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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&…

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&…

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&…

Finnish-Chilean cooperation on bioeconomy

EnergyNews

The Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland Timo Soini signed today, on 9 August, a…

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&…

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&…

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&…

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…

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&…

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&…