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Silmusalaatti – sprouting goodness!

FoodCase
Silmusalaatti package and filled croissant.

Organic agriculture in Helsinki region without subsidies, fertilisers, pesticides or land to cultivate! How is&…

Phytochemicals and Global Change Congress in Joensuu, Finland

ChemistryNews

The University of Eastern Finland organises a Phytochemicals and Global Change (PGC2017) Congress next spring.&…

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&…

Future food from your kitchen table

FoodCase
Blueberries and CellPod food cells in a wooden cup.

Forget the shrivelled basils! How about a cloudberry or arctic bramble-smoothie with fresh ingredients grown&…

Successful results from the Finnish Agrotechnology delegation to Belarus

FoodNews

A business delegation led by Matti Anttonen, Under-Secretary of State for External Economic Relations for&…

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…

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&…

Finnish championships in artisanal food in October

News

Finland holds the Presidency in the Nordic Council of Ministers in 2016. During the Presidency…

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&…

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&…

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&…

Fazer answers to the growing oat boom with a new technology

FoodCase
Oat grains.

Oats are a “supergrain” and a good source of diverse nutrients. The EU has approved&…

Tall oil is a treasure trove of bio-based products

ChemistryCase
Tall oil based product: a car tire, lipstick, cleaning product, paint.

Crude Tall Oil (CTO) is a versatile, valuable and renewable substance the fractions of which&…

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…