The Nordic region’s most influential energy technology cluster

EnergyVaasa

Building competitiveness through collaboration

EnergyVaasa is the Nordic region’s most influential energy technology cluster.

The cluster’s strength is rooted in more than a century of industrial heritage, entrepreneurship and collaboration in the Vaasa region. Merinova launched EnergyVaasa’s coordinated activities in 2001 together with ABB and the City of Vaasa. Today, we are responsible for managing and developing the cluster.

We bring together international industrial companies, SMEs, startups, higher education institutions and public development organisations to build partnerships and develop new energy solutions. We help companies find the right partners for research and product development, investment and workforce needs.

We strengthen business competitiveness and create the conditions for sustainable growth in the Vaasa region. This collaboration generates new business opportunities, jobs, export revenue and investment.

companies 180
in combined annual turnover 6billion €
of turnover from exports 80%+
employees 13000
invested in research and development annually 250million €

Partnerships that support growth

Collaboration within EnergyVaasa gives companies access to opportunities that would be difficult to pursue alone. For SMEs and startups, the cluster provides connections to industrial value chains and opportunities to develop solutions to real customer needs. For large companies, collaboration brings access to new technologies, research expertise and partners to develop their supplier networks.

Merinova helps these partnerships take shape. We connect expertise from higher education institutions and research organisations with companies’ development needs and help put research findings into practice. Collaboration between businesses and higher education also creates pathways into industry for students and researchers.

We deliver EnergyVaasa’s cluster services together with our partner organisations. Our work is guided by companies’ needs and the cluster’s shared strategy.

Projects and funding

We turn development ideas into projects, define objectives and bring together the partners needed to deliver them. We support project preparation, funding applications and implementation, and help companies participate in international collaborative projects.

Development and testing

We initiate collaboration between companies and research organisations and promote the development of testing and piloting environments that meet business needs. This helps accelerate the transition of technologies from research to industrial use.

Business innovation and renewal

We bring together experts and development initiatives in areas such as artificial intelligence, digitalisation, automation and resource efficiency. We help companies respond to changing customer requirements, with a particular focus on the competitiveness of SMEs and subcontractor networks.

International connections

We build partnerships and organise business meetings, visits and events that connect companies with new markets and customers. Through the shared EnergyVaasa brand, we raise the international profile of the cluster’s expertise.

Towards Europe’s leading energy technology cluster

EnergyVaasa’s strategy aims to establish the cluster as Europe’s leading energy technology cluster and hub of expertise. At Merinova, we put this shared strategy into practice by strengthening research and development collaboration, companies’ capacity to innovate and adapt, the investment environment, and cluster management and development.

Finland’s first Gold Label cluster

Gold label

In March 2022, EnergyVaasa became the first cluster in Finland to receive the European Gold Label certification. This recognition reflects the quality of the cluster’s management and activities, as well as its commitment to long-term development. The certification was renewed in 2025.

EnergyWeek brings the energy sector together in Vaasa

EnergyWeek brings energy companies, researchers and experts from around the world to Vaasa. This international week of events offers opportunities to explore new energy solutions, meet customers and find partners.

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