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Espoo, Helsinki and Vantaa start the collection of generators and heating equipment for Ukraine

Cities in the Finnish capital city region start the collection of generators and heating equipment for Ukraine as part of the Generators of Hope campaign launched by the European Parliament and Eurocities.

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Espoo is the runner-up in the European Capital of Innovation Awards 2022

The City of Espoo is one of the three innovation capitals of Europe. Espoo came 2nd in the European Capital of Innovation Awards 2022 (iCapital).

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Espoo is selected among the 3 finalists of European Capital of Innovation Awards 2022

The City of Espoo is selected as one of the three finalists in the European Capital of Innovation competition (iCapital). The place in the final showcases Espoo's readiness to tackle global challenges in cooperation with companies, researchers and residents.

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Cooperation bears sustainable fruit in Espoo — and beyond

The City of Espoo boasts a rich history in innovation. Through circular economy collaboration with Finland's leading players like VTT and Aalto University, Espoo builds resilience and adapts to global changes and creates sustainable business.

Circular economy

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VTT's project boosts EU’s protein self-sufficiency with tasty meat alternatives

Tasty meat alternatives are developed from sunflower side-streams in the new Taste2Meat project coordinated by VTT Technology Center of Finland.

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Infinited Fiber Company enters partnership with parent company of Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger

Espoo-based Infinited Fiber Company begins a multi-year partnership with PVH Corporation, the parent company of Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger.

Circular economy

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Sensible 4 receives €8 million loan from EIB

Sensible 4 has received an €8 million loan from the European Investment Bank. The company will use EIB's loan to finalise its baseline product, pre-productions and mass-production targeting.

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Infinited Fiber Company invests €400M in new Infinna™ fibre factory

Infinited Fiber Company will build their first commercial-scale factory to produce Infinna™, a fibre made from regenerated textile waste that looks and feels like cotton.

Circular economy

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Aalto University project finds solution to make greenhouses sustainable

Aalto University project creates a wood-built alternative to the conventional greenhouse that saves 50% of energy and 99% of water.

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VTT and Fazer achieve successful research results in cell-cultured cocoa production

VTT and Finland's food giant Fazer have achieved successful results in creating cocoa through cellular agriculture.

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50 years as a city of innovation — The City of Espoo celebrates anniversary

Espoo celebrates its 50th anniversary as a city. So, join us in celebrating the city’s legacy as the leading innovation community in the Nordics by getting to know some of the most ground-breaking innovation that have come out of Espoo.

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Espoo serves a taste of food tech for our future

The future of food is created in Espoo's deep tech community. A well-established tradition of pioneering research and development remains a recipe for success for Espoo’s food tech innovation.

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