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The Creative Economy Needs Design

Design Forum Finland is part of the Advisory Board on the Creative Economy established by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment and the Ministry of Education and Culture. The board’s mission is to promote the growth, internationalisation, and cross-sectoral collaboration of the creative industries. Read more about DFF’s perspectives and explore the newly published Growth Strategy for the Creative Economy 2025–2030.

Circular Design Guidebook

Our new guidebook is aimed at business decision-makers, product and service developers, as well as design professionals. Read the book on our website or download it!

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.

Events

All events

18.9.2025–15.3.2026

In the Making: Glass Classics

8.10.2025–6.4.2026

Leandro Erlich

10.10.2025–27.9.2026

Escape to Moominvalley

Latest news

Genelec Wins Inavation Award for Sustainability

Circular designDesignDesign Competition

From Circular Economy Goals to Tangible Business Impact

Circular designCircular economy

Vuoden Huiput ’25 kicks off in January

Design CompetitionDesign skills

Rudolf Koivu Awards have been granted

AwardIllustration

A Quarter Century from ARMI to Kumma

Architecture

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