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Colourful iPad cases made of Ioncell

Introducing Ioncell — interview with Jari Laine, Senior Innovation Advisor at Aalto University

Ioncell, the sustainable fibre developed at Aalto University, is revolutionising the fashion industry. Senior Innovation Advisor Jari Laine talks about the past, present, and future of the project.

Circular economy

Pieces of the fibre arranged nicely to form a piece of art

Infinited Fiber secures €30 million in funding — with H&M Group, adidas, and BESTSELLER as investors

Espoo-based Infinited Fiber has raised €30 million in its latest funding round. H&M Group led the round while adidas and BESTSELLER joined as new investors.

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Cucumbers packaged in DipWrap

Aalto University students develop sustainable packaging for cucumbers

Aalto University students have developed an innovative way of packaging cucumbers by dipping them into a biobased liquid. The team received recognition in the international Biodesign Challenge Summit.

Woman watching webinar online.

Focus on quality high-tech matchmaking — Enter Espoo arranges 2021 Corporate-Startup Online Weeks

Enter Espoo arranges Corporate-Startup Online Weeks again in 2021. In 2020 Online Weeks matched 15 international corporations with over a hundred Finnish startups and scaleups.

A woman and a boy are walking in forest and holding hands.

Finland is the world leader in sustainability — UN Sustainable Development Report 2021

Finland ranks first in the world in sustainable development in the new UN Sustainable Development Report. Finland has pledged to accomplish all UN SDGs by 2030.

Cartoon-like picture of a red mini-bus with MUJI to Go written in white in the body of the vehicle.

MUJI to GO bus starts on 22 May 2021 from Tapiola in Espoo

MUJI to GO bus starts on 22 May from Tapiola, Espoo. The mobile store sells approximately 100 everyday essential items and take-away food made at the MUJI Restaurant.

Two hands with vinyl gloves peel a beige colored material made with synthetic biology.

Synbio Powerhouse Ecosystem

Synbio Powerhouse is an ecosystem of companies and research organisations currently working with or interested in synthetic biology. Synbio Powerhouse is based in Finland but operates globally. (Image: Nina Pulkkis, Science Journalist Filmmaker)

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Espoo's Kera district is the new standard in smart city piloting environments

The Kera district in Espoo is setting a new sustainable smart city pilot environment standard — with Nokia providing the 5G platform and the city and local companies the smart city infrastructure.

Circular economy

Brown, white and red envelopes of different sizes partly inside one another.

Paptic fights plastic pollution with a scalable wood-based packaging material

Paptic produces a wood-based, easily scalable and reusable packaging material that replaces the short life-span products that litter oceans and other water areas.

Circular economy

Two beanie-headed people sit on a rock and a forest lake is visible below.

Finland is the happiest country in the world in 2021 — for the fourth year in a row

Finland is ranked first in the World Happiness Report 2021. The report assesses how happy people perceive to be in 150 countries. Finnish people's mutual trust was an important factor in Finland's No.1 spot in the ranking.

Finnish Center for Artificial Intelligence – FCAI

FCAI is a community of AI researchers. We collaborate to create wealth and prosperity through research, education and AI methods that enable analytic data-based decisions.

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Espoo mayor’s innovation competition is also open to companies

In 2021 Espoo mayor’s innovation competition is also open to companies — economic sustainability and surviving the coronavirus pandemic are the key themes. The competition opens on 6 April.

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