The Startup Ecosystem of Joensuu
Joensuu has 15 startups in our sample database. This represents about 1% of Finland’s startups. Joensuu is the 6th best startup ecosystem in Finland.
CITY RANKING
Since 2024, Joensuu lost 37 spots in the Global Startup Ecosystem Index, having now positioned itself as 760th worldwide.
National Ranking
In Finland
Regional Ranking
In Western Europe
Global Ranking
Worldwide
Ecosystem
Startup Ecosystem Overview
Startups
Joensuu Top Startup Industries
7 startups
Ecosystem HealthCheck
Joensuu Ecosystem Health Check
The health check tables allow you to look at the performance Joensuu has in each of the parameters that are part of StartupBlink's ranking algorithm. There are five tables, corresponding to the three subscores, the subscore analysis and industry ana...
- Overperformance
- Performance equal to global ranking
- Underperformance
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Startup Ecosystem Charts
Startup Funding in Joensuu2017 - 2024
Startup Funding in Joensuu 2017 - 2024
From 2022 to 2023, startup funding in Joensuu has decreased by 50.38%. During this period, the number of deals in Joensuu has decreased by 40%. Since 2017, total startup funding in Joensuu exceeded US$ $40.41M.
Average Funding in 2023
$1.10M
Funding in 2023
$3.29M
Deals in 2023
3
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Amount of Funding (USD)
Number of Deals
Ecosystem
The Startup Ecosystem in Joensuu
Global Rank
Joensuu is ranked within the top 1000 startup ecosystems globally.
Top Industries
Joensuu’s startups excel particularly in Software & Data where it ranks 620 and in Hardware & IoT, and Energy & Environment. Find out more
Top Cities for Startups in Finland - Ranked by StartupBlink
2024 National Rank  | City | Global Rank |  | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st 0 | 47th - 4 | 16.655 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
2nd 0 | 170th - 35 | 3.639 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
3rd 0 | 322nd - 35 | 1.148 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
4th 0 | 516th - 56 | 0.461 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
5th + 1 | 630th + 117 | 0.302 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
6th - 1 | 760th - 37 | 0.204 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
7th 0 | 773rd + 78 | 0.200 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
8th 0 | 848th + 41 | 0.166 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
9th 0 | 1061st new | 0.098 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
10th new | 1144th new | 0.076 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 |
ECOSYSTEM
Why should you join Joensuu's Startup Ecosystem?
Overview
Within Joensuu there is an increased attraction for entrepreneurs to set up their startups in industries such as Software & Data, Hardware & IoT, Energy & Environment. These three industries represent about 87% of the startups represented on the Startup Ecosystem Map of Joensuu.
6th
National Rank
247th
Regional Rank
Overview
Joensuu is Finland's 6th best startup ecosystem and is ranked 247th in Western Europe. With a population of <0.1M people, Joensuu is ranked 760th in the world. The city has some notable startup success stories including Kelluu Oy.
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