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4.3.2026
Pornainen was chosen as a pilot site when a Finnish circular economy innovation, an industrial-grade sand battery, began producing clean district heating for the municipality.
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7.1.2026
Wastewater nutrients are being recovered using hydrophobic, or water-repelling, membranes. The method reduces carbon dioxide emissions, protects waterways, and produces valuable fertilizer.
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10.3.2025
In Lohja, a former landfill site has been developed into an ecosystem where, among other things, the utilization of biochar and the production of local food are being piloted.
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5.9.2024
When you start restoring an entire water body, you need a large number of actors. In the case of the Mustijoki river, this includes a number of municipalities, landowners, businesses and local residents in the Helsinki-Uusimaa Region.
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5.8.2024
The importance of green infrastructure will increase as the climate warms. Strategically designed green spaces help adapt to climate change, support natural diversity and enhance amenity. InnoGreen is testing how to transform tram stops into urban outdoor green spaces.
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30.1.2024
The river barriers of RiverRecycle are cleaning plastic waste in the globally most polluted rivers and removing it to waste treatment plants. Construction material can be produced from trash that is considered worthless.
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5.12.2022
Finland aims for climate neutrality by 2035. The agricultural sector can have an important part in reaching the target.
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14.9.2022
The City of Porvoo aims to be a forerunner in climate change mitigation. An ongoing project brings digital solutions for the improvement of energy efficiency and promotes the use of renewable energy in the buildings of the city.
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2.6.2022
In recent years, the population growth has pushed Finnish cities, as many other cities globally, to set ambitious housing targets. With the new opportunities available to improve the built environment, will buildings of the future still be remnants of the past?
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5.5.2022
Europe needs to get rid of Russian fossil fertilisers. A lot has already been done – in a sustainable way.
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23.8.2021
There is a great need for plastic packages and this need will certainly increase in the future. Plastics should be produced by using as little fossil-based material as possible, and it should be both climate neutral and recyclable. This is the basic idea of Woodly, a technology company with the mission to accelerate the change towards a sustainable future by redesigning plastics.
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30.9.2020
Investments in food technology are necessary in order to truly create a sustainable food system. This far, there haven’t been enough of those in the Nordics. Lauri Reuter, a researcher turned investor, wanted to speed things up and co-founded the first food technology fund in the Nordic countries.
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9.9.2020
In summer, many Finns head towards Hanko to enjoy its bright sun and sandy beaches. However, that’s not all the southern city has to offer. Hanko has installed solar plants all over the city and aims to double the solar energy produced in Finland.
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4.2.2020
Mari Pantsar leads The Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra’s Carbon neutral circular economy theme. According to her, the key to a more sustainable society lies in moving from resource effectiveness towards resource wisdom and the circular economy.
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17.3.2019
Solar Foods is a research-based company whose goal is everything but modest: to disconnect food production from agriculture. The startup makes science fiction reality by producing edible protein from electricity and air.
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12.10.2017
Markus Eerola comes from a long line of farmers: he represents already the 8th farmer generation in his family. Eerola is managing the Knehtilä Farm which has its roots in the 18th century. Now Eerola has transformed the family farm into a modern and ecological enterprise.