TRAIL – Traditional Foods for Resilient Arctic Futures
Challenges: The project addresses challenges in crisis preparedness by tackling issues in food transportation, logistics, market access, and supply chains in the remote Aurora programme area. Characterized by long distances and low population density, the area also requires job creation to strengthen regional vitality. Objective: Cross-border collaboration enables shared logistics, wider market access, and joint […]
REDEP – Resilient Dynamic Energy Production
The REDEP project addresses the need to strengthen the electricity networks of the Aurora region in the face of rapid growth of distributed renewable energy and the harsh conditions of the Arctic climate. Long rural feeders, sparse customer density, and severe weather events create vulnerability to outages and limit hosting capacity for small-scale production. At […]
AI-HEALTH Nordic
The Interreg Aurora funded project AI-HEALTH Nordic aims to improve healthcare access in remote and sparsely populated areas of the Nordic Arctic. The project addresses challenges such as long travel distances, limited services, and rising healthcare costs by using artificial intelligence to support diagnostics, monitoring, and care delivery closer to patients. Through pilot projects in […]
NextIndustriAI
Many smaller manufacturing companies lack the resources and expertise to implement AI solutions, which risks widening the gap between early adopters and those who fall behind. The Interreg Aurora funded project NextIndustriAI develops practical methods and general reference solutions that demonstrate how AI can be used to optimise production, improve data utilisation, and support collaboration […]
Northborne – Accelerating bold futures from remote beginnings
The Interreg Aurora funded project Northborne strengthens innovation and entrepreneurship by developing a cross-border community accelerator for startups, scaleups and innovative SMEs. Project activities will be implemented and tested in the rural regions of Ostrobothnia in Finland and Västernorrland in Sweden. Rural companies often face challenges such as limited support structures, weaker visibility and a […]
ALFIFE – Algae as fish feedstock
The Interreg Aurora funded project ALFIFE aims to develop sustainable fish feed by utilizing microalgae cultivated with industrial CO2 and wastewater. By optimizing algae growth and processing, the project seeks to create a cost-effective, DHA (Docosahexaenoic Acid) rich feed alternative that is based on valorization of forest industry residues. The consortium combines expertise in chemical […]
H2NordSteel – Hydrogen Reduction and Arc Melting of Nordic Iron Ores for Sustainable Steelmaking
The Nordic countries have rich reserves of iron-rich ores, which can be used to support the local steel industry. Depending on the source, these ores have unique properties, such as high magnesium and vanadium concentrations, whose behavior in the reduction and melting process must be studied before moving on to industrial processes. The Interreg Aurora […]
BEAR – Improving Biogas Efficiency in Arctic Regions through Data-Driven Process Optimization
The Interreg Aurora funded BEAR project aims to increase biogas‑based energy production in Arctic regions by improving the efficiency of biogas plants through three integrated research areas: predictive process optimization, innovative raw‑material substrates, and enhanced microbiology. To achieve this, the project brings together the complementary strengths of its partners – the University of Oulu contributes […]
GreenGrain
The Interreg Aurora funded project GreenGrain – Green steelmaking with tailored metallurgical grains by fast heating techniques aims to establish induction and laser heating as industrially viable, sustainable alternatives to fossil fuel-based processes in steel manufacturing. Through cross-border collaboration between Finland and Sweden, the project will validate advanced heat treatment methods, significantly reducing CO emissions […]