We are committed to sustainable chemistry

Partners and community of EriCa share a commitment to sustainable chemistry and making a positive impact for the world.

Community

Yhteisön kantajäsenet

Crazy Town is a community of hundreds of growth-seeking companies, where thousands of experts collaborate and innovate. Crazy Town is one of Finland’s and Europe’s oldest community-driven workspace operators.

At EriCa, Crazy Town is responsible for building the community and ecosystem, as well as running the shared workspaces, labs and other activities.

Kemira is a global leader in sustainable chemical solutions for water-intensive industries. Kemira’s competitive advantage is based on products and expertise that are best suited to improve our customers’ product quality, and process and resource efficiency. Kemira focusses on the pulp & paper and oil & gas industries, and water treatment.

The research centre in Espoo has been the backbone of Kemira’s R&D activities for decades, and with EriCa it will remain so also in the future. Kemira’s objective is to develop entirely new kinds of biobased products and other new solutions so that its customers can offer more sustainable and renewable end products.

Your company?

  • Startups and scaleups: Access flexible labs and workspaces to validate and scale innovations while collaborating with industry leaders in a thriving deep-tech hub.
  • Corporations: Utilize adaptable spaces for R&D and partnerships, develop solutions with startups, and lead sustainability initiatives through ecosystem collaboration.
  • Business developers: Connect with customers, partners, and resources to launch projects, build partnerships, and expand networks with green innovators.
  • Investors: Discover vetted startups and deal flow, support portfolio growth with cutting-edge resources, and engage with sustainability ventures.
  • R&D experts and universities: Innovate in state-of-the-art labs, commercialize R&D outcomes, and create opportunities for collaboration with startups and students.
  • Service providers: Leverage infrastructure to support green tech players and grow business within a vibrant ecosystem.

Ecosystem partners of EriCa

Kemira

Kemira is a global leader in sustainable chemical solutions for water-intensive industries. Our competitive advantage is based on products and expertise that are best suited to improve our customers’ product quality and process and resource efficiency.
Our focus is on pulp & paper, water treatment and energy industry.

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City of Espoo

Espoo is the second largest city in Finland, and together with the rest of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area, drives economic growth in Finland. The special feature of Espoo is an urban structure that relies on five different centres. Business-friendly Espoo is a great place to live, reinvent oneself, work and do business. It’s an area that produces the kind of innovations the world needs. Espoo's goal is to be an economically, socially, culturally and ecologically sustainable city.

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Your organization?

At EriCa, we offer tailored partnership opportunities to your goals in green chemistry and sustainability. Whether you’re looking to develop groundbreaking innovations, connect with industry leaders, or foster talent, there’s a partnership level for you:

- Community memberships: Join a network of innovators with access to labs, coworking spaces, and community resources.
- Innovation & growth programs: Collaborate through accelerators, incubators, hackathons, and bootcamps.
- Educational partnerships: Engage in EriCa Academy, connecting students, researchers, 
and businesses for mentorships, internships, and research.
- Tailored matchmaking, joint R&D projects, and commercialization support with access to EriCa’s unique ecosystem.

Founding partners of EriCa

Kemira

Kemira is a global leader in sustainable chemical solutions for water-intensive industries. Our competitive advantage is based on products and expertise that are best suited to improve our customers’ product quality and process and resource efficiency.
Our focus is on pulp & paper, water treatment and energy industry.

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A. Ahlström Real Estate Ltd

A. Ahlström Real Estate Ltd manages and maintains the company’s real estate and forest holdings.
 The company focusses on active development and ownership of office and logistics buildings in prime locations in Southern Finland.

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Aktia Life Insurance Ltd

Aktia Life Insurance is a solvent Finnish life insurance company that provides flexible saving, investment and employee reward solutions, as well as personal insurance such as life insurance, disability insurance and severe illness cover. Aktia Life Insurance has roughly 100,000 customers and some 80 employees. The company’s balance sheet total is approximately EUR 1.8 billion. In its investment operations, Aktia Life Insurance abides by Aktia Group’s principles for responsible investment.

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The Church Pension Fund

The Church Pension Fund serves as the pension provider for the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. The Fund is responsible for financing the pensions paid to the Church’s personnel and for investing the pension funds. The value of the Fund’s investment portfolio is EUR 1.8 billion. The strategic aim of its investment activities is to accumulate assets in a profitable, secure and responsible manner. The Fund is committed to the principles of responsible investment and takes Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) issues into account in all its investment activities. It aims to be a leader in sustainable investment in Finland and to consistently reduce the carbon footprint of its investment activities over time.

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Nordic Investment Bank (NIB)The international financial institution of the Nordic and Baltic countries

NIB is an international financial institution owned by Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway and Sweden. The Bank has lending operations both in and outside its member countries. NIB acquires the funds for its lending by borrowing on the international capital markets. NIB’s bonds enjoy the highest possible credit rating.

NIB’s vision is a prosperous and sustainable Nordic–Baltic region. NIB finances projects that improve productivity and benefit the environment of the Nordic and Baltic countries. Further integration between the member countries’ economies is an essential part of the Bank’s purpose.

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Would you like to know more about EriCa?


Leasing & collaboration
A. Ahlström Real Estate Ltd

Juha Mäkelä
juha.makela (a) aahlstrom.com
Tel. +358 50 544 2494

Pia Lindborg
pia.lindborg (a) aahlstrom.com
Tel. +358 50 328 8579

Shared workspaces / labs, growth and innovation services 
Crazy Town Oy

Shared workspaces and labs

Hele Kaunismäki
hele.kaunismaki (a) crazytown.fi
tel. +358 50 559 0374

Timo Lahti
timo.lahti (a) crazytown.fi
tel.  +358 10 341 7055

Partnerships, innovation and growth services

Mikko Markkanen
mikko.markkanen (a) crazytown.fi
tel. +358 50 544 2494

Toni Pienonen
toni.pienonen (a) crazytown.fi
tel. +358 400 737 238