About VTT

Purpose and ambition set the foundation for our brand. VTT’s purpose is to bring together people, business, science and technology, to solve the world’s biggest challenges, creating sustainable growth, jobs and well-being. Our ambition is to bring exponential hope to a world that needs to deal with the climate crisis, achieve resource sufficiency, drive industrial renewal, provide safety and security, and enable good life for all.

We are VTT

We all represent VTT. Our company name in all internal and external communications is simply “VTT” without any extensions or additions, and regardless of the business or research area.

We only use “Teknologian tutkimuskeskus VTT Oy” or “VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd” in legal contexts, contracts and in formal documents. 

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Elevator pitch

Use this standardised text whenever describing VTT briefly, e.g. in event or project communications, marketing materials or recruitment ads.

English (long)

VTT is a visionary research, development and innovation partner for companies and the society. We bring together people, business, science and technology to solve the biggest challenges of our time. We advance the utilisation and commercialisation of research and technology in commerce and society. This is how we create sustainable growth, jobs and wellbeing and bring exponential hope. 

VTT is one of the leading technical research organisations in Europe, and we have over 80 years of experience in cutting-edge research and science-based results. Our more than 2,000 professionals work to develop systemic and technological solutions that can bring about fundamental transformation. 

We promise to always think beyond the obvious.

English (short)

VTT is a visionary research, development and innovation partner for companies and the society, and one of the leading technical research organisations in Europe. We promise to always think beyond the obvious.

Finnish (long)

VTT on yritysten ja yhteiskunnan visionäärinen tutkimus-, kehitys- ja innovaatiokumppani. Tuomme yhteen ihmiset, yritykset, tieteen ja teknologian ratkaistaksemme aikamme suurimpia haasteita. Tehtävämme on edistää tutkimuksen ja teknologian hyödyntämistä ja kaupallistamista elinkeinoelämässä ja yhteiskunnassa. Näin luomme kestävää kasvua, työpaikkoja ja hyvinvointia ja tuomme eksponentiaalista toivoa maailmaan.  

VTT on yksi Euroopan johtavista teknologian tutkimuslaitoksista, ja meillä on yli 80 vuoden kokemus huippututkimuksesta ja tieteeseen perustuvista tuloksista. Meillä työskentelee yli 2000 ammattilaista, ja kehitämme niin systeemisiä kuin teknologisia ratkaisuja, jotka voivat muuttaa maailmaa.  

Lupaamme ajatella kaikessa beyond the obvious.

Finnish (short)

VTT on yritysten ja yhteiskunnan visionäärinen tutkimus-, kehitys- ja innovaatiokumppani ja yksi Euroopan johtavista teknologian tutkimuslaitoksista. Lupaamme ajatella kaikessa beyond the obvious.

VTT story

Did you ever think we could grow coffee in a lab in Finland, make egg white without chickens, solve energy challenges with small nuclear reactors or replace plastic with transparent cellulose films? We see what lies beyond the horizon and discover solutions to global challenges. That’s the way to enable tomorrow’s breakthroughs.​

At VTT, we’ve been turning hope into action for 80 years by driving scientific innovation to change the world and businesses for the better. As a small nation, Finland has been pushed to innovate and think beyond the obvious to put itself firmly on the map. We’ve become one of the most developed nations in the world, topping rankings of equality and happiness year after year. 

VTT is a multi-disciplinary international research and technology organisation made up of over 2,000 brilliant minds, each representing the top tier of their profession. We build the world’s most meaningful place to work, and we know that miracles often begin on Mondays – days like all others. We give access to our top-class research infrastructure and help business and society to explore tomorrow’s technologies. We enable innovations and cutting-edge solutions for carbon neutral and resilient societies, smarter use of natural resources and quantum leap.

We have built sustainable business through science with companies such as John Deere, Nokia, Honeywell and General Electrics. VTT is also a launchpad for over 50 deep tech start-ups.​

We are forerunners whose ultimate goal is to positively impact lives and the planet. To us, hope isn’t just a word. It’s a promise to take on the world’s biggest challenges for a better tomorrow that we can proudly give to hand down to our grandkids and the generations to come.​

We bring together people, business, science and technology, to solve the world’s biggest challenges, creating sustainable growth, jobs and well-being. Tell us that’s impossible, and let’s discover together why it isn’t.