Projects at economic development services

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Contact:  

Santeri Raappana 

Business Coordinator 

+358 50 314 6302 

santeri.raappana@vantaa.fi 

Matleena Vuola 

Project Manager 

+358 40 6215 360 

matleena.vuola@vantaa.fi 

The City of Helsinki, the City of Vantaa, the City of Espoo and the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment signed an innovation ecosystem agreement on 9 February 2021. Innovation ecosystem agreements strengthen the construction of attractive knowledge hubs and innovation environments. They develop innovation ecosystems, i.e. close cooperation networks, strengthen top fields of expertise and increase the impact of RDI activities of higher education institutions, research institutes and companies in a city-oriented manner. ​ 

HEVi is a platform for world-changing innovations and new growth opportunities that are created together. The project portfolio to be formed for the four key themes in 2021–2027 strengthens knowledge hubs and develops test environments, innovative procurements and new business services. 

The four main themes are  

1. Smart and sustainable urban solutions, 
2. Wellbeing and health technology, 
3. New learning environments and Edtech solutions, and 
4. Ecosystem development and new ventures. 

Read more at https://hevinnovations.fi/ 

Contact:

Fulvio Rizzo

Project Manager

+358 40 546 7418

fulvio.rizzo@vantaa.fi

The Urban & Local project develops and implements Finland’s first modern market hall in Vantaa. This urban food development centre will bring together food industry actors from near and far. The Food Center will also be a modern meeting place where food producers, students, co-workers, distributors, consumers and other citizens meet. 

Contact:

Jussi Shemeikka 

Project Manager

+358 40 707 0537

jussi.shemeikka@vantaa.fi

Project period: 1 January 2023–30 June 2025. The ERDF-funded VALUE project is part of the Innovation and Skills in Finland programme under the specific objective of developing and enhancing research and innovation capacities and the uptake of advanced technologies. 

The VALUE project will create a new local competence foresight model for Vantaa as part of the permanent structures of the growing city in close cooperation with companies, educational organisations and other stakeholders. The foresight process will help us prepare for global challenges and steer Vantaa’s growth to the growth sectors of the future. 

Contact

Yrjö Myllylä

+358 40 655 2275

Project Manager

yrjo.myllyla@vantaa.fi



Jari Koivisto

+358 40 614 9229

Project Specialist

jari.koivisto2@vantaa.fi

The Food Waste Ecosystem develops the utilisation of wasted food in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area, seeks ways to further reduce food waste and focuses on creating new business from things like from coffee grounds and orange peels. The project engages in real climate work for sustainable development and produces concrete solutions for reducing waste and making more efficient use of it. 

Contact

Mari Itkonen

Project Manager

+358 40 674 7724.

mari.itkonen@vantaa.fi



Heidi Nikula

Project Specialist

+358 40 571 5427

heidi.nikula@vantaa.fi

The Helsinki Metropolitan Area Challenge Engine challenges companies and RDI actors to solve urban development challenges. It also strengthens companies’ business opportunities, as they get to test their products in a real-world environment, and we support their internationalisation. Active dialogue with companies is at the heart of everything we do. 

Contact

Mika Lammi

Project Manager

+358 40 502 6175

mika.lammi@vantaa.fi

A new kind of world-class service and digital platform are being built that will enable us to quickly relocate international top experts and their families in Vantaa. 

Contact

Sergey Troshkov

project Manager 

+358 40 615 5262

sergey.troshkov@vantaa.fi 

The project will create operating models for testing cooperation and innovative procurements. The operating model will be piloted by opening calls for pilot projects in urban challenges related to the built environment. 

Contact

Mervi Abell

Project Manager

+358 40 570 4550

mervi.abell@vantaa.fi



Sami Jokelainen

Project Specialist

+358 40 762 9387

sami.jokelainen@vantaa.fi

The Finnish AI Region, or FAIR, offers businesses low-threshold expertise in artificial intelligence, augmented reality, high-performance computing, and cyber security. Most of our services are free of charge. We aim to accelerate and expand the adoption of artificial intelligence in small and medium-sized enterprises.

The city of Vantaa, together with Helsinki and Espoo, offers experimental environments within the project for companies to use as test platforms. 



Read more: fairedih.fi 

Ota yhteyttä:

Susanah Aalto

+358 40 186 0591

susanah.aalto@vantaa.fi

Laila Bröcker

+358 40 193 2177

laila.brocker@vantaa.fi

Gateway to USA project strengthens the industrial relationships between Finland and USA leveraging the F-35 acquisition program. See the details below and take advantage of this one time business–opportunity!

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