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VTT study: Carbon Capture and Utilization (CCU) could have a business potential of billions of euros

There will be strong demand for carbon dioxide products in Europe on the road to carbon neutrality, and Finnish industry in particular has a significant business opportunity here. According to a...
Bioenergia

Botnia Gas Oy project receives almost four million in aid

Botnia Gas, a project company owned by Gas1 Oy, has received investment support of almost €4 million in the RePowerEU call. Botnia Gas is building one of Finland's largest biogas plants in...
Vetytalous

Hydrogen pipeline could replace 15 large power lines - Gasgrid's plan for a route along the coast is starting to be finalised

A pipeline of more than 1 000 km would contribute to the green shift. The timetable is ambitious, according to Gasgrid, with gas flowing as early as the early 2030s.
yle.fi  •  Aurinkovoima  •  Vetytalous

Solar panels are taking over fields - business developer: "The new use of fields is not taking away from animals"

­Suomeen on suunnitteilla aurinkovoimaloita, joiden teho olisi nykyiseen verrattuna yli kymmenkertainen. Isoja voimalakenttiä kaavaillaan esimerkiksi entisille turvesoille.
Yritykset  •  Valmennukset

Morning coffee: leadership, challenges for growth companies and internationalization by Juha Enlund 29.10. at 8:00 a.m.

Welcome to morning coffee to listen to Juha Enlund either at Kansantaiteenkeskus in Kaustinen or via Teams on Tuesday 29.10. at 8:00! This time we will have Juha Enlund, the founder of PEPT Oy, with...
Tuulivoima  •  Aurinkovoima  •  Vetytalous

Solar energy has huge growth potential in the Kaustinen region and Sydänsuomi

Together with wind power, solar power is boosting the emergence of a hydrogen economy in Finland. The vast renewable energy production potential of the Kaustinen region and Sydänsuomi means that the...
yle.fi  •  Kaustisen seutu  •  Aurinkovoima

New use for Toholampi peat production areas: solar power plant planned

The wind and energy company Energiequelle is planning a solar power project in Toholampi. The site, which covers hundreds of hectares, is located south of the municipal centre.
Tuulivoima  •  Aurinkovoima  •  Vetytalous

Invest in Europe's most promising hydrogen ecosystem

Thousands of hectares of ecologically sustainable production areas, large electricity transmission capacity, an excellent framework for energy storage and a large number of international and domestic...
suomenuusiutuvat.fi  •  Tuulivoima  •  Aurinkovoima

Finnish Renewables Chairman Heikki Peltomaa: Finland the most interesting investment destination for renewable energy in Europe

In the current situation, we must recognise that wind and solar power are the number one driver of the energy transition. The energy revolution is revolutionising the electricity system and the...
Hycamite.com  •  Vetytalous

Hycamite opens Europe’s largest methane-splitting plant for low-carbon hydrogen production

Today, Hycamite TCD Technologies, a leader in emissions-free methane-splitting technology, opens Europe’s largest methane-splitting plant in Kokkola, Finland. Once fully operational, the nominal...
Tuulivoima  •  Aurinkovoima  •  Vetytalous  •  Bioenergia

Excellent location for energy storage, hydrogen production and electricity processing

The Liedes and Pajuoja area on the border of Halsua, Kaustinen and Veteli is proving to be a very potential area for the production of electricity-based products and energy storage.
kauppalehti.fi  •  Lestijärvi

Lestijärvi "lottery win" supports wind power - Association warns against touching property tax

The Renewable Energy Association is urging the government to remove the dual appeal process on investment. Solar still plays a minimal role in renewable energy.
Kaustisen seutu  •  Sydänsuomessa  •  Valmennukset

How to get started in sustainability work? Workshops for businesses in autumn 2024

Are you wondering what responsibility really means? Do the terms seem strange and getting started difficult? No worries! We are organising a series of three workshops for companies interested in...
Kaustisen seutu  •  Sydänsuomessa

Exploratory trip to Kokkola industrial park 16.9.2024

Welcome to join us on a tour of the Kokkola High Industrial Area. The growing and developing area is also an excellent opportunity for entrepreneurs in the Kaustinen and Sydänsuomessa region.
Yritykset  •  Valmennukset

Morning coffee: networking and the Swedish market, Hans Ahola, Ahola Group Oy, 10.9. at 8:00 am

Welcome to morning coffee either at the People's Arts Centre in Kaustinen or via Teams on 10.9. at 8:00 am! The speaker at the coffee morning will be Hans Ahola from Ahola Group Oy, who will tell us...
Eemil Ali-Haapala (left), Hannu Ali-Haapala, Mika Krieger and Olli Ali-Haapala in a happy mood at the fair in Stuttgart.
Yritykset

Finn Spring's needs give rise to a new growth company – KoVaSat thrives as a strong specialist in in-house logistics

When in-house logistics are designed and piloted for an existing storage need, the solution is likely to be exactly what the customer is looking for. This was the case when Finn Spring, Finland's...
Yritykset

Browse services and find accommodation and subcontracting in our region all in one place!

Looking for accommodation or a subcontractor? Suurhanketoimisto offers more than 700 beds for the OX2 Lestijärvi wind farm and Keliber's Kaustinen mining project. Our service also provides local...
Yleinen

Occupational safety card training 20.8.2024

The card is required for external workers working in key industrial companies and factory sites, for example for workers from companies subcontracting work to them. Graduates will have the basic...
Yritykset   •   Valmennukset   •  

Morning coffee: leadership, challenges for growth companies and internationalization by Juha Enlund 29.10. at 8:00 a.m.

Welcome to morning coffee to listen to Juha Enlund either at Kansantaiteenkeskus in Kaustinen or via Teams on Tuesday 29.10. at 8:00! This time we will have Juha Enlund, the founder of PEPT Oy, with us. He will share with us his experience in business development and management, guide us to avoid the pitfalls of a growth company, and find the Swedish and Danish markets.

Register now so we know to book the right number of small salts on the spot. An invitation link will be sent to...

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Browse services and find accommodation and subcontracting in our region all in one place!

Looking for accommodation or a subcontractor? Suurhanketoimisto offers more than 700 beds for the OX2 Lestijärvi wind farm and Keliber's Kaustinen mining project. Our service also provides local subcontractors for your project needs.

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Finnish Renewables Chairman Heikki Peltomaa: Finland the most interesting investment destination for renewable energy in Europe

In the current situation, we must recognise that wind and solar power are the number one driver of the energy transition. The energy revolution is revolutionising the electricity system and the effects are also having a wider societal impact. The energy transition is an opportunity for economic growth for the whole of Finland. In my ten years in government, it has always been great to see an active government pulling together. It is great to be able to continue this work and growth," says...
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Lestijärvi "lottery win" supports wind power - Association warns against touching property tax

The Renewable Energy Association is urging the government to remove the dual appeal process on investment. Solar still plays a minimal role in renewable energy.

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Invest in Europe's most promising hydrogen ecosystem

Thousands of hectares of ecologically sustainable production areas, large electricity transmission capacity, an excellent framework for energy storage and a large number of international and domestic industrial consumption sites for clean electricity. All this is offered by Finland's most promising renewable energy hydrogen ecosystem, geographically located between Kokkola Industrial Park and the largest bioproduct plant in Finland, owned by Metsä Group, in Äänekoski.

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Hycamite opens Europe’s largest methane-splitting plant for low-carbon hydrogen production

Today, Hycamite TCD Technologies, a leader in emissions-free methane-splitting technology, opens Europe’s largest methane-splitting plant in Kokkola, Finland. Once fully operational, the nominal capacity of Hycamite’s Customer Sample Facility (CSF) will reach 2,000 tonnes of low-carbon hydrogen and 6,000 tonnes of high-quality carbon annually.

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Tuulivoima   •   Aurinkovoima   •   Vetytalous   •  

A vision for a successful energy future for Finland

Zero economic growth and the financial crisis of the welfare society. Unfortunately, this is a story we are all familiar with. The energy sector offers solutions to Finland's problems. We do this by investing in the future and we invite everyone to join us in making change a reality. The vision for Finland's energy future paints two alternative scenarios: in the best case we are European champions of energy disruption, in the less ambitious one we are tenacious achievers

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Eemil Ali-Haapala (left), Hannu Ali-Haapala, Mika Krieger and Olli Ali-Haapala in a happy mood at the fair in Stuttgart.
Eemil Ali-Haapala (left), Hannu Ali-Haapala, Mika Krieger and Olli Ali-Haapala in a happy mood at the fair in Stuttgart.
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Finn Spring's needs give rise to a new growth company – KoVaSat thrives as a strong specialist in in-house logistics

When in-house logistics are designed and piloted for an existing storage need, the solution is likely to be exactly what the customer is looking for. This was the case when Finn Spring, Finland's largest packager of spring and flavoured waters, could not find a suitable storage system on the market and therefore decided to build the system itself. To this end, Finn Spring set up a separate company, KoVaSat Oy, which is emerging as a strong specialist and total supplier of indoor...

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Groundbreaking ceremony for the foundation stone of the Päiväneva concentrator of the Keliber lithium project

We welcome local residents and those interested in the lithium project to join us to celebrate the laying of the foundation stone of the Keliber enrichment plant at the Kaustinen Folk Arts Centre on Tuesday 4.6.2024 from 11.00.

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Presentation of the Toristojanneva solar energy project in Toholampi

A 290-hectare, 192-megawatt solar power plant is planned for Toristojanneva. The project will be presented at the Toholampi Cultural Hall on Tuesday 28 May 2024 from 17:00. Coffee service!

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Lestijärvi   •   Tuulivoima   •  

Transport of Finland's largest wind farm project starts on 15 May - power plant components will be moved from Kokkola to Lestijärvi until early next year

The transport of turbines for the Lestijärvi wind farm, which is being built by the renewable energy company OX2, will start on Wednesday 15 May 2024.The route from the port of Kokkola to the wind farm will be from highway 13, from where it will continue from the Sillanpää junction via Halsua to Lestijärvi. Transport may occasionally disrupt and slow down other traffic.

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Kaustisen seutu   •   Yleinen   •   Yritykset   •  

Commercial, warehouse and industrial premises in the Kaustinen sub-region

You can find vacant commercial, warehouse and industrial premises in the Kaustinen sub-region conveniently in our premises services.

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Tuulivoima   •   Kaivosteollisuus   •  

Accommodation services on suurhanketoimisto.fi - over 700 beds available in the Kaustinen sub-region and Lestijärvi!

Due to Keliber's and OX2's projects in Lestijärvi, there will be a strong demand for accommodation services during the coming summer. As a result, the Major Projects Office has launched a new feature where private individuals can also offer accommodation. If you are a company and have previously registered for our service, you will be asked to fill in new, more comprehensive information regarding accommodation services. New listings will then be uploaded to the front page. In the next few...

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2 billion investment in major projects - vitality for the whole Kaustinen sub-region

The Kaustinen sub-region is a significant major project area - with identified investments in the near future already exceeding €2 billion.

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Interregional Change and Growth Program (SEMUKAS)

Project objectives

Promote growth-oriented and job-creating business, strengthen business and market expertise related to the carbon-neutral economy, and develop new product and service concepts. The project will strengthen the needs identified in the regional JTF plan, support the development of new business networks and complement business services. The project will also strengthen the use of transnational cooperation for the attractiveness and competitiveness of the region.

All information on major projects and subcontractors in one convenient service

suurhanketoimisto.fi is a convenient way to find all information on major projects and subcontracting in the Kaustinen and Sydänsuomessa regions.

Networking and new business opportunities

Meet interesting companies, take part in coaching sessions and expand your business into new markets.

Accommodation services for main contractors and subcontractors

Suurhanketoimisto is the platform where accommodation providers and users meet. Log in to our service and browse the latest accommodation listings!

Leave a request for a quote

In the section behind the registration, you can easily submit a request for a quote for regional companies.

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Kaustisen seutu   •   Kaustinen   •  

Kaustinen's violin tradition inscribed on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage List

At its meeting on 15 December 2021, the Intergovernmental Committee of UNESCO inscribed the Kaustis violin instrument on UNESCO's List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. At the same meeting, the lime tree violin was also inscribed with a joint Nordic application. The National Board of Antiquities is responsible for the implementation of the Convention in Finland. The first Finnish nomination is the sauna heritage, which was added to the list a year ago.

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Pihtipudas 20.11.2024 klo 8.30–10: Miten lähteä liikkeelle vastuullisuustyössä -työpaja 3/3

Kaustinen 29.10.2024 at 8:00, Entrepreneurs' Morning Coffee: leadership, challenges of growth companies and internationalisation Juha Enlund 29.10. at 8:00

Kokkola 16.9.2024 tutustumismatka suurteollisuusalueeseen

Kaustinen, 10.9.2024 klo 8:00 Aamukahvit, Hans Ahola, Ahola Group Oy, verkostoituminen ja kokemukset yhteistyöstä Ruotsin markkinoilla, KTK. TIlaisuuteen voi osallistua myös teamsilla.

Viitasaari 8.10.2024 klo 8–10: Miten lähteä liikkeelle vastuullisuustyössä -työpaja 2/3

Karstula 4.9.2024 klo 8–10: Miten lähteä liikkeelle vastuullisuustyössä -työpaja 1/3

Halsua 20.6.2024 Yrittäjien aamukahvit, Kotikuluma

Kyyjärvi 16.5.2024 klo 12:00 Sydänsuomen elinvoimakahvit ja aluefoorumi, Eräkartano

Kannonkoski 17.4.2024 Sydänsuomen rekrymessut, Piispala

Kinnula 5.4.2024 klo 8:00 Yrittäjien aamukahvit, Kinnulan Parlamentti

Kinnula 5.4.2024 klo 12:00 Suurhanketoimiston starttipäivä, Kinnulan kunnantalo

Verkkovalmennus 9.4.2024 klo 15:00 Suurhankkeiden mahdollisuudet paikallisille yrittäjille, Zoom

Kaustinen 6.3.2024 klo 17:30, Ideointityöpaja yrityksille, Hotelli Kaustinen

Karstula 6.3.2024 klo 8:00 Suurhanketoimiston starttipäivä, Aloha-tietotalo

Viitasaari 23.2.2024 klo 9:00 Suurhanketoimiston starttipäivä, Digikeskus

Kaustinen 14.2.2024 klo 14:00 Kaustisen Yrittäjät, Ystävänpäivän kahvit, Hevideli, Nikulan ravirata

Pihtipudas 14.2.2024 klo 8:00 Suurhanketoimiston starttipäivä, Hubteekki

Karstula 6.2.2024 klo 8:00 Suurhanketoimiston starttipäivä, Aloha-tietotalo

Karstula 17.1.2024 klo 17:00 Karstulan Yrittäjäilta, Wanhat Wehkeet

Toholampi 17.1.2024 klo 7:30 Yrittäjien aamupuuro, Toholammin kunnantalo

Veteli 16.1.2024 klo 18:00, Vetelin kunnanvirasto, Veteli-sali

Kaustinen 16.1.2024 klo 8:00, Yrittäjien aamukahvit, Haitekki-talo

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