Please note: this event and its registration form are in Finnish.
The Natural Resources Institute Finland (LUKE) and Business Turku invite you to the regional tour of Wood Forward network in Turku: Now is the Time for Wood from Science to Business!
The networking event is intended for companies, investors, financiers, RDI actors and other developers of investment environments who are interested in wood-based business. The purpose of the event is to support cooperation networks that extend across industries and provincial borders.
In the event we will hear the views of industry experts on wood materials in high-value added business. In addition, the services of RDI actors inthe industry for companies will be presented. After a coffee break offering network opportunities, the program will discuss the prerequisites for business growth and financing opportunities.
The event will be held in Turku at the Visitor and Innovation Centre Joki. Guests will have the opportunity to present their own activities in the networking section by using rollups.
Welcome to hear about new opportunities for wood materials and find new partners!
Date: Thursday, 12 March 2026 at 9.00–12.00
Venue: Visitor and Innovation Centre Joki
Address: Lemminkäisenkatu 12b, 20520 Turku
Parking: ParkCity, Joukahaisenkatu 8, 20520 Turku
Program
8.30-9.00 Arrival and registration
9.00-10.00 Opening of the event Wood Forward from Science to Business
Chief Business Officer, Linda Fröberg-Niemi, Business Turku
Introduction of the Wood Forward network
Research Professor Katja Lähtinen, LUKE
Panel discussion: Wood material in business – now and in the future
Networks and innovation platforms are introduced
- f.e. Smart Chemistry Park
10.00-10.45 Coffee break and networking
10.45-11.50 Company speeches: What do companies need for growth?
- f.e. Boreal Bioproducts
Panel discussion: Financing for processing wood material into business
11.50-12.00 End of the event
Please register by Thursday, 5 March 2026.
Inquiries
Financier
The Wood Forward regional tour is coordinated by the Natural Resources Institute Finland (LUKE). The Turku event is co-organised by Business Turku as part of the EU-funded Green Tech Business & Innovation Hub project. The event is financed by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Finland.
