NEB Funding for Companies

30.01.2026 8.30–11 | KIRAHub, Helsinki & Online Tapahtuma

The power of RDI Networks - NEB funding for Companies

Beautiful, sustainable, inclusive. These are in the hearth of the New European Bauhaus (NEB), the EU initiative linking the European Green Deal to everyday life. 120m€ per year is allocated from the Horizon Europe programme to support creative and interdisciplinary projects, and new calls are now open.


The event will be held both remotely and on-site at KIRAHub, Maria 01, URBAN3, Lapinlahdenkatu 16, Helsinki



Program

8.30 Morning coffee & light breakfast 

9.00 Welcoming words, Pontus Kihlman, Metropolia UAS & Teemu Lehtinen, KIRAHub 

9.05 New European Bauhaus (NEB) in short, Päivi Keränen, Metropolia UAS 

9.20 Industry Perspective on the NEB and the Role of Ilmiöverkosto, Marianna Kotilainen, Rakennustietosäätiö 

9.45 How Can Companies Participate? Overview of Current Calls, Markku Pekonen, Business Finland

10.10  INNATURE project: Transdisciplinary collaboration in the NEB ecosystem, Raul Castaño de la Rosa, Tampere University & Toni Paju, Crowdsorsa 

10.35 Research Program: Design for Regenerative Cities , Jenni Radun, Metropolia UAS 

10.45 KIRAHub’s Ecosystem & connections to NEB activities, Teemu Lehtinen, KIRAHub 

10:55 Final words, Pontus Kihlaman, Metropolia UAS & Teemu Lehtinen KIRAHub 

11:00 More coffee and networking, stream ends

The event is part of Metropolia’s Networking and International Partnerships for Companies project, which is co-funded by the EU. The aim of the project is to connect companies in the built environment sector with national and international initiatives, and to increase RDI activities in the sector.

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