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QUIET ENERGY POWERHOUSES FINLAND’S VAASA INDUSTRY CLUSTER © raland / Adobe Stock
POWERING HAPPINESS –
HOW VAASA’S ENERGY
CLUSTER DRIVES
FINLAND’S GLOBAL REACH
Finland’s status as the world’s happiest country has become almost routine. The nation once again ranked first in the 2026 World Happiness Report, extending a streak that dates back to 2018. Yet in Vaasa, on
Finland’s west coast, that title feels less like a branding exercise and more like a by-product of something deeper - a tightly integrated industrial ecosystem built around energy innovation.
By Amir Garanovic, Managing Editor at Offshore Engineer Magazine 54 OFFSHORE ENGINEER OEDIGITAL.COM