Projects

Lapland Robotics

The Lapland Robotics project aims to introduce robotics, artificial intelligence and digital twins to Lapland’s environment and to significantly increase the region’s capacity for innovation in the development of low-carbon and energy efficient processes, products and services. As the output, the project will provide information on unmanned robot prototypes, tested in the field conditions with companies and users. Additionally, the project will produce digital twins, i.e. precise virtual environments where the robot functionalities can be simulated and tested before deployment in field conditions. The project’s total budget is EUR 583,000, of which the Regional Council of Lapland has provided EUR 466,401 in European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and state funding. The project is coordinated by Lapland University of Applied Sciences.

Duration 01.03.2020 to 30.06.2023

Partners

1. Lapland University of Applied Sciences

2. University of Lapland

Funding

More information on Lapland Robotics

http://laplandrobotics.com/ 
Professor Jonna Häkkilä - jonna.hakkila(at)ulapland.fi

Innovation in Lapland through Design and Art (ILO)

ILO contains two projects: ILO development project and ILO infrastructure project. ILO contributes to the broader Lapland strategy to build smart specialization competences, reinforcing the existing excellence in Arctic design and art. At the heart of the ILO projects is the method through which design and art, as part of Lapland’s capacity for innovation, can be supported by the Faculty of Art and Design, University of Lapland. In particular, the ILO projects develop expertise and working capacity by building the foundations for new businesses and product ideas. The project will procure and technically build a design and art infrastructure complementing the Arcta infrastructure and operating model of the Faculty of Art and Design at the University of Lapland, expanding it with 1) new technology, 2) virtual technology, 3) cinema, and 4) regional mobility. Workshops and pilots of the development project will translate the results into business cooperation across the region and a strengthened networking of Arctic design and art.

Duration 01.04.2021 to 30.06.2023 

Funding

More information on ILO-projects:

https://innovationlapland.com/ 
Professor Jonna Häkkilä - jonna.hakkila(at)ulapland.fi

PlastLIFE SIP – Re-thinking plastics in a sustainable circular economy

The PlastLIFE project, addressing sustainable development and circular economy, focuses on reducing plastics and making their recycling more efficient. The project brings together a large group of actors to jointly develop measures to reduce negative environmental impacts of plastics, littering and unnecessary consumption of plastics; to increase recycling of plastics and the use of recycled material in end-products, find complementary materials or solutions for plastics, as well as to develop methods for analysis and risk-assessment of plastics. Research at the Faculty of Art and Design will study, for example, how design solutions could reduce the amount of plastics. New replacement materials for plastics will be tested, too. Design research will focus, for example, on packaging design and on design solutions which could help consumers to easily separate different materials from each other for recycling. In addition, the possible solutions to influence on people's consumption behavior are studied.

Duration 2023-2029

Partners:

1. Finnish Environment Institute SYKE (Coordinator)

2. Ministry of the Environment

3. Aalto University

4. City of Helsinki

5. Finnish Biocycle and Biogas Association

6. Keep the Archipelago Tidy Association

7. Karelia University of applied sciences

8. Kuljetusliike Vaahterinen Oy

9. LAB University of applied sciences

10. LUT University

11. Muovipoli Oy

12. National Resources Institute Finland (LUKE)

13. Oy Orthex Finland Ab                                 

14. Plastone Oy

15. University of Jyväskylä

16. University of Lapland

17. University of Turku

More information on PlastLIFE:

https://syke.fi/
Researcher Ashley Colley  (project manager) - ashley.colley(at)ulapland.fi
Professor Jonna Häkkilä (PI) - jonna.hakkila(at)ulapland.fi

Previous Projects

DecoChrom

The DecoChrom project elevates printed graphics products to the age of interactivity. The DecoChrom consortium develops printed electrochromics (EC) as the mass producible, print industry compatible, ultra low-power interactive graphics solution for ambient intelligence. DecoChrom will scale-up the production of advanced composite materials into innovative ink EC colours, manufacturing process on different materials, wide dissemination and creation of EC toolkits to introduce electrochromics to designers, makers and the printing industry, and finally the co-creation of several creative industry lead end-user prototypes and pilots for architecture, interior design, lifestyle and sports. The project brings together a strong interdisciplinary consortium of 15 partners, industry and research balanced, with state-of-the-art backgrounds in design, chemistry, printing, coatings and laminates, electronics system integration, and complete electrochromics solutions. The project is coordinated by University of Lapland, PI Jonna Häkkilä.  

Duration 1.1.2018-31.12.2021

Partners:

1. University of Lapland (Coordinator)

2. YD Ynvisible S.A.

3. Sonae Indústria de Revestimentos SA (SIR)

4. Tikkurila Polska S.A.  

5. Cardiff University (withdrawn)                                     

6. NOVA ID FCT                    

7. Centrum Organicke Chemie Sro 

8. Dynamic Environments Group

9. Technology Research Center  VTT Ltd 

10. University of Strasbourg                           

11. ThingK  

12. WeProductise 

13.Fraunhofer ISC                                       

14. Aalborg University

15. Vertech

16. University of Vienna

More information on DecoChrom:

https://decochrom.com/
University Researcher Ashley Colley  (project manager) - ashley.colley(at)ulapland.fi
Professor Jonna Häkkilä (PI) - jonna.hakkila(at)ulapland.fi

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 760973.

TechFashion

The TechFashion project focuses on the design of future wearable computing, and falls at the cross-section of design, fashion and information technology. The TechFashion project investigates the phenomena of wearable computing from the design and fashion point of view, with a strong emphasis on users and social aspects, offering a unique research angle to the topic. TechFashion addresses garments, accessories and smart jewelry as form factors, and investigates how different digital and virtual layers can become part of fashionable and aesthetic wearables design. The project PI is Jonna Häkkilä.

The project has received funding from the Academy of Finland

More information on TechFashion

http://techfashion.design/ 
Caglar Genc  - caglar.genc(at)ulapland.fi
Professor Jonna Häkkilä (PI) - jonna.hakkila(at)ulapland.fi

Digital Access to Sámi Heritage Archives 

The project Digital Access to Sámi Heritage Archives seeks to improve the accessibility of the Sámi cultural heritage. The project develops a technical solution, with a usable and intuitive user interface design, to find the information and materials about the Sámi cultural heritage from different archives and collections easily and simultaneously. Accessing Sámi archives is important for the cultural revitalization, and of interest to both Sámi society itself, Sámi private sector, and non-Sámi users interested in the culture. The project is coordinated by University of Lapland, PI Jonna Häkkilä.

Funders

Partners

1. University of Lapland 

2. University of Oulu

3. Umeå University 

4. Sámi Archives, Finland

5. Sámi Archives, Norway 

More information on Digi Sami Archives

https://digisamiarchives.com/
Professor Jonna Häkkilä (PI) - jonna.hakkila(at)ulapland.fi

Muittut

“Muittut, muitalusat – The Story of the Sámi by the Sámi”. The project is a collaboration of three Sámi museums – the Sámi Museum Siida from Inari, Finland (the leader and administrator), the Swedish Mountain and Sámi Museum Ájtte from Jokkmokk, and the South Sámi Museum and Cultural Centre Sáemien Sijte from Snåsa, Norway – as well as the University of Lapland and the Luleå University of Technology. The project period is 1.1.2020 – 30.9.2020, and the budget is approximately 2 million euros.   

Duration 01.01.2020 to 30.9.2022

Partners and Funders

More information on Muittut

www.muittut.com

Professor Jonna Häkkilä - jonna.hakkila(at)ulapland.fi

Smart Social Distancing

Smart Social Distancing is a Korona Co-creation project funded by Business Finland. The Smart Social Distancing project focuses on how can we create unobtrusive technology-based solutions for early detection and prevention on pandemic health symptons, and creating awareness and guidance for smart social distancing. The project combines sensor-based health-monitoring techniques with unobtrusive and aesthetic design, and creates solutions, where the pandemic health monitoring and indicators of social distancing are embedded to the everyday environments and wearables. The project is coordinated by University of Lapland, PI Jonna Häkkilä.

Funders

Partners

1. University of Lapland 

2. University of Oulu

More information on Smart Social Distancing

Professor Jonna Häkkilä (PI) - jonna.hakkila(at)ulapland.fi