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7 surprising things that Finnish companies are making out of wood
A person wearing a shirt with a grey and white floral print is standing in front of rolls of fabric with the same print.
Business & innovationInnovation

7 surprising things that Finnish companies are making out of wood

Clothes, car batteries, fish feed – you name it. Some of the world’s most creative and commercially promising wood-based innovations come from Finland, and many are made from industry by-products. Here are just a few.

Tagged in BusinessEnvironmentFashionForestryInnovationRecyclingSustainabilityTechnology
Finnish wood works
Business & innovationSustainability

Finnish wood works

Light, strong, warm and environmentally friendly, wood is making a comeback in construction and popping up in some unexpected applications.

Tagged in EnvironmentForestryInnovationSustainabilityThisisFINLAND Magazine
Two Finnish companies show the way away from plastic
A woman drinking coffee from a disposable cup that says 'the game changer', cherry blossoms in the background.
Business & innovationNature

Two Finnish companies show the way away from plastic

Cosmetics containers and disposable coffee cups are some of the products for which Finnish companies are offering plastic-free alternatives. They’re responding to the need and ever-growing demand for something that works without creating an environmental burden.

Tagged in BiotechForestryLifestyleNatureRecycling
The moment for industrial wood building in Finland is right now
Business & innovationWebpick

The moment for industrial wood building in Finland is right now

A wooden house is known to be a pleasant, quiet and healthy environment. Finland boasts an especially great number of public construction projects using logs.

Tagged in ArchitectureBusinessEnvironmentForestrySocietyWebpick
Finnish scientists: Pine-bud bacteria may help cure humans
Business & innovationHealth

Finnish scientists: Pine-bud bacteria may help cure humans

Researchers at the University of Oulu have discovered that bacteria found in pine buds may hold the key to new treatments for conditions including Alzheimer’s and macular degeneration.

Tagged in ForestryHealthInnovationResearchUniversitiesWellbeing
Virtual reality brings Finnish forests into view
Business & innovationWebpick

Virtual reality brings Finnish forests into view

In the future, forest owners will be able to stroll around their forests from the comfort of their own living rooms, using virtual reality goggles.

Tagged in EnvironmentForestryTechnologyWebpick
Expat experts explore Finnish forestry
Joensuu, eastern Finland, forestry, forest management industry, foreign students, employees
Business & innovationEconomy

Expat experts explore Finnish forestry

Students and workers come to Joensuu for first-hand experience in the forest industry. Some end up staying in Finland.

Tagged in BusinessEconomyForestry
Forests support innovative bioeconomy
Finnish forest industry, wood-based bioenergy, biofuel, biogas, biodiesel, bio-oil, wood construction, Onbone casts, composites, nanocellulose, UPM, Stora Enso, Metsä Group, microfibril, Green Fuel Nordic, Fortum
Business & innovationBioenergy

Forests support innovative bioeconomy

The Finnish forest industry is focusing on sustainability with biofuels and new, amazing, wood-based materials.

Tagged in BioenergyForestry

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