We support competence development, co-creation and drive innovations based on business development needs.

“The Finnish Advanced Manufacturing Network (FAMN) improves the global competitiveness of industrial companies and accelerates their sustainable renewal and digitalisation”

FAMN focus areas:

Five FAMN focus areas

1. Facilitation 2. Competence Development
  • FAMN maps the identified development needs and competitiveness needs of companies, education and research institutes and existing manufacturing ecosystems and clusters.
  • On the basis of these results, FAMN develops an innovation agenda for the manufacturing industry and an implementation plan for it
  • FAMN promotes the availability of skilled resources and raises the quality of skills, as well as enhances the attractiveness and diversity of the industry.​
  • Together with training and research institutes, FAMN will create regional business cooperation structures with agreed division of labor.​
3. Innovation Funding 4. Acceleration
  • FAMN network has technological know-how, on the basis of which it supports the launch of companies joint research and innovation projects and cooperation with universities and research institutes.
  • Promoting cooperation between companies in the network: FAMN helps companies to accelerate product development, launch innovation activities and exploit the potential of digitalisation.​
5. RDI infrastructures
  • FAMN acquires the latest technology and research data for the benefit of companies and companies and research organizations as a centers of excellence.​
  • Concentrations of expertise are company-led and can also consist of companies alone.