET Sumforest pre-announces the upcoming call for transnational collaborative research projects. The call&…

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…

Global Bioeconomy Summit materials available

News

The presentation materials of the Global Bioeconomy Summit held in November in Berlin are now…

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&…

Call for pre-proposals for Nordic Centres of Excellence (Bioeconomy)

Editors' ChoiceNews

NordForsk launches a new two-phase call for proposals for Nordic Centres of Excellence within the&…

FRANTSILA – Wellbeing and health from nature

ChemistryCase

Frantsila Organic Herb Farm has been a pioneer of organic herb growing and natural health&…

Finnish spruce produces protective and nurturing ingredients also for human health

Wood and forestCase
An axe on a tree trunk.

Repolar Pharmaceuticals Ltd develops and manufactures products based on resin of a spruce tree. The&…

Arctic Warriors bring traditional Lappish herbs to life

Ecosystem servicesCase
Arctic Warriors product, a mug and herbs.

Roseroot and Angelica, herbs native to Lapland, have a long history, yet have been forgotten&…

European development agencies assembled in Jyväskylä on 22–24 April – regional companies showcasing their expertise

BioeconomyNews

The meeting of the European Association of Development Agencies (EURADA) assembles development agencies from all&…

Attitude and Prioritisation Needed in Finnish Bioeconomy

BioeconomyBlog

Jan 19, 2015 It is hoped that the bioeconomy will become a driver for Finnish…

Finnish Bioeconomy – How to communicate the concept and opportunities?

Wood and forestBlog

December 8th 2014 Early October, during the biomass Chemistry lectures for the 20 odd international…