The whole of Finland is now buzzing about bioeconomy. The Finnish bioeconomy strategy defines bioeconomy as an economy which uses renewable natural resources when producing food, energy, products and services. The strategy also states that through developing bioeconomy, Finland will create economic growth and new jobs while also securing the diversity of the natural ecosystem. Tanja Häyrynen explains. The goal of Finland’s strategy is to reduce dependency on fossil-based fuels and prevent the impoverishment of our unique environment. According to Eurostat, Finland was in 4th place in overall share of energy from renewable sources in the EU in 2014, with a RES-share of 38.7 %. We have already reached our target share (38 %) but there’s still a lot to be done and many opportunities for renewable energy sources. The arctic rural areas of Lapland are doing very important work in the field of renewable energy sources. Lapland aspires to be a carbon-neutral area in the future. This will happen only if we work hard together across different industry borders and share the same goal: to ensure better future for the next … Continue reading Bioeconomy prospects and cases in the rural arctic areas of Lapland