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Nearly one million euros granted to support digital solutions for the blue bioeconomy

News

The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and the Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the…

Growth of marine wind power to boost fish farming

Fish and watersBlog

  The enormous capacity of marine areas to produce energy and food offers the humankind…

Minister Leppä to attend the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture and open the International Green Week exhibition in Berlin

FoodNews

Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Jari Leppä will visit Berlin on 16–19 January 2019. During his visit,…

China grants first export licence for Finnish fish products

Fish and watersNews

In connection with an export promotion visit by the Finnish Food Authority and Permanent Secretary…

Private capital – solution to global challenges?

Fish and watersBlog

Based on international assessments, achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will require USD 5,000 to 7,000 billion…

Transforming the water sector – enabled by digitalisation

Fish and watersNews

Water resources management and water services are being renewed. Better water security is a key…

The Nordic Bioeconomy – for sustainable change

BioeconomyBlog
15 points for sustainable action change poster.

  We are facing a new era of the bioeconomy, in which new industries will…

Latest status report shows that further measures are needed to improve the state of the sea

Editors' choiceNews

An extensive information package Status of Finland’s marine environment 2018 has been published. The report,…

Leadership in water business requires open-minded innovation

Fish and watersBlog
Järvenranta kesällä, etualalla järviruokoja.

Access to clean water in abundance is so self-evident for us Finns that we do…

Finnish fish is on the rise – is that enough?

Fish and watersBlog
Lohifile.

This past summer, we heard a lot of good news about fish. Projects promoting local…

What can Finland learn from the success story of Norwegian fish farming?

Fish and watersBlog

The Norwegian coast is ideal for salmon farming. The sea is just the right cool…

On the interface between water and digitalisation

Fish and watersBlog

  Is there an intangible substitute for the value of water? Will digitalisation enable us…

New products create added value for Finnish fish

Fish and watersBlog

Fish is a nutritious, healthy food whose demand is growing both in Finland and internationally.…

Wood – a material that can transform the construction sector?

Wood and forestBlog
Wooden block of flats behind a number of trees.

Despite improvement in the construction sector, the sector is a big contributor to climate change…

Finland’s initiative on the International Year of Plan Health 2020 about to come true

News

In mid-December the UN will decide on celebrating the first International Year of Plant Health…

Reduce and Refuse, Recycle and Replace – Plastics Roadmap for Finland

BioeconomyNews

The Plastics Roadmap for Finland, prepared by a cooperation group appointed for this purpose, has…