The Resource Efficient Business research group from TUAS presents the main focus areas of circular economy in Southwest Finland. #circulareconomy #resource-efficiency #Finland #Turku

1. The Boom of Circular
Economy
What Is Happening With Circular
Economy in Southwest Finland?
10.3.2016

2. Circular Economy in
Southwest Finland
A lot is happening in the area
= naturally, because our whole economic system is at a
turning point
Circular economy is a new economic model in which
materials circulate and value is added to products via
services and intelligent solutions. The Turku area has many
opportunities related to the theme.
Our specific strengths:
• Cooperation between companies, city and students
• Development of innovation spaces
• The Finnish FISS database for industrial symbioses
involving corporate surplus materials and material needs

3. EUROPE
THE CIRCULAR
ECONOMY
PACKAGE
12/2015 the
European
Commission
adopted a new,
ambitious circular
economy package.
It will help
European
businesses and
consumers to
make a transition
to a stronger and
practical circular
economy, in which
resources are used
more sustainably
than previously.
EUROPE 2020
STRATEGY:
resource efficiency
is one of the
flagship initiatives.
THE RESOURCE
EFFICIENCY
ROADMAP 2011
indicates the
direction and goals
to promote material
efficiency.
FINLAND
DEEPLY
INVOLVED IN THE
GOVERNMENTAL
KEY PROJECTS
CLEANTECH AND
BIOECONOMY
STRATEGIES
2014
TOWARDS A
RECYCLING
SOCIETY
(SY32/2008)
is the National
Waste Plan which
outlines the aims
and measures of
Finnish waste
management until
2016.
THE NATIONAL
MATERIAL
EFFICIENCY
PROGRAMME
2014 OF FINLAND
presents eight
procedures to
promote material
efficiency.
SOUTHWEST
FINLAND
THE
ENVIRONMENTAL
STRATEGY AND
PROGRAMME OF
SOUTHWEST
FINLAND:
the vision is to have a
resource-wise
Southwest Finland
2030, which draws its
strength from a rich
environment. Circular
economy related themes
are e.g. development of
waste management
functionality,
advancement of
environmentally
responsible, eco-
efficient modes of
operation as well as
environmental
innovations.
INTERCITY
COLLABORATION OF
SOUTH-WEST COAST
OF FINLAND (LOURA):
the participating cities
have chosen resource
efficiency as one main
theme in their Energy
Coast flagship.
SOUTHWEST FINLAND AND
SATAKUNTA
THE REGIONAL STRATEGY OF
SOUTHWEST FINLAND:
promoting resource efficiency is
one of the key themes
THE AREA TO BECOME A
FORERUNNER IN
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
(2020):
modes of operation to realise the
regional strategy.
THE CLIMATE AND ENERGY
STRATEGY OF THE AREA:
the region is during 2020 on its
way to carbon neutrality, and
reaches it by 2030.
THE REGIONAL PLAN – THE
FUTURE HANDBOOK FOR
SATAKUNTA REGION 2035:
key themes include the
bioeconomy and the energy sector.
THE SATAKUNTA REGIONAL
PROGRAMME 2014-2017:
to develop new cleantech and ICT
solutions and innovations for
industrial uses, related to e.g.
automation, material know-how,
logistics, production management
and resource efficiency.
TURKU, PORI
RAUMA AND
UUSIKAUPUNKI
THE URBAN
STRATEGY OF
TURKU
Turku has set a
carbon neutrality goal
for 2040. Measures
include e.g. resource-
and material-wise
modes of operation,
construction materials
and soil materials as
well as recycling and
W2E methods to
minimise landfill
disposal.
THE 2012-2020
CLIMATE
PROGRAMME OF
THE CITY OF PORI:
Part of the measures
are related to
resource wisdom.
RAUMA AND
UUSIKAUPUNKI,
coming to TURKU:
The Hinku project.
THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY IN POLICY MAKING
TURKU UNIVERSITY
OF APPLIED
SCIENCES
STRATEGY 2015-2025
Circular economy
involved as a key
focus area
THE CIRCULAR
ECONOMY EC
The Excellence Center
brings together and
develops the education,
RDI action and services
of TUAS
The EC of Circular
economy
Circular economy
deeply involved also in
the CoastAL
collaboration of SAMK
and TUAS

4. • The eGreenNet forum is a network for discussions on green economy projects and collaboration. In our first 2016
meeting we singled out our regional circular economy key projects:
o Smart Chemistry Park
o BASTU
o Topinpuisto: the recycling park of the future
o The textile recycling innovation cluster: Textile 2.0
o Smart, sustainable city, the city as an innovation platform.
o Skanssi
o BlueCleantech
o The city of Turku’s renewable energy goals and promotion (pioneering)
• The eGreenNet operations model
o Strong co-operation: solutions are found, no matter who is contacted.
o Students help companies in resource efficiency activities.
• To be developed: clarifying the role of each agent and identifying peak areas of strength.

5. • Smart Chemistry Park (SCP) is a concrete location for companies, a
growing platform as well as a learning environment in Turku and
elsewhere in Southwest Finland.
• At SCP startups, SMEs, universities, industrial companies and public
agents meet and collaborate to come up with solutions to the
challenges of bioeconomy and circular economy.
• Coordinated by Linda Fröberg-Niemi, Turku Science Park

6. • In the late summer of 2015 the business incubator Bastu was
launched. It was initiated by entrepreneurs of the Turku area and its
purpose is to build business activities of the sixth wave to the area.
• A part of the three-year collaboration between Sitra and the city of
Turku to promote the circular economy.
• Resource scarcity is a primary driver of the sixth wave, which forces
us to view seemingly familiar things in a whole new way.
• Coordinated by Keijo Koskinen, The University of Turku

7. Topinpuisto
• Topinpuisto = A recycling park of the
future.
• There’s a desire to build to the Topinpuisto
area a business park and co-operation
network, which is focused on the circular
economy. The goal is a multi-actor park
that extensively develops the value chains
of the circular economy.
• Promoted by Lounais-Suomen Jätehuolto
Oy

8. • The development of a textile recycling innovation cluster
www.poistotekstiili.fi
• The goal is to create a growing platform for new businesses that
utilise recycled textiles.
• Coordinated by Henna Knuutila, Turku University of Applied Sciences

9. Smart, Sustainable Turku
• The city is a platform for innovations, their development and testing,
innovative investments and communication.
• A multi-actor network
• #turkusmartcity

10. The Skanssi Area
• To the Skanssi area is planned an
ecologically, economically and
socially sustainable district alueelle
• The plans combine the potential of
information technolofy, sustainable
energy and transport solutions, new
services and a practical community
structure.
• Coordinated by Oscu Uurasmaa, The
city of Turku

11. Blue Cleantech
• Blue Cleantech™ is a knowledge and business area, to bring new
growth to the sea industry.
• New technological, productive and service solutions involving
sustainable development, energy and environmental business.

12. The Energy Targets of Turku
• A goal of the city of Turku’s urban strategy is to promote
sustainable development and competitiveness.
• Energy efficient and resource-wise modes of operation are
extended to all activities.
• Large projects, such as PLEEC http://www.pleecproject.eu/
• Coordinated by Risto Veivo, The city of Turku.

13. In addition
• There are ongoing important processes and projects:
• FISS, which is an ”introduction project” to an industrial symbiosis
database. After this project phase tha database remains as a
useful data bank of industrial co-streams.
• The Smart Research project helps SCP to build collaborative
research partnerships (INKA EAKR).
• A recycled plastic 3D printing laboratory.