Internationalization training for manufacturing companies
Are you thinking about your company’s first steps into international markets? If you want to expand your business beyond your domestic market, this free training program is for your company!
Visual Branding Webinar: Part 3
The third and final part of the webinar features Margit Eskonen, a tourism entrepreneur at the Cahkal Hotel, who will discuss how to market a travel experience using branding.
Responsible Tourism Platforms: Spring 2026
This webinar series is sure to provide new and valuable insights for both newcomers and more experienced players in the platform economy. Topics include legal matters, service provider responsibilities, monetizing data, data security, hospitality, sustainability, and value creation. These topics, for example, will be explored using practical examples.
Managing Reputational Risks in Tourism Through Responsible Communication
Tourism entrepreneur, do you know how to communicate effectively in a crisis? Be prepared in advance and prevent the situation from escalating through effective communication. Join this event to learn about communication strategies that are crucial for your tourism business’s reputation, as well as how to create a communication plan based on your own risk assessment.
"One Step Ahead" Future Forum
What does dual-use mean, and how can a company get involved? What does Arctic resilience mean? What kind of forward-looking technology projects does REDU have underway? You’ll find answers to these questions at the “A Step Ahead” Future Forum!
Economic Development Program Workshop 2
Workshop 2 of Ranua’s new economic development program will take a closer look at the program’s goals and objectives, strategic projects, and program monitoring. The workshop is open to everyone, and we invite all stakeholder representatives, elected officials, and entrepreneurs to join us to discuss and shape the future of Ranua’s business community.
How to Properly Close a Business
How do you properly wind down a business, and what options are available before doing so? In this webinar, we’ll go over the procedures for winding down different types of businesses, the financial implications, and the entrepreneur’s responsibilities after the process is complete.
Economic Development Program Workshop 1
Workshop 1 of Ranua’s new economic development program focuses on the broad outlines and the goals set for them. The workshop is open to everyone, and we invite all stakeholder representatives, elected officials, and entrepreneurs to join us in discussing and shaping the future of Ranua’s business community.
Visual Branding Webinar
How is the brand reflected in the company’s marketing and packaging? The webinar’s guest is Anna-Riikka Lavia, founder of Arctic Ice Cream Factory, who will discuss the company’s brand through its marketing and product packaging.
Team Finland financing morning for companies in the Ranua region
Welcome to the finance morning, where you can consider your company's development opportunities and discuss them with finance experts. You will receive up-to-date information on topics such as financing and grants that can help you accelerate your company's growth, development, and internationalization.
Travel agency meeting Discovery Travels
Paola Pagano-Kekki, the founder of Discovery Travels, is looking for people and companies interested in building partnerships and bringing customers from around the world to visit Ranua.
SMEs in Lapland in the extractive industry – workshop
In the workshop, companies and RDI actors come together to assess the capabilities of SMEs and identify concrete development paths.
Artificial Intelligence as a Reformer - Smart Collaboration Workshop
"AI as a transformer - smart collaboration" - the theme of the workshop is technologies as a transformer of sustainable production and services. Inspiring contributions from experts in the field.
Suhanko mining project and ore exploration
Suhanko The mining project has progressed on several fronts over the past year. We invite all interested parties to hear what has been happening and how the project is progressing.
Arctic Sport Forum - smart cooperation
Welcome to the "Arctic Sport Forum - smart collaboration" - a remote workshop. The theme of the workshop will be wellbeing and experience services from nature.
EU funding for entrepreneurs - pathways to direct support
The event will provide an up-to-date overview of the EU's direct financial instruments, practical experiences and expert presentations.
Tourism safety training for businesses
In October, the Rescue Service of Lapland will offer two free training courses on safety in tourist accommodation. The aim of the trainings is to develop safety in tourist accommodation.
Sustainability Reporting Launch - Autumn 2025 coaching
A free, practical sustainability reporting training for SMEs. Register now and participate remotely.
Regional tourism marketing study: results workshop
The regional tourism marketing study and planning work initiated by the municipality of Ranua was carried out during the summer of 2025, and Ranua's tourism companies and organizations were widely involved in the work.
Welcome to hear the results of the work.
Register by 14.8.2025 at 4 pm
Responsible expert for design work
Juha Sorjonen
Avidly Oy's Customer Relationship Manager and Visit Finland Academy trainer
Info for businesses in the Oulu2026 area - opportunities for the Capital of Culture year
Content
The potential of cultural climate change for business in the region - why should businesses also get excited about the ECOC?
Lessons from Turku2011 - what was done, what was left?
Examples of how to get involved and benefit from Oulu2026
Join Teams here.
Regional tourism marketing study: workshop 2
Workshop 2 continues the research work initiated by the municipality of Ranua, which aims to produce a solution model for a new regional marketing approach in tourism.
We invite all tourism companies and organizations in Ranua to participate in the regional marketing development work and its second workshop.
Register by 4 p.m. on July 3, 2025.
Responsible expert for design work
Juha Sorjonen
Avidly Oy's Customer Relationship Manager and Visit Finland Academy trainer.
Regional tourism marketing study: workshop 1
The municipality of Ranua has launched a study aimed at producing a solution model for a new regional marketing approach for tourism.
We invite all tourism companies and organizations in Ranua to participate in the development of regional marketing and its first workshop.
Customer Service Director Juha Sorjonen
The responsible expert for the planning work is Juha Sorjonen, Avidly Oy's Account Manager and Visit Finland Academy trainer. Sorjonen has over 20 years of experience in business and regional development and regional tourism marketing at the municipal and metropolitan level, both domestically and in international markets. He is an economist by training and is a well-respected facilitator who leads participatory and concrete workshops and training sessions.
Register by 12.6.2025 at 16:00
Visit to the mining community of Payala
A visit to the mining community of Pajala. Pajala is a municipality in Norrbotten County, on the Tornio River, known for its strong economy. The largest employer in the municipality is the Kaunis Iron iron mine, which operates on the principles of sustainable mining and provides significant employment in the area.
Service Design for Innovation - customer-driven methods for development work
Free clinic training for businesses
Service Design for Innovation - Customer-driven methods for development work
Lapland's business market
Lapin Yrittäjien's business event, Lapin Yritysmarkkinat, brings together buyers, sellers and experts. You can participate on-site in Rovaniemi or remotely.
Making the most of digitalisation
Free clinic training for businesses in Lapland. Digitalisation offers huge opportunities if you know how to use it properly. This hands-on clinic combines inspiring coaching and company-specific sparring to help you build skills, find new perspectives and put development into practice.
The countryside of the future - circular economy solutions in Ranua
The seminar will present concrete solutions for the production of biogas and circular fertilisers, developed with the close involvement of local farms. At the same time, we will delve into the sustainability of agriculture, nutrient cycling and regional resource flows - from carbon sink forests to lake biomass and the new potential of peatlands.
Planning for profitable growth
Free clinic training for businesses in Lapland. Planning for profitable growth.
Suhanko mining project and ore exploration
Suhanko The mining project has progressed on several fronts over the past year. We invite all interested parties to hear what has been happening and how the project is progressing.
Presentation of the Master Plan for the area around the Ranuan Wildlife Park
Tourism in Lapland is growing rapidly, creating demand also for the most famous tourist area of Ranuai. The municipality of Ranua has a clear goal to get tourism investments going in the area around the Ranuan Wildlife Park and to increase the offer of the area. The event will present the vision and future scenarios for the Ranuan Wildlife Park environment, land use and route plans and a roadmap for the implementation of the Master Plan.
CANCELLED! Information on change of ownership of a company
Business Ranua organises an information event for entrepreneurs in cooperation with the Lapland Entrepreneurs' Networks for Exchanges project, Peräpohjolan Leader ry, Finnvera and Pohjolan Osuuspankki with the theme Why should you be interested in the value of your company?
Master Plan for the area around the Ranuan Wildlife Park - public and landowner event
Master Plan for the area around the Ranuan Wildlife Park - public and landowner meeting. All those interested in the development of the Ranua Wildlife Park environment are welcome to attend.
Celebrating the results of the Municipal Barometer
The Municipality of Ranua and the municipal business unit Business Ranua will celebrate the results of the Municipal Barometer on 6 August 2024 together with Ranua's entrepreneurs.
Ranuan Wildlife Park Master Plan workshop 2
A warm welcome to the Master Plan workshop for the Ranuan Wildlife Park area 2
In this second workshop, we will work together to outline the future land use, location of activities and route plans for the area around the Ranua Wildlife Park. The results of this workshop will serve as a basis for the land use and development plans to be developed in the Master Plan.
Get involved and contribute to the future development of the area!
Time: Thursday 6.6.2024 At 8:00 - 12:00
Place: upper hall of the Wild Arctic Restaurant in the Wildlife Park, Rovaniementie 29, 97700 RANUA
The workshop is part of the Ranua Wildlife Park Environment as a Business Ecosystem for Tourism project, managed by the municipality of Ranua and implemented by Ellare Oy. The municipality of Ranua has been granted an 80% grant by the Lapland Regional Council from the Fair Transition Fund (JTF).
Register via the link or qr-code by Monday 3.6. at 12 noon: bit.ly/ranuamp