Iida Vakkuri has been appointed Chief Sustainability Officer for Sweco Finland. Vakkuri has served in Sweco Finland's Management Team as Operative Business Director since 2023 and will now take up the role to lead sustainability issues both in business development and in Sweco's own operations. Read more
Sweco Finland has applied for the international EcoVadis sustainability classification for its own operations for the first time. Sweco has received a Silver rating and is among the top 25% companies. Read more
Sweco and Metsä Group have signed the agreement to start a new collaboration project to build Kerto LVL wood product mill in Äänekoski, Finland. The new mill will serve mainly European construction industry, producing laminated veneer lumber beam and panel materials for low-carbon construction. Operations will start at the end of 2026. Read more
Steady Energy has chosen Sweco as its pre-engineering partner for small nuclear reactors. Small nuclear power plants are planned to become a new carbon-neutral production method for district heating, which accounts for about half of Finland's heating energy. Read more
Sweco's SmartDrawings™ facilitates communication between design disciplines and the different parties involved in a construction project by providing all parties with easy access to up-to-date information models and plans. In addition to building technology plans, SmartDrawings’ features will expand significantly for free to use. Read more
The KESY label, a recognition for sustainable environmental construction, can be awarded to companies or individual projects, and the recipients commit to the sustainable operating model in construction and planning, and the promotion of sustainability goals. The operating model for sustainable environmental construction brings together means that aim to reduce or mitigate the harmful impacts caused by construction. The operating model covers the entire construction process from design to construction and maintenance. Read more
Offshore wind webinar 1st November 2023. Please join the offshore wind webinar and hear of the opportunities it has for the Baltic reagion. Register today! Read more
The City of Turku aims for carbon neutrality by 2029. This is also reflected in the plans for construction projects: Turku has drawn up a detailed plan amendment for the Pihlajaniemi area, the aim of which is to build a new urban district in a climate-smart manner and taking nature values into account. Sweco is partering in this project with Senate Properties in strengthening the climate goals of the City of Turku. Read more
The energy company Helen has major plant investments underway in Eiranranta and Salmisaari in Helsinki. In both investments, Sweco is comprehensively responsible of the implementation phases as an EPCM partner. The plants will be commissioned in 2025, when Helen will also completely give up using coal in its power plants. Read more
Sweco brings experience design to built environment projects. The aim is to strengthen the attractiveness of the sites and facilities to be built and the services produced in them, and to support the clients' business goals. Sweco's new experience design team has a strong track record of developing for example tourism and leisure areas in Finland and abroad. Read more