Project cooperationUpdated on 1 December 2025
Partner with Joensuu – Driving Sustainable Growth and Innovation Together
About
The City of Joensuu actively leverages external funding to accelerate development and create lasting impact. This approach strengthens a sustainable municipal economy, fosters agile and experimental initiatives, boosts regional vitality, and enhances the well-being of our residents. At the same time, we continuously improve internal practices and lay the groundwork for long-term transformation.
Joensuu is an enthusiastic and committed partner in projects that align with our strategic goals and regional priorities. Key focus areas include:
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Forest Bioeconomy – advancing sustainable solutions in forestry and bio-based industries
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Photonics – driving innovation in light-based technologies
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Symmetrical City Development – creating balanced urban growth and connectivity
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Climate Action – promoting ambitious environmental and sustainability targets
Topic
- CUE topic 1 – Resilient green and social infrastructure
- CUE topic 2 – Sustainable tourism – circular benefits and challenges
- CUE topic 3 – Public procurement to foster urban greening and circularity
- 15mC topic 1 – Next steps for multimodal urban mobility, building on the travel experience
- PED topic 1 – Driving a just transition: PED strategies in social and subsidised housing
Type
- Looking to join a project
Similar opportunities
Project cooperation
Odunpazarı Municipality – Heritage, Sustainability and Inclusive Urban Futures
- Looking to join a project
- CUE topic 1 – Resilient green and social infrastructure
- CUE topic 2 – Sustainable tourism – circular benefits and challenges
- 15mC topic 2 – Reimagining parking – transforming urban parking policies
- CUE topic 3 – Public procurement to foster urban greening and circularity
- PED topic 1 – Driving a just transition: PED strategies in social and subsidised housing
- PED topic 2 – Ensuring positive socio-economic impact: PEDs in local economies and energy markets
Bedir Sarıcı
Team Leader at Odunpazarı Municipality
Eskişehir, Türkiye
Project cooperation
How digital twin tech can support inclusive, circular & sustainable urban development?
- CUE topic 1 – Resilient green and social infrastructure
- CUE topic 3 – Public procurement to foster urban greening and circularity
Mounia Belmamoune
Researcher Circular Economy, Data and digitalisation at Windesheim University of Applied Sciences
Almere, Netherlands
Project cooperation
- Looking for partners to join a project
- CUE topic 1 – Resilient green and social infrastructure
- CUE topic 2 – Sustainable tourism – circular benefits and challenges
- 15mC topic 2 – Reimagining parking – transforming urban parking policies
- CUE topic 3 – Public procurement to foster urban greening and circularity
- PED topic 1 – Driving a just transition: PED strategies in social and subsidised housing
- 15mC topic 1 – Next steps for multimodal urban mobility, building on the travel experience
- PED topic 2 – Ensuring positive socio-economic impact: PEDs in local economies and energy markets
Anders Carlius
CEO at Northfactor AB
Lund, Sweden