Innovation Camps | Finland (Completed)

Co-creating practical Smart Crop Farming solutions.

TechCoach’s first Innovation Bootcamp took place on 26–27 November 2025 at Korpirauha Camp Centre, Siuntio (FI). Hosted by JAMK Bioeconomy Institute, with contributions from national partners, the two-day, mentor-supported workshop brought together farmers, advisors, OG members and other AKIS actors to turn real on-farm challenges into farm-ready concepts that can scale via national and EU networks.

Date

26-27 November 2025

Location

Siuntio, Finland

Language

Finnish

Mentors & Jury Members

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Milestone summary

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Focus challenges

Teams tackled four challenge areas identified with stakeholders in Finland:

  • Peer learning that works:
  • Practical models for farmer-to-farmer and multi-actor knowledge exchange.
  • Support that enables adoption:
  • Ideas to make existing schemes and services more helpful for SCF uptake.
  • Matchmaking:
  • Faster access to the right services when farmers need them.
  • Lighthouse farms:
  • Ways to recognise frontrunners and share their know-how more widely.

    • Highlights & outcomes

    Winning concept: Team “Matchmaking” (Challenge 3)

    A farmland rental & services platform that connects owners of under-used plots with professional contractors equipped with precision technologies.

    Why it matters:
    • Brings idle or fragmented fields back into productive, climate-smart use.
    • Spreads access to advanced machinery and know-how through professional contracting.
    • Accelerates SCF adoption at farm level and supports rural vitality.
    • Positions Finnish production on quality and safety, opening premium market opportunities.
    Other directions explored
    • Low-barrier peer-learning formats that combine local knowledge with digital support.
    • Service ideas to de-risk first steps into SCF (advice, trials, facilitation).
    • Practical ways to amplify lighthouse farms (mentoring, open days, digital showcases).

    A short public summary and materials from the bootcamp will be shared via the project channels. Practice-oriented outputs will be published in the TechCoach Library and cross-linked to EU-FarmBook when available.

    How the bootcamp worked

    • Kick-off with team introductions and preliminary insights.
    • Mentor rotations to stress-test ideas and refine problem framing.
    • Focused teamwork on solutions and implementation paths.
    • Final pitches to a jury, feedback, and agreement on next steps.


    What’s next

    This Finnish bootcamp is the first in a series of five. Innovation Bootcamps continue in 2026 in the Netherlands, Hungary, Italy and Greece.