Cleantech Business in Oulu

Oulu is the most important centre of the high technology industry, research and education in Northern Europe.

From sensors to multi-technological solutions

The environmental industry's major customers are industry and the public sector. The variety of products is wide, ranging from individual measurement sensors and services to complete system deliveries and their comprehensive maintenance. Future products will increasingly be complete systems that solve customers' specific problem areas.

Environmental engineering offers solutions for controlling various emissions, helps in the constructions of energy-saving technology, clean processes, and products, end thereby promotes production in accordance with sustainable development.

Cleantech Oulu in numbers...

Around 50 environmental companies employing about 1,500 people operate in the Oulu Region. The total turnover of these companies is € 362 million. The value of the sector's worldwide market is € 650 billion. There is certainly enough room here for expertise from Oulu, also.

...and globally

The firms in the Oulu region show strong evidence of their high level of expertise. Technology from Oulu cleans exhaust gases of motor vehicles in Hong Kong, purifies wastewater in Caribbean vacation centres, reduces greenhouse gas emissions in China, and produces environmentally friendly wind energy in France.