Our projects

Design Forum Finland actively participates in domestic and international projects. We cooperate with various actors from ministries to design organizations, design service providers and companies.


Ongoing projects

Circular Design for Business

Do you work in product or service development and are fluent in Finnish? Our free online course will provide you with an understanding of circular economy-based design in just ten hours.

DeCo – Design Collaboration for Sustainable Business

DeCo aims to improve local,regional and national development policies through exchange of experience and capacity building in circular and sustainable design, production and manufacturing.

Finnish design ecosystem

Towards an ecosystem

What does the design industry consist of? Design-intensive companies, design service providers, various professional or support organizations, museums, educational institutions, and media.

Nordic Platform

Nordic design and architecture institutions are strengthening their strategic cooperation in order to accelerate the Green Transition.

Future-proof business

Design Forum Finland’s popular circular design trainings focussed on futureproof business in 2024. The trainings are specifically designed for Finnish SME’s seeking growth and internationalization.

Goals

Knowledge and skills

Get new information and expertise for companies.

Operational concepts

Enhance business e.g. with new operational concepts.

New contacts and networks

Create contacts and networks between operators.

Earlier projects

Get to know our earlier projects such as Circular Design pilot training, SustaiNordic and EcoDesign Circle promoting circular design, Stuff in Flux 2 that focused on consumers’ changing attitudes, and HerääPahvi! where new packaging materials were developed.

Blog posts and news

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The fifth partner meeting of the DeCo project was held in Croatia

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In Memoriam Vuokko Eskolin-Nurmesniemi

In Memoriam

Finland’s Global Image Doesn’t Happen by Accident

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India’s Design Landscape: Where Tradition and Global Influence Converge

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EU Strengthens Copyright in the Age of AI

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Open Call: Fiskars Village Art & Design Biennale

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