Päijät-Häme Grain Cluster, Lahti Region
MEUR 600 turnover
3,000 jobs
800 farmers
43 000 ha arable land area
Product development & research
Grain is an inexhaustible source of product innovations. In recent years, the product development efforts and rewarded product innovations of the Grain Cluster have focused on oat, which is processed into e.g. beer, oil and xylitol.
An evolving cluster
The investments of the Päijät-Häme Grain Cluster companies in new production facilities and new production areas have been very significant. The investments indicate trust in the future possibilities of the industry and confidence in the Lahti Region.
Boreal is the newest member of the Päijät-Häme Grain Cluster!
A leadership transition has taken place at the Päijät-Häme Grain Cluster, as Markku Mikola has been elected the new Chair of the Board.
Salpausselkä Groundwater strengthens its position – EU name protection supporting growth
Teerenpeli Brewery & Distillery has won the IWSC 2024 Global Whisky Producer Award
Ant Brew Oy has joined the Päijät‑Häme Grain Cluster!
Fazer has chosen Salpaus Further Education as its strategic partner
Sustainable
food and drink
from pure raw materials
Circular economy & environment
The companies of the Grain Cluster are pioneers in circular economy. Their goal is to use nearly 100 per cent of the side streams of production and ensure respect for the environment and compliance with the principles of sustainable development in production.
Videos of the Päijät-Häme Grain Cluster
The Beverage Chain
The Bread Chain
Learn more about the companies of the Päijät-Häme Grain Cluster
The products of the companies of the Päijät-Häme Grain Cluster are part of consumers’ daily lives in a variety of ways. What the companies have in common is that they use grain as a raw material.
Further Education Salpaus, MTK Häme, Osuuskauppa Hämeenmaa and Citymarket Laune are also part of the cooperation network of Päijät-Häme Grain cluster.
Deep in the ridges of Salpausselkä flows the most valuable raw material of the Grain Cluster, clean groundwater.
Hartwall has access to the groundwater through its own water supply in Renkomäki, Lahti. “Water is an important resource for us as all of our products contain at least 90% water.”
– Hartwall’s Brew Master Hannele Alakarhu
Introducing the beverage chain of the grain cluster
Get to know the bread chain of the Grain Cluster