The project proposes to build a bioterminal with an area of three hectares in the industrial area of Karhukivi in Suonenjoki, Finland. All-year-round Karhukivi bioterminal is the largest in its operating range, and it will be designed to respond to the current problems of the forest energy supply chain. The terminal is the first municipality-owned and public-use bioterminal in its area, which improves the operating environment of many energy entrepreneurs. In the terminal, significant amounts of forest biomass can be processed and stored, mainly for the production of electricity and heat. The investment will enhance the forest energy supply chain in the region, improve the continuous availability of energy, and it will have a positive effect on the quality of the wood chips and thus on the cleanliness of the combustion. Terminal operations secure the continuous availability of energy by means of buffer storage, thereby getting rid of land-based storage locations along weight-restricted side roads, which makes them vulnerable to weather failures and prevents year-round use. The bioterminal offers good conditions for completely new businesses in forest bioeconomy and circular economy in the region. The area's location in the vicinity of highway 9 and next to forest industry companies and a planned industrial area creates a comprehensive framework for new business. The project responds to the development needs and goals of the regional JTF transition plan in Northern Savo, especially goal 3 (ensuring energy supply/fighting energy poverty). One part of the sustainable transition from fossil energy sources to low-emission ones supported by JTF funding is the planning and establishment of wood chip logistics and a bio-terminal network to enable entrepreneurship and employment connected to renewable energy sources. The increase in the use of forest bioenergy is based on regional conditions and is an activity in accordance with the "no significant harm" principle in terms of climate change mitigation and adaptation.