Representatives of the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency, the Ministry of the Environment, the Finnish Environment Institute (Syke), municipalities and INFRA ry will gather at the Circular Economy Roundtable on Infrastructure Construction on 20.8.2025 August XNUMX. Come and follow the discussion remotely!
Construction material flows, demolition materials and construction waste management, circular economy green deal, circular economy law in preparation. Do you follow any of these themes, do you want to understand their backgrounds and influence the circular economy control mechanisms in the construction sector?
The Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency, the Ministry of the Environment, Syke, municipalities and INFRA meet at the Circular Economy Roundtable on Infrastructure Construction Wednesday, August 20.8.2025, 9, 12 a.m.–XNUMX p.m. The goal is to identify bottlenecks in promoting the circular economy and find the best solutions to overcome them.
The focus will be on civil engineering, but there is also room for other construction industries. See the program and speakers & register as a remote participant with a low threshold!
- Register for the event – by registering you will receive a recording of the event
- Additional information: Juha Laurila, INFRA ry, juha.laurila@infra.fi, tel. 050 412 3637
PROGRAM
Time: August 20.8.2025, 9.00, 12.00:XNUMX a.m.–XNUMX:XNUMX p.m.
Place: Remote connection (invited guests on site)
OPENING OF THE EVENT
- Procurement Director Pekka Petajaniemi, Finnish Transport Agency
- Development manager Anna Haggman, Ministry of the Environment.
THEME 1: DATABASE
Formats
- What do we currently know about material flows and what goals have been proposed for them? Group Manager Hannu Savolainen, Heart rate.
- Construction Act, demolition material and construction waste assessment. Chief Architect Harri Hakaste, Ministry of the Environment.
- What kind of information should we be able to produce? Expert Henna Teerihalme, Finnish Transport Agency.
- Discourse
THEME 2: GOVERNANCE MEANS AND THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY GREEN DEAL
Formats
- Circular Economy Act in preparation. Environmental Advisor Anna-Maija Pajukallio, Ministry of the Environment.
- Circular Economy Green Deal – case presentation and how to get involved. Special Expert Heikki Sorasahi, Ministry of the Environment.
- What kind of steering tools are needed to accelerate change? Researcher Olli-Pekka Kuusela, UNU-WIDER.
- Discourse
THEME 3: Collaboration in the value chain
- What is currently working and where can be improved? Joint discussion.
