Smart Bioeconomy Testbed
Speeding up innovation in bioeconomy
Test, try, and validate your technology in demanding Northern conditions. The Smart Bioeconomy Testbed in central Finland offers an ideal setting to demonstrate performance and refine your prototype into a market‑ready solution with strong market fit. Improve your chances of a successful launch or expansion into new markets across bioeconomy, smart agriculture, and bio‑based energy systems.
Welcome to the world’s northernmost smart agriculture competence hub, the Tarvaala Bioeconomy Campus. The location in Saarijärvi, Central Finland is comparable to conditions in Northern USA, eastern Canada, Nordic and Baltic countries.
Extreme seasons and variable soil conditions put your solution to the test. Test it here. Take it anywhere.
Field piloting gave us valuable practical insights into the different types of support required by users ranging from experienced professionals to students. We gained confirmation of the solution’s functionality, as well as important feedback and perspectives for further development.
Joonas Koivumäki, CEO and Co-founder spogen.ai | Testing conducted in EIT Food Test Farm programme at Bieconomy Campus field on summer 2025.
Conduct standardised tests in comprehensive laboratory facilities and fields, barn, and forest. The testing services are available to companies of all sizes from innovative startups to large industrial players looking to develop, refine, or verify their solutions in authentic farm environment.
Well-instrumented field
Test-field Huipuri is instrumented for systematic and multi-source data collection:
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Soil, plant, and environmental data (wireless soil sensors, soil scanning)
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Weather conditions (local weather stations)
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Drone measurements (RGB, multispectral, thermal)
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Machine and ISOBUS data interfaces
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Yield quantity and quality mapping (yield maps + NIR sensors)
Product Development, Testing and Analysis
Testing Services for Agricultural Technologies
Through a shared campus with Jamk Institute of Bioeconomy and POKE Vocational College, you can test your solutions in everyday operations or in laboratory settings.
With strong connections to local farms, we help to extend the collaboration and testing also outside the campus and Finland's borders. We operate as part of international networks for sustainable food production and agrotechnology such as the Nordic Testbed Network, and EIT Food.
Nordic Testbed Network (NTN)
EIT Food Network
The EIT Food is the world's largest community for food innovation, with participants from 48 countries. Focused on Europe and supported by the EU, the network connects stakeholders across the entire food system to promote the advancement of the food value chain. Its goal is to build an innovative and sustainable food system that promotes consumer and environmental well-being. Jamk acted as the Nordic Coordinator in 2025.
Konsta Sarvela
Janne Salmi
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