Kelluu’s “Airship-as-a-Service”…
Kelluu, (Kelluu is Finnish for Floating) a Finnish startup based in Joensuu, claims to operate “the world’s largest airship fleet” to deliver persistent, high accuracy aerial data for defence,...
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VTT Showcases a Wave of New Innovations Across Microelectronics, Energy, Health, Materials and Connectivity
Finland’s VTT Technical Research Centre continues to demonstrate why it remains one of Europe’s most influential applied‑science institutes. Recent announcements highlight breakthroughs in...
Two Examples of how the Nordics have Supported Sustainable Sources of Electricity and Fish In Kenya and Zambia
Your correspondent has just spent 7 days in Kenya and Zambia looking at many innovations in agriculture, farming & forestry that are supported by Nordic investors. In general, without...
🇩🇰 DENMARK — Agriculture, Farming & Forestry Innovations
Denmark is a powerhouse in agtech, plant-based proteins, precision farming and sustainable livestock systems. 1. Nordic Innovation Pavilion Agtech Showcase Danish firms co-lead the Nordic Pavilion...
🇳🇴 NORWAY — Agriculture, Farming & Forestry Innovations
Norway’s rugged landscapes have driven world‑leading innovation in robotics, precision agriculture and sustainable livestock systems. 1. NIBIO Center for Precision Agriculture Norway’s...
🇸🇪 SWEDEN — Agriculture, Farming & Forestry Innovations
Sweden is a global leader in precision forestry, robotics and climate‑smart food systems. Its innovation ecosystem blends world-class universities, state research bodies and fast-scaling agtech...
🇫🇮 FINLAND — Agriculture, Farming & Forestry Innovations
Finland continues to lead the Nordic region in climate‑smart agriculture, precision forestry and bioeconomy innovation. The country’s ecosystem blends state research institutes, universities,...
🌲 Nordic Construction’s New Direction: Industrialized Wood, Low‑Carbon Materials, and Energy‑Smart Homes
Across the Nordic region, a powerful innovation trend is reshaping residential construction: industrialized wood‑based building systems combined with next‑generation low‑carbon materials and...
Europe’s Innovation Imperative in an Era of U.S. Neo‑Royalism
By Editor in Chief, Nicholas Anderson The second Trump administration has accelerated a structural shift in the global innovation landscape—one that Europe, and especially the Nordic region, must...
Rethinking Development – Why Language and Consumption Matter
In a recent paper published in Global Public Health, Chisom Udeze and Dr. Frode Eick challenge the very foundations of how we understand global development. Their argument is bold yet timely:...
The Most Recent Nordic Innovations and Innovation Campaigns Kicking off 2026
Here are our 18 recent Nordic innovations (announced within the last six weeks) from leading research institutes, universities and industry sources — grouped by country and numbered; each entry is...
Finland’s AI Landscape 2025: A Strategic Nordic Powerhouse in Specialised Applications
Finland has great strengths in AI development with deep but specialised AI sector supported by successful private companies and public bodies like VTT and their universities. Peter Sarlin, founder...
Innovative Financing for Nature-Based Solutions:
Lessons from Five Global Case Studies Nature-based Solutions (NbS) are increasingly recognized as critical for addressing climate change, biodiversity loss, and socio-economic resilience. However,...
Forging the Future Together: 20 Joint Nordic & International Innovation Projects Announced in 2025
The Nordic region's strength in innovation is increasingly demonstrated through powerful collaborations, both within the region and with international partners. Since the start of 2025, a wave of...
Some of the Best 25 Nordic-based Innovations for Industry and Technology
🇫🇮 Finland VTT's Carbon-Recycled Plastic for Automotive PartsFinnish state-owned research body VTT announced a new method to create high-strength polymers from captured CO2 and biomass. The...
Nordic Innovations in October to mid-November 2025
🇫🇮 Finland – Nanoform Finland Plc:The Helsinki-based nanoparticle medicine company announced a partnership with Revio Therapeutics on a nano-formulated hydrogel drug (GLIORA)...
An Updated forumNordic is Back!
forumNordic is Back with a Stronger, Sharper, & More Focused on Global Impact forumNordic.com has relaunched in a streamlined, powerful format designed for one purpose: to give Nordic...
Do traditional communication channels achieve international visibility for Nordic companies?
All Innovative Nordic companies and scientific bodies want and need international visibility – exports are essential but getting the innovations out into the markets is increasingly challenging....
Breakthroughs from Nordic Research Bodies: A Review of Nine Key Scientific Advances
In the latest edition of forumNordic News, nine press releases highlight groundbreaking scientific achievements from Nordic institutions including SINTEF, VTT, Aalto, DTU, Chalmers, and KTH....
Help the World Discover Nordic Innovation — Send Us Your News
Nordic innovations shape the future of sustainability, health, digital technology, and energy—yet few outside our region ever hear about them. A comprehensive 2024 study by forumNordic revealed a...
A Grip on the Future: How Universal Robots, Piab AB, and Joulin Are Transforming Smart Automation
In an era where flexibility and precision define the manufacturing floor, a powerful European-American alliance is taking robotic automation to the next level. Danish cobot pioneer Universal...
Tale of Two Cities – Global Innovations at Joensuu’s Photonics & Gothenburg’s Chalmers University of Technology
Joensuu, Finland, and Gothenburg, Sweden, are renowned university cities fostering innovation through dynamic ecosystems that bridge academia and industry. Both cities have cultivated spin-off...
Protein from air and plastic without oil
Together with VTT, LUT University is studying how carbon dioxide emissions from forest industry can be utilised in producing plastics, for example. Carbon dioxide can also be used to produce...
“FastNews” – KX Tree Shears – Innovative Shears for Cutting Trees & Handling Wood Waste
The use of wood and branches as fuel for energy creates local jobs and a circular economy. Finnish KX Tree Shears were developed with this in mind. Their first tree shear product was strong and...
Nordic Innovations – A Critical Engineering Lifeline of Productivity
EDITORIAL Why do most people in the Nordic countries enjoy safe and reasonably prosperous lives in democracies that pride themselves on equality and welfare? Is it because of natural resources like...
Fiskars – From Scissors to Innovative Professional Wrecking Tools
The Finnish company that makes internationally-known orange handled scissors has been moving fast with many other great innovations aimed at professionals in the construction market. Your...
One Innovative Source of Danish Happiness
People often wonder why the Nordics are happy and come up with all sorts of funny explanations. Well, here is one actual reason why Denmark is a lot more happier than many other places and it is...
Clean Cosmetics from Finnish Bark
Sustainability is a crucial demand from consumers, especially among young generations. This statement is especially true for cosmetics with a history of negative publicity related to animal testing...