BRIDGES - Building Regional Innovation for Green Economy Solutions

BRIDGES connects five regions with complementary strengths — Vestfjord (Iceland), Oulu (Finland), Tromsø (Norway), Norrbotten (Sweden) and Cork (Ireland) — to accelerate the transition to a circular economy by turning collaboration across borders into concrete business opportunities for SMEs. 

The project builds a transnational innovation network linking SMEs with support organisations and providers of circular solutions, enabling faster development, testing and uptake of circular products and services. Through mapping of regional strengths, company needs, and tailored one-to-one support, SMEs strengthen circular business models, resource efficiency and digital capabilities. The network is activated through knowledge exchange, sector collaboration and matchmaking.

Long-term impact is ensured by supporting market entry and scalability, facilitating partnerships with clusters, public actors and investors, and establishing a governance model for continued cooperation beyond the project period.