Activities in the Blue Economy Mikkeli cluster

1. Activating export projects

The cluster seeks leads on international competitive tendering processes and projects, and it compiles solutions from among the companies in the cluster.

2. Collaboration and contacts with the European Commission’s cooperation networks and actors in Water Smart Territories, the European Commission’s smart specialisation network

European Cluster Collaboration Platform.

EU office of Eastern and Northern Finland

2. International marketing of Finnish water expertise

at trade fairs and events, in networks, and digitally.

4. Innovation activities, RDI projects

The cluster can help to identify the right contacts, research institutes, and universities. The cluster strengthens the networks between actors to initiate business-oriented RDI activities.

The cluster monitors various funding programmes and keeps its members informed of opportunities under such programmes. The cluster takes part in European projects to strengthen innovation activities and searches for European partners for its companies.

5. The cluster monitors international developments in the water sector

and acquires information about national and regional regulations related to the water supply.

6. Events

Workshops

National and international trade fairs. Companies have the opportunity to participate in the cluster’s fair booth.

7. Company-specific services

Location services for companies setting up in Mikkeli,

Market research,

Partner search.