{"id":2,"date":"2026-08-18T11:39:41","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T11:39:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesswarkaus.xyz\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-10-01T00:07:36","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T21:07:36","slug":"etusivu","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/businesswarkaus.fi\/en\/","title":{"rendered":"Etusivu"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_5 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Business Warkaus \u2013<br \/>your company's partner<br \/>at every turn<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_1 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\" data-et-mv-hidden-phone=\"true\"><p>Business Warkaus Oy is the development company of the City of Varkaus.<br \/>We serve those operating in the Varkaus region as well as those here<br \/>companies planning relocation. We are a company<br \/>a partner through every turn \u2013 always right from the first steps<br \/>for growth spurts and changes of direction.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_button_module_wrapper et_pb_button_0_wrapper\"><a class=\"et_pb_button_0 et_pb_button et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\" href=\"https:\/\/businesswarkaus.fi\/en\/yhteystiedot\/\">Contact information \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_code_0 et_pb_code et_pb_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_code_inner\"><div class=\"pink-test\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_1 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_5 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_column_empty et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_1 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_1 et_pb_row et_pb_row_4col et_pb_gutters2 et_block_row et_block_row_4col palvelu-rivi\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_4 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_0 et_pb_blurb et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_blurb_position_top et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_blurb_content\"><div class=\"et_pb_main_blurb_image et_animated\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap et_pb_only_image_mode_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/businesswarkaus.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Yrityspalvelut.png\" width=\"225\" height=\"227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesswarkaus.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Yrityspalvelut.png 225w, https:\/\/businesswarkaus.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Yrityspalvelut-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/businesswarkaus.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Yrityspalvelut-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" class=\"wp-image-717\" title=\"Business services\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_blurb_container\"><h4 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">Business services<\/h4><div class=\"et_pb_blurb_description\"><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Advice and support for all stages of your business lifecycle<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/businesswarkaus.fi\/en\/yrityspalvelut\/\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_3 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_4 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_1 et_pb_blurb et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_blurb_position_top et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_blurb_content\"><div class=\"et_pb_main_blurb_image et_animated\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap et_pb_only_image_mode_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/businesswarkaus.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Sijoitu-Varkauden-seudulle.png\" width=\"223\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesswarkaus.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Sijoitu-Varkauden-seudulle.png 223w, https:\/\/businesswarkaus.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Sijoitu-Varkauden-seudulle-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/businesswarkaus.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Sijoitu-Varkauden-seudulle-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 223px) 100vw, 223px\" class=\"wp-image-715\" title=\"Set in the Varkaus region\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_blurb_container\"><h4 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">Set in the Varkaus region<\/h4><div class=\"et_pb_blurb_description\"><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Excellent location, international connections and opportunities for growth<\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/businesswarkaus.fi\/en\/?page_id=528\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_4 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_2 et_pb_blurb et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_blurb_position_top et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_blurb_content\"><div class=\"et_pb_main_blurb_image et_animated\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap et_pb_only_image_mode_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/businesswarkaus.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Aluekehittaminen-ja-kasvu.png\" width=\"224\" height=\"193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesswarkaus.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Aluekehittaminen-ja-kasvu.png 224w, https:\/\/businesswarkaus.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Aluekehittaminen-ja-kasvu-14x12.png 14w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" class=\"wp-image-718\" title=\"Regional development and growth\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_blurb_container\"><h4 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">Regional development and projects<\/h4><div class=\"et_pb_blurb_description\"><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Work for the region and businesses<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/businesswarkaus.fi\/en\/aluekehittaminen-ja-hankkeet\/\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_3 et_pb_blurb et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_blurb_position_top et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_blurb_content\"><div class=\"et_pb_main_blurb_image et_animated\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap et_pb_only_image_mode_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/businesswarkaus.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Tapahtumat.png\" width=\"242\" height=\"194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesswarkaus.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Tapahtumat.png 242w, https:\/\/businesswarkaus.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Tapahtumat-15x12.png 15w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 242px) 100vw, 242px\" class=\"wp-image-716\" title=\"Events\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_blurb_container\"><h4 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">Events<\/h4><div class=\"et_pb_blurb_description\"><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Current events and networking<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/tapahtumat.businesswarkaus.fi\/\">View events\u2192<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_2 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_2 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_6 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_image_0 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/businesswarkaus.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/BusinessWarkaus_Ennakkoinfo-.png\" width=\"842\" height=\"302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesswarkaus.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/BusinessWarkaus_Ennakkoinfo-.png 842w, https:\/\/businesswarkaus.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/BusinessWarkaus_Ennakkoinfo--480x172.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 842px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-482\" title=\"BusinessWarkaus_PreviewInfo\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_7 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_2 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\" data-et-mv-hidden-phone=\"true\"><p>At a 45\u00b0 angle towards <br \/>new\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_3 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\" data-et-mv-hidden-phone=\"true\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: x-large;\">New name and look, familiar team and get-it-done attitude. We continue our work for the growth of businesses, investments and the vitality of the Varkaus region \u2013 now as Business Warkaus.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: x-large;\">We will polish a few more corners before we open the pages in their entirety.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_3 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_8 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_4 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Latest news<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_blog_0 et_pb_blog et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_posts et_pb_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_ajax_pagination_container\"><div class=\"et_pb_blog_posts et_grid_module\"><article class=\"et_pb_post et_pb_post_id_280 clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_0 post-280 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uutiset\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/businesswarkaus.fi\/en\/business-warkaus-on-nyt-taalla\/\" class=\"entry-featured-image-url\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/businesswarkaus.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/business-warkaus.png\" width=\"400\" height=\"250\" alt=\"Business Warkaus on nyt t\u00e4\u00e4ll\u00e4!\" class=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesswarkaus.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/business-warkaus.png 479w, https:\/\/businesswarkaus.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/business-warkaus-400x250.png 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw\" \/><span data-icon=\"\ue050\" class=\"et_overlay et_pb_inline_icon\"><\/span><\/a><\/div><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/businesswarkaus.fi\/en\/business-warkaus-on-nyt-taalla\/\">Business Warkaus is here now!<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"post-meta\"><span class=\"published\">Sep 30, 2026<\/span> | <span class=\"entry-categories\"><a href=\"https:\/\/businesswarkaus.fi\/en\/category\/uutiset\/\" rel=\"tag\">News<\/a><\/span><\/p><div class=\"post-content\"><div class=\"post-content-inner\"><p>The name changed and the direction became clearer. The Varkaus City Development Company, Navitas Kehitys Oy, has changed its name and is now Business Warkaus Oy. The name change is part of our broader brand renewal, which supports the implementation of the new strategy and sharpens our role as a key...<\/p>\n<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/businesswarkaus.fi\/en\/business-warkaus-on-nyt-taalla\/\" class=\"more-link\">read more...<\/a><\/div><\/article><article class=\"et_pb_post et_pb_post_id_277 clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_1 post-277 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uutiset\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/businesswarkaus.fi\/en\/saimaan-alue-kaynnistaa-yhteisen-matkailuorganisaation-rakentamisen\/\" class=\"entry-featured-image-url\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/businesswarkaus.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Saimaa-DMO-scaled.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"250\" alt=\"Saimaan alue k\u00e4ynnist\u00e4\u00e4 yhteisen matkailuorganisaation rakentamisen\" class=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesswarkaus.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Saimaa-DMO-scaled.jpg 479w, https:\/\/businesswarkaus.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Saimaa-DMO-400x250.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw\" \/><span data-icon=\"\ue050\" class=\"et_overlay et_pb_inline_icon\"><\/span><\/a><\/div><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/businesswarkaus.fi\/en\/saimaan-alue-kaynnistaa-yhteisen-matkailuorganisaation-rakentamisen\/\">The Saimaa region is launching the construction of a joint tourism organization<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"post-meta\"><span class=\"published\">Sep 11, 2026<\/span> | <span class=\"entry-categories\"><a href=\"https:\/\/businesswarkaus.fi\/en\/category\/uutiset\/\" rel=\"tag\">News<\/a><\/span><\/p><div class=\"post-content\"><div class=\"post-content-inner\"><p>Members of Lake Saimaa Association have decided to move forward with building a joint tourism organization for the entire Saimaa region. Next, the cities of Imatra, Lappeenranta, Mikkelin, Savonlinna and Varkaus will make decisions regarding the start-up of the joint Lake Saimaa DMO...<\/p>\n<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/businesswarkaus.fi\/en\/saimaan-alue-kaynnistaa-yhteisen-matkailuorganisaation-rakentamisen\/\" class=\"more-link\">read more...<\/a><\/div><\/article><article class=\"et_pb_post et_pb_post_id_1 clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_2 post-1 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-tapahtumat\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/businesswarkaus.fi\/en\/yrittajan-paivan-paivallinen-antoi-evaita-elinvoimatyohon\/\" class=\"entry-featured-image-url\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/businesswarkaus.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260905_173834-2-scaled.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"250\" alt=\"Yritt\u00e4j\u00e4n p\u00e4iv\u00e4n p\u00e4iv\u00e4llinen antoi ev\u00e4it\u00e4 elinvoimaty\u00f6h\u00f6n\" class=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesswarkaus.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260905_173834-2-scaled.jpg 479w, https:\/\/businesswarkaus.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260905_173834-2-400x250.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw\" \/><span data-icon=\"\ue050\" class=\"et_overlay et_pb_inline_icon\"><\/span><\/a><\/div><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/businesswarkaus.fi\/en\/yrittajan-paivan-paivallinen-antoi-evaita-elinvoimatyohon\/\">The entrepreneur's day dinner provided snacks for vigorous work<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"post-meta\"><span class=\"published\">Sep 11, 2026<\/span> | <span class=\"entry-categories\"><a href=\"https:\/\/businesswarkaus.fi\/en\/category\/tapahtumat\/\" rel=\"tag\">EVENTS<\/a><\/span><\/p><div class=\"post-content\"><div class=\"post-content-inner\"><p>The event organized on Saturday, September 5th as a nationwide Entrepreneur Day gathered about 80 participants in the foyer of the Warkaus Hall. The evening provided a buzz of conversation, familiar faces, new faces, and valuable feedback for the city\u2019s development. The Entrepreneur Day...<\/p>\n<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/businesswarkaus.fi\/en\/yrittajan-paivan-paivallinen-antoi-evaita-elinvoimatyohon\/\" class=\"more-link\">read more...<\/a><\/div><\/article><\/div><div class=\"pagination clearfix\">\n\t<div class=\"alignleft\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"alignright\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_3 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_flex_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_4 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_9 et_pb_column et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_12_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_image_1 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/businesswarkaus.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/old-varkaus-stora-enso-pulp-and-paper-factory_0-1-scaled.jpg\" title=\"old-varkaus-stora-enso-pulp-and-paper-factory_0 (1)\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesswarkaus.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/old-varkaus-stora-enso-pulp-and-paper-factory_0-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/businesswarkaus.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/old-varkaus-stora-enso-pulp-and-paper-factory_0-1-1280x842.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/businesswarkaus.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/old-varkaus-stora-enso-pulp-and-paper-factory_0-1-980x645.jpg 980w, https:\/\/businesswarkaus.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/old-varkaus-stora-enso-pulp-and-paper-factory_0-1-480x316.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 2560px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-940\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_10 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_12_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_5 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h1><b>Varkaus is a European cultural heritage site<\/b><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Varkaus\u2019s vibrant industrial heritage has been awarded the prestigious European Heritage Label in the spring of 2026. Here, the nearly 300-year-old industrial heritage is not just history; it is a constant renewal, tenacity, and the ability to build something new \u2013 part of Varkaus\u2019s identity and part of the common European story.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Warkaus is quite unique \u2013 Europe starts here!<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesswarkaus.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesswarkaus.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesswarkaus.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesswarkaus.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesswarkaus.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2"}],"version-history":[{"count":123,"href":"https:\/\/businesswarkaus.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1195,"href":"https:\/\/businesswarkaus.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions\/1195"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesswarkaus.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}