Circular Economy in Southwest Finland

Circular economy is the basis of future economy and society. This website gathers all the actions going on in Southwest Finland in the field of circular economy. Circular Economy in Southwest Finland -website has five categories: sustainable food system, technical loops, transport and logistics, energy, nutrient circulation and sharing economy.

This website is strongly connected to the regional circular economy roadmap of Southwest Finland. The roadmap has born from the need to gather all the strengths, needs and know-how of the region in the light of future circular economy based society. The regional roadmap if focused on three caterories: sustainable food system, technical loops and transport and logistics. Roadmap creates and presents the steps towards a diverse and circular economy based Southwest Finland. The roadmap also functions as a basis for all the needed development projects, executed in a genuine collaboration.

Read more about the roadmap here.This website and the regional roadmap have been compiled in Regional Council of Southwest Finland. Do you want to learn more about this website or roadmap? Contact us.

Looking for a collaborator in the region? Find contact information below.

Contact information

Project Collaboration:

Valonia – Service Centre for Sustainable Development and Energy of Southwest Finland

Riikka Leskinen
Head of Department
riikka.leskinen@valonia.fi
Tel. +358 44 907 5995

Business-Student -collaboration:

Turku University of Applied Sciences

Henna Knuutila
Senior Lecturer, Project Manager
henna.knuutila@turkuamk.fi
Tel. +358 40 355 0827

Business Development and Chemistry:

Turku Science Park and Smart Chemistry Park

Linda Fröberg-Niemi
Business Development Manager, Chemical Industry and Cleantech
linda.froberg-niemi@turkusciencepark.com
Tel. +358 50 587 3441

Business Development and Circular Economy Network BASTU:

University of Turku

Mikko Pohjola
Entrepreneurship Agent
mikko.pohjola@utu.fi
Tel. +358 41 437 2044

Keijo Koskinen
Senior Advisor, Futures Research Centre, BASTU
keijo.koskinen@utu.fi
Tel. +358 44 594 1659

Regional Business Centres:

Regional Council of Southwest Finland

Petteri Partanen
Development Manager
petteri.partanen@varsinais-suomi.fi
Tel. +358 40 7760 630