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Carbon neutrality

Our goal is to reach a carbon neutral economy in the coming decades.

These are the grand challenges in the field of carbon neutrality

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Opportunity
Low-carbon and smart mobility
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Opportunity
Carbon-neutral and flexible energy system
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Opportunity
Carbon-neutral process industry
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Sustainable food system
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Opportunity
Sustainable and smart-built environment
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Opportunity
Hydrogen for future society

About us

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Come and build the future at VTT!

Would you like to be involved in discovering something new and finding solutions to the biggest global challenges of our time? Are you fascinated by applied research, science and technology? Come and build the future at VTT!

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Why partner with us

We help our customers to build new business and find solutions to global challenges through science and technology. Partnering with us allows you to create sustainable business opportunities and get involved in cutting-edge Finnish and international innovation networks.

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Our strategy is to lead a path of exponential hope with science-based innovation

VTT’s purpose is to bring together people, business, science and technology, to solve the world’s biggest challenges, creating sustainable growth, jobs and well-being. We create systemic and technological breakthroughs that bring fundamental transformation and renewal to industries and societies. We always aim for impact together with our customers.

Our ambition is to bring exponential hope to a world that needs to deal with the climate crisis, achieve resource sufficiency, drive industrial renewal, provide safety and security, and enable good life for all.

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