Benefit from business networks
In the Turku region, there are numerous active business networks across various sectors. The most active networks include several dozen companies and have regular activities. These networks provide peer support and valuable contacts for companies, and help industries advance common goals and interests.
We create growth opportunities for companies by organizing networking events and personal meetings, as well as maintaining regional industry networks. Through us, you can easily reach local universities and your next international partners. Benefit from business networks in Turku region, contact us and we will help you to find the best networks for your company in the area.
Business networks promote the growth of your company
Network of Hydrogen actors
Local hydrogen network consisting of 40+ companies, universities, municipalities and authorities.
Women’s Health
network
50% of Finland’s pharmaceutical and diagnostic industry is located in the Turku region.
Maritime Turku ecosystem
The Turku Region is known for building the biggest cruise ships in the world and for developing smart, autonomous ships.
“Continuous dialogue and network building are extremely important to get people to collaborate and work on projects together. New ideas and business development concepts for companies can also emerge through discussions withing the network.
The network connects people, helps create business opportunities, and keeps the conversaiton going.”
Mikko Helle
Senior University Lecturer,
Åbo Akademi University
Research Manager, Turku
Technology Campus
Reach the right partners – benefit from business networks in the Turku region
We maintain and coordinate several different networks in the Turku region. In addition, we operate as a direct connection to several regional, national and international networks.
Networks of Green transition
Hydrogen collaboration network in Turku region
For companies and stakeholders interested in hydrogen business. The groups meets every other month. More than 40 organizations / companies, more than 80 participants. Everyone interested in hydrogen, come join the actions.
Contact:
Toivo Koskinen,
Senior Advisor, Energy Economy
Green Transition | Green Industry Park
Mobile +358 44 7696 771
Tel. +358 10 321 8833
firstname.lastname@businessturku.fi
Energy sector network
Contact:
Toivo Koskinen
Senior Advisor, Energy Economy
Green Transition | Green Industry Park
+358 44 7696 771
+358 10 321 8833
firstname.lastname@businessturku.fi
Smart Chemistry Park network
SMART CHEMISTRY PARK® is an innovation platform and cluster for start-ups and SMEs delivering solutions to the bio-, and circular economies and cleantech. The innovation platform located in Raisio offers laboratory and office spaces as well as a broad network involving industry, the public sector, universities and research institutes.
The core competence of the companies in Smart Chemistry Park lies in different fields of chemistry. With their unique know-how, the companies deliver products or technology expertise to a wide variety of industrial sectors, for example, the metal, energy, paper & packaging, building, and life science industries. The network also includes consultative companies with essential expertise to complement the value chain with services such as chemical safety and patent engineering. Companies work independently, developing their own technologies and businesses, but in close symbiosis with each other, sharing the infrastructure, equipment and know-how. At the moment 10 companies operate in the Smart Chemistry Park while 60 companies co-operate together in a collaboration network.
www.smartschemistrypark.businessturku.fi/en
(external link)
Contact:
Reeta Huhtinen
Account Manager, Circular Economy and Bioeconomy
Green Transition | Smart Chemistry Park
+358 10 321 8831
+358 400 832 488
firstname.lastname@businessturku.fi
Bioeconomy and circular economy networks
Contact:
Reeta Huhtinen
Account Manager, Circular Economy and Bioeconomy
Green Transition | Smart Chemistry Park
+358 10 321 8831
+358 400 832 488
firstname.lastname@businessturku.fi
Construction network
Contact:
Reeta Huhtinen
Account Manager, Circular Economy and Bioeconomy
Green Transition | Smart Chemistry Park
+358 10 321 8831
+358 400 832 488
firstname.lastname@businessturku.fi
Suschem Finland Platform
Contact:
Reeta Huhtinen
Account Manager, Circular Economy and Bioeconomy
Green Transition | Smart Chemistry Park
+358 10 321 8831
+358 400 832 488
firstname.lastname@businessturku.fi
Circular economy operators in the Turku region
Contact:
Ida Forssell-Martikainen
Senior Advisor, Circular Economy and Bioeconomy
Green Transition
+358 44 9019 381
+358 10 3218 873
firstname.lastname@businessturku.fi
Eco-industrial park network
Contact:
Reeta Huhtinen
Account Manager, Circular Economy and Bioeconomy
Green Transition | Smart Chemistry Park
+358 10 321 8831
+358 400 832 488
firstname.lastname@businessturku.fi
ICLEI network
Contact:
Reeta Huhtinen
Account Manager, Circular Economy and Bioeconomy
Green Transition | Smart Chemistry Park
+358 10 321 8831
+358 400 832 488
firstname.lastname@businessturku.fi
Networks of Health and welfare
Forum for Health tech companies
Companies working in the field of medical, health or wellbeing technology. An open space for conversation and networking. The events are organized 2-3 times a year and focus on the needs of companies.
Contact:
Lauri Seppälä
Senior Advisor, Health
Health and Wellbeing
+358 40 4151 675
lauri.seppala@businessturku.fi
Women’s health hub initiative
Learn about the initiative
(external link: Youtube video)
Contact:
Jyrki Lehtimäki
Account Manager, Health
Health and Wellbeing
+358 44 9639 680
+358 10 3218 877
firstname.lastname@businessturku.fi
Scanbalt
ScanBalt is an innovation network that brings together academic and industrial research, university hospitals and non-university research institutions, study centres and highly specialised suppliers in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical technology sectors from different European countries and regions.
www.scanbalt.org
(external link)
Contact:
Tero Piispanen
Team Lead, Health and Wellbeing
+358 10 321 8835
+358 400 781 683
firstname.lastname@businessturku.fi
CEBR – Council of European Bioregions
CEBR is a membership-driven network of life science clusters and regional ecosystems across Europe.
www.cebr.net
(external link)
Contact:
Janne Lahtiranta
Account Manager, Wellbeing
Health and Wellbeing
+358 10 321 8836
+358 400 789 984
firstname.lastname@businessturku.fi
Echalliance
ECHAlliance is a global network bringing together actors in digital health
www.echalliance.com
Contact:
Janne Lahtiranta
Account Manager, Wellbeing
Health and Wellbeing
+358 10 321 8836
+358 400 789 984
firstname.lastname@businessturku.fi
Health Campus Turku
Health Campus Turku is a significant multidisciplinary knowledge cluster within medicine, social and health care and technology which offers unique opportunities for research, innovation and corporate collaboration.
The Health Campus Turku collaboration includes six partner organizations: The wellbeing services county of Southwest Finland, University of Turku, Åbo Akademi University, Turku University of Applied Sciences, Novia University of Applied Sciences and Business Turku.
Partners promote co-operation in research, education, business partnerships and innovation.
www.healthcampusturku.fi
(external link)
Contact:
Janne Lahtiranta
Account Manager, Wellbeing
Health and Wellbeing
+358 10 321 8836
+358 400 789 984
firstname.lastname@businessturku.fi
Finnish Bioindustries FIB
Finnish Bioindustries FIB is Finland’s biotechnology industry association. It is a private and independent non-profit organisation. Member companies represent all life science areas, from healthcare and functional foods to biomaterials.
www.suomenbioteollisuus.fi
(external link)
Contact:
Tero Piispanen
Team Lead, Health and Wellbeing
+358 10 321 8835
+358 400 781 683
firstname.lastname@businessturku.fi
Nordic Proof
Nordic Proof is an alliance for Nordic healthcare test facilities
www.nordicproof.org
(external link)
Contact:
Henrik Honkanen
Senior Advisor, Digital Business
Digitalisation
+358 40 5602 681
+358 10 3218 872
firstname.lastname@businessturku.fi
Finnish society of telemedicine and eHealth
The aims of the Finnish Society of Telemedicine and eHealth are to promote the health of the population through telecommunication and to disperse the expert knowledge within health care.
www.telemedicine.fi/en
(external link)
Contact:
Janne Lahtiranta
Account Manager, Wellbeing
Health and Wellbeing
+358 10 321 8836
+358 400 789 984
firstname.lastname@businessturku.fi
Networks of Digitalization
Turku AI -network
Software companies and companies using artificial intelligence.
Contact:
firstname.lastname@businessturku.fi
Semiconductor and electronics network
Semiconductor manufacturing and the companies that utilize it.
Contact:
firstname.lastname@businessturku.fi
Smart production network
Smart maritime transport, smart process industry, metaverse, digital twin, EDIH Robocoast.
Contact:
firstname.lastname@businessturku.fi
Data economy network
Business from data, utilization of data in business, EDIH HealthHub.
Contact:
firstname.lastname@businessturku.fi
Other networks where our experts influence:
- Center of Intelligent Computing
- Open knowledge network
- Green ICT ecosystem
- The European Space Agency’s business accelerator
Thinking outside the box?
We are an all-terrain growth generator – and here to help you. If you strive to grow your business, you are in the right place. Contact us and let us help you with that!
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“It’s our business to help your business. We are here to help you, so give us a call or send a message!“
Janne Mustonen, Invest In Director,
Business Turku Ltd.
Thinking outside the box?
We are an all-terrain growth generator – and here to help you. If you strive to grow your business, you are in the right place. Contact us and let us help you with that!
"*" indicates required fields
“It’s our business to help your business. We are here to help you, so give us a call or send a message!“
Janne Mustonen, Invest In Director,
Business Turku Ltd.