In the Mikkeli Metsä-Sairila region, a waste centre already operating there and a new wastewater treatment plant will be involved in the business of SMEs, public operators and environmental research activities. The area consists of processes such as water treatment, circular economy and biogas research and production. Other comprehensive environmental businesses in accordance with the principles and objectives of sustainable development, as well as the Blue Bioeconomy Centre of Excellence, are also planned for the region. The above activities require, among other things, functional transport and logistics connections which, for their part, enable the area to be marketed and SMEs to be located in the area.