Research, development and services
We share our knowledge and skills with the working life, because by collaborating and learning new things, we achieve something truly important for the future.
We research and develop with you
We invest in strong research, development and innovation expertise, divided into eight different teams: pre-awards and networks, digitalisation, production technology, Robo AI, smart wood, entrepreneurship and business, wellbeing and health, as well as chemistry and bioeconomy.
Projects
We have approximately 100 ongoing projects at all times. In these projects we seek and develop solutions locally, nationally and internationally. Check out our projects!
Development services
We utilize our multidisciplinary expertise in our expert services, product development services and production and process development services to help our customers.
Development environments
The development of companies in our region and the availability of skilled labour is ensured through up-to-date investments into research environments.
Get to know our development environmentsEmployment opportunities for students
Does your company need labour? Are you looking for an intern to do a project, or does your company want to offer students thesis topics?
Student collaborationRent a space
Are you organizing a meeting or training for which your company’s own facilities are not enough? Our Pietarsaari campus has many different sized classrooms and meeting rooms that can be rented.
Rent a spacePublications
Our publication series presents current projects, the expertise of our personnel working on those projects as well as high-quality thesis.
Check out our publicationsTake a look at these as well
As a student in RDI activities
We offer students a variety of opportunities to become involved in research, development, and innovation (RDI) activities already from the early stages of their studies.
Development of pedagogy
We actively develop higher education by field of education and pedagogy in general.
Career at Centria?
With us, you have the opportunity to shape your role and develop your skills in a direction that suits you.
Current in our RDI operations
Centria student develops AI solutions in a working life project
Katherine Sebastin Payyappilly combines her studies with hands-on research, development and innovation work in Centria’s Robotics and Artificial Intelligence research group.
Industrial heritage becomes experiences across borders
The newly launched INTO project is turning Northern industrial heritage into a tourism asset by developing an industrial heritage tourism route across borders.
Gujranwala–Lahore–Istanbul–Örebro–Kokkola – The highly educated couple’s journey to Finland
Ahmed Nouman started to work in Centria Research and Development, but wife Zarkhania Javed must still learn Finnish to find employment.