Business Finland Lead Company Ecosystems

Meet Business Finland’s Leading Companies and learn about collaboration opportunies with them!
Hear firsthand from Business Finland’s Leading Companies: Andritz, Kalmar, and Nokian Tyres. Learn about their visionary ecosystem initiatives—BioCircleToZero, Move2Green, and FUTUREPROOF—and how your company or research can be part of the next wave of sustainable growth and technological advancement.

You’ll also get an inside look at Robocoast’s services, designed to support industry-academia collaboration and innovation acceleration.

Why Attend?

• Gain valuable insights into major innovation ecosystems supported by Business Finland
• Explore concrete funding and collaboration opportunities
• Network with top-tier company representatives and fellow innovators
• Book exclusive 1-on-1 meetings to pitch ideas or explore partnership potential

Event Details:
📍 Tauno Nurmela Hall, Main Building, University of Turku
📅 Tuesday, August 19, 2025
🕐 12:30 PM – 3:45 PM
🗣️ Presentations will be held in English

Agenda:

• 12:30 PM Registration
• 1:00 PM Welcome – University of Turku
• 1:10 PM Robocoast: Enabling Innovation
• 1:20 PM Business Finland: Funding Opportunities
• 1:30 PM Andritz: BioCircleToZero
• 1:50 PM Kalmar: Move2Green
• 2:10 PM Nokian Tyres: FUTUREPROOF
• 2:30 PM Coffee & Networking
• 2:45 PM Pre-booked 1-on-1 Meetings
• 3:45 PM Event Ends

Want to connect 1-on-1?
When registering, let us know if you’d like a private meeting with a company representative. Simply include the topic you’d like to discuss. Please note: if interest exceeds availability, the companies will select the most relevant participants.

🔗 Register by August 5, 2025 to secure your spot and meeting request!

Kalmar: Move2Green

Kalmar is launching a five-year Move2Green program aimed at developing low-emission and smart solutions for heavy material handling. Funded with €20 million by Business Finland, the initiative targets carbon-neutral logistics chains by 2045. Kalmar will focus on electrifying its equipment portfolio, creating data-driven services, and developing new clean energy business models. The program brings together an ecosystem of over 150 partners—including industrial organizations, tech companies, research institutions, and universities—to drive innovation and R&D. Through Move2Green, Kalmar aims to significantly increase R&D investments in Finland and promote sustainable development on a global scale.

Key Objectives of the Move2Green Program:

• Enable carbon-neutral heavy logistics by 2045 through electrification and smart technologies.
• Expand Kalmar’s electric equipment offering to reduce emissions from its fleet of 68,000 active machines.
• Develop data-driven services to improve efficiency and sustainability in material handling operations.
• Foster a strong innovation ecosystem with over 150 partners to accelerate R&D and technological development.
• Support the green and digital transition in logistics with new business models emphasizing circular economy and lifecycle thinking.
• Boost R&D investments in Finland and create long-term employment and collaboration opportunities.

Andritz: BioCircleToZero

Double the value from wood without harvesting more trees by unlocking the unused potential of Finnish forests and optimizing underutilized biomass streams.

Key Objectives:

1. Enhance Utilization of Underutilized Biomass:
   • Convert the 40%–50% of biomass currently wasted (burned, landfilled, or released) into high-value products such as e-fuels, textiles, and bio-based chemicals.
2. Develop New Technologies and Processes:
   • Innovate and implement advanced biorefinery technologies, including digitalization, automation, and cross-industry integration.
3. Create a Sustainable Biorefinery Ecosystem:
   • Build a collaborative network of industry players, research institutions, and innovative companies to support R&D and accelerate innovation.
4. Reduce Environmental Impact:
   • Strive for zero emissions and zero waste in biorefinery operations, contributing to a more resource-efficient and sustainable forest industry.
5. Support Green Transition and Economic Competitiveness:
   • Strengthen the Finnish forest sector’s global leadership and role in the green transition, ensuring long-term economic growth.

Nokia Tyres: FUTUREPROOF

Nokian Tyres’ FUTUREPROOF project, part of Business Finland’s Veturi program, aims to enhance the resilience and sustainability of European mobility through the development of safe, sustainable, and smart tires. The initiative addresses challenges such as climate change, the vulnerability of global value chains, and the rapid pace of global changes.businessfinland.fi+4businessfinland.fi+4businessfinland.fi+4businessfinland.fi

Key Objectives of the FUTUREPROOF Project

1. Future Mobility and Business: Develop technologically advanced products to improve safety and sustainability in Finnish and European mobility. This includes creating smart tire solutions and new business models.businessfinland.fi
2. Sustainable Tire Lifecycle: Aim for ultra-low greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions throughout the entire supply chain, from materials to manufacturing and logistics. This involves using alternative raw materials with minimal GHG emissions and developing durable tires that reduce emissions during their use phase.
3. Digital Foundation: Utilize data-driven research and development tools to create world-class products. This includes collecting and utilizing product lifecycle data in digital twins for products and factories, and creating smart tire roadmaps with proof-of-concept for tire Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS).
4. Advanced Manufacturing: Accelerate the implementation of Industry 5.0 by developing solutions that enable zero-emission manufacturing. This includes building resilient and efficient future manufacturing processes and supply chains, and developing AI-boosted, data-driven, agile integrated product development.

Ecosystem and Economic Impact

The FUTUREPROOF project envisions involving around 100 partners with multidisciplinary competencies. Nokian Tyres is committed to increasing its cumulative research, development, and innovation (RDI) expenditure by €108 million during the Veturi program. By 2034, the project is expected to contribute to revenue developments of €680 million and increased exports of €418 million for Nokian Tyres. On the ecosystem level, cumulative increased exports are estimated to be around €2 billion, with 500 new jobs created in Finland.