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21.09.2026 • ICT and digitalisation

Kelluu builds new factory at Joensuu GreenPark– airship production to triple

Kelluu is building a new production and R&D factory at GreenPark in Joensuu. It will triple the company's manufacturing capacity and take output to one hundred autonomous airships a year. The...

16.09.2026 • Forest bioeconomy and circular economy

Insight: The forest sector has new products – now we need to bring them to market

A recent Yle article (4 September 2026) on new forest industry products raises an important question. Finland has invested heavily in forest sector research and new product development, so why are we...

10.09.2026 • Business Joensuu news

Succeed in North Karelia! – Joint Stand at Alihankinta 2026

North Karelia’s strong industrial expertise will be on display at Alihankinta 2026 in Tampere from 29 September to 1 October 2026. Companies from our region will gather at the North Karelia joint...

31.08.2026 • Business Joensuu news

Redstone launches new €10 million growth fund to invest in North Karelia’s most promising startups

Redstone is launching North Karelia Growth Fund II, a new venture capital fund building on the North Karelia Growth Fund established in 2020. Following the strong performance of the first fund, the...

29.07.2026 • City of Joensuu

Kelluu expands to Canada, brings persistent airship surveillance to the Arctic

Kelluu, the Finnish company behind the world's largest autonomous airship fleet, is expanding into Canada. The new location is at Area X.O in Ottawa, Canada's national hub for defence innovation. It...

02.07.2026 • Business Joensuu news

Joensuu Signs Cooperation Agreement with Chinese Hydrogen Hub

Business Joensuu has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Daxing International Hydrogen Energy Demonstration Zone in Beijing, China. The agreement opens new opportunities for business...

25.06.2026 • Tourism industry

Finnish Forestry Expertise Attracts Global Interest – Canada's Ken Day Returns for His Third Study Tour

Finland continues to attract a steady stream of international forestry professionals eager to learn from the country's world-leading expertise. During the past two years alone, approximately 300...

08.06.2026 • City of Kitee

NATO Testing Event Underway in Finland – Drone Startup Praises Testing Conditions at Kitee Airfield

Finland’s role in NATO’s innovation and testing activities continues to grow. Dozens of Finnish and international defence technology companies have gathered in Finland for the NATO Innovation Range...

01.06.2026 • City of Kitee

NATO Innovation Range Testing Event Kicks Off Today in Joensuu and Across Finland

In early June, from 1 to 10 June 2026, Finnish and international defence technology companies will gather across Finland for the NATO Innovation Range (NIR) event series, where technologies will be...

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21.09.2026 • ICT and digitalisation

Kelluu builds new factory at Joensuu GreenPark– airship production to triple

Kelluu is building a new production and R&D factory at GreenPark in Joensuu. It will triple the company's manufacturing capacity and take output to one hundred autonomous airships a year. The...

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16.09.2026 • Forest bioeconomy and circular economy

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Kelluu builds new factory at Joensuu GreenPark– airship production to triple

Insight: The forest sector has new products – now we need to bring them to market

Succeed in North Karelia! – Joint Stand at Alihankinta 2026

Redstone launches new €10 million growth fund to invest in North Karelia’s most promising startups

Kelluu expands to Canada, brings persistent airship surveillance to the Arctic

Joensuu Signs Cooperation Agreement with Chinese Hydrogen Hub

Finnish Forestry Expertise Attracts Global Interest – Canada's Ken Day Returns for His Third Study Tour

NATO Testing Event Underway in Finland – Drone Startup Praises Testing Conditions at Kitee Airfield

NATO Innovation Range Testing Event Kicks Off Today in Joensuu and Across Finland

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Kelluu builds new factory at Joensuu GreenPark– airship production to triple

Insight: The forest sector has new products – now we need to bring them to market

Succeed in North Karelia! – Joint Stand at Alihankinta 2026

Redstone launches new €10 million growth fund to invest in North Karelia’s most promising startups

Kelluu expands to Canada, brings persistent airship surveillance to the Arctic

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