Startup Events in Finland

! This invite is for the public. If youre a challenge participant or a specially invited guest you do not need to sign up here ! Join us on 13.9 as the Summer robotics challenge concludes. 8 teams with 8 robots left exactly 3 months ago to build what they thought was the best minimum viable product with this open source robotics hardware. On Sunday they will pitch and demo their robotic products/services in order to try to sell it to the judges as the best minimum viable product of the whole batch. 7000e prize pool The evening concludes on an experimental bonus event regarding sharp blades and robot teleoperation Sign up sign up

#MSBIFI Coffee Break on viikottainen Data Platform -tietoisku. 15 minuuttia, kahvihetken verran. Ei esittelyitä, ei mainoksia, vaan jokin yksittäinen asia joka viikko taatusti ajankohtaisesta asiasta. Puhujat toivottavasti monesta firmasta ja varalla aina järjestävä poppoo, joten setti toteutuu joka viikko! Kenelle: Kaikille Microsoft Data Platformista kiinnostuneille. Osallistuminen Teamsin kautta, joten näemme keitä muita sessiossa on. Mutta niin sen pitääkin olla ja huippua kun voi kerran viikossa huikkaista moikat sille naapurifirman arkkitehdille. Aihe tulee aina hieman yli viikko ennen tapahtumaan. Teams kutsu oheisen linkin takana (https://qum.io/khc) . Voit liittyä Teamsiin myös suoraan linkillä: https://qum.io/kh2021 Jos linkki antaa lyhyturlivirheen, on suora teams-linkki oikealla kunhan olet kirjautunut!

Join us for a relaxed ~5 km jog and meet new people while you're at it! 👟 Maybe you're new to running? Or a run club pro looking to connect with new faces? At a comfortable 7:00/km pace, it doesn't matter whether you run every week or you're dusting off your shoes for the first time in years. Everybody's welcome and no-one gets left behind! Put on your sneakers, and come solo or bring a friend. The first 20 people to sign up get a free Kili energy drink after the run, so sign up quick!⚡️ Bag drop before the start is possible inside Think Corner space. Please note that bags are left at your own responsibility. When: Monday 14.9. at 17:00. We'll begin with a warm-up together, so please arrive on time! Where: Yliopistonkatu 4 (start and finish in front of Think Corner) Distance: ~5K at ~7:00/km pace.

Prompt Workshop 5 — Build Agents for Studies Study season is back. Most people use AI to answer individual questions — one prompt, one response, done. A study agent does something different: it runs the whole workflow. Input a topic, research it, compress what matters, quiz you on it. No manual hand-off between steps. Agents can also act as personal assistants for you along your study journey, managing your calendar, following deadlines, helping you with communications and finding interesting events and opportunities. For this workshop, we're building one from scratch. By the end of the session, you'll have a working study agent. Join us for a hands-on workshop on: How study agents differ from a single AI prompt — and why the gap matters Building a multi-step agent loop Live build-along: everyone ships a working agent before we close Debugging and improving agent reliability Skill level: Intermediate — assumes you've used Claude or another AI tool before; we won't cover first principles 14 September — 18:00 Startup Sauna

Tapahtuma on suunnattu yrityksille, tutkimusorganisaatioille ja julkisen sektorin toimijoille, jotka ovat kiinnostuneita EU-tason yhteistyöstä ilmastoneutraalien ratkaisuiden kehittämisessä.

Welcome all international students to our themed evening, The Future of Recruitment! 💫💼 What does finding a job look like in the age of AI? How will AI automation change the future of hiring? Join us on 15 September to hear insights from two recruitment experts, and find out what to look out for during your job hunts! In addition to the speaker presentations, you’ll be able to ask questions, chat with other students and make new connections. 🎙️ Speakers: Saleem Qureshi, Serial Entrepreneur & AI Strategist, Co-founder, Staffin Kerttu Kaikkonen, International House Helsinki 🎟️ Programme: 16:00 start of the event 16:05 Helsinki Think Company presentation 16:15 Kerttu Kaikkonen, International House Helsinki presentation 16:25 Saleem Qureshi, What does the future of recruitment look like in the age of AI? 16:45 Questions and discussion 17:00 Networking at Think Company space 18:00 End of event Organised by Helsinki Think Company and Staffin.fi. More details to follow!

Join us for an evening of AI automation, real-world stories, and networking with the Helsinki n8n community. Whether you’re new to n8n or already building workflows, you’ll learn from Ambassadors, Marketplace creator, Official Partner, and fellow builders. Agenda 17:30 Doors open, refreshments & networking 18:00 Welcome to n8n ecosystem Getting started with n8n, learning resources, and the community by Sahar Pakseresht, n8n Ambassador 18:30 Building for the n8n Marketplace How to become a Verified Creator by Mychel Garzon, n8n Verified Creator (45+ published templates) 19:00 Real-World AI Automation Case Study KajoAI, an official n8n partner, shares how they built an AI chatbot for a customer. 19:30 Community Showcase Built something with n8n? We’d love to feature your workflow, AI agent, or automation. 20:00 Networking Meet local builders and join our Helsinki n8n WhatsApp Community to stay connected, hear about future meetups, and continue the conversation. A big thank you to Aiven for hosting us and supporting the Helsinki n8n community!

How do you build a startup in one of the world’s most traditional industries and make sustainable materials easier to access? Join us at Startup Sauna for Ambio Founder Story, an evening with Ambio’s founders, Tommi Bergstöm and Elmo Pakkanen. Ambio is an AI-driven physical commodity trader on a mission to accelerate the transition to sustainable materials. This mission is progressing fast in our primary domain, recycled plastics. In this founder story, we’ll dive into what it takes to build in the circular economy, how the idea for Ambio came together, and what the early journey of a sustainability-focused startup actually looks like — from finding the right customers to navigating an industry that is ready for change but hard to move. Together with Tommi and Elmo, we’ll explore: Building a startup around sustainability and materials Finding product-market fit in B2B Selling into traditional industries What CEO and COO roles look like in an early-stage company Lessons for students and aspiring founders curious about climate, circular economy, or B2B startups Whether you’re interested in startups, sustainability, materials, or just want to hear what founding a company really looks like, this is a great chance to learn directly from the founders building Ambio. Come by, bring your questions, and get inspired. We will offer snacks and refreshments!

Yrittäjä, haluatko lisää asiakkaita ja selkeyttä markkinointiisi? Tämä tehoisku antaa sinulle konkreettisia työkaluja ja uutta virtaa yrittäjän arkeen. Opit katsomaan omaa liiketoimintaasi asiakkaan silmin, kirkastamaan viestisi ja tekemään markkinointia, joka puhuttelee ja tuo tuloksia. Kouluttajana toimii yrittäjä ja markkinoinnin asiantuntija Sami Pilve. Tapahtuma on maksuton.

Tervetuloa mukaan Automotive & Vehicle Technology klusterin afterwork-tapahtumaan! Syksyn perinteinen kohtaaminen kokoaa yhteen Automotive & Vehicle Technology -klusterin jäsenyritykset verkostoitumaan, vaihtamaan kuulumisia ja suuntaamaan katseen tulevaan. Ohjelma: Klusterin ajankohtaiset kuulumiset Tulevat tapahtumat ja kansainväliset avaukset Katsaus tulevaan: suunta ja suunnitelmat Tarjolla myös pientä afterwork purtavaa. Kenelle: Tilaisuus on avoin klusterin jäsenille sekä kaikille aiheesta kiinnostuneille. Tervetuloa!

Tutkimus ja tutkimuksen kehittyminen kohti uusia innovaatioita ja liiketoimintaa on keskeinen osa yhteiskunnallista vaikuttavuutta ja innovaatioiden syntyä korkeakouluyhteisössämme. Tutkimusideat muuttuvat yhteiskunnallisesti vaikuttaviksi tuotteiksi tai prosesseiksi onnistuneella kaupallistamisen vaiheilla, johon kuuluu keskeisenä osana myös tapahtumat. Tampereen yliopisto osallistuu NORDEEP 2026 kaupallistamisen sijoittajatapahtumaan omalla startup-paviljongilla ja tapahtuman yhteistyökumppanina. Paviljongilla nähdään kahden päivän tapahtuman aikana 11 Tampereen korkeakouluyhteisön kaupallistamistiimiä. Ne ovat IdCLTI, LOUHI, Timekeeper, SILTA, Co-TIG, HUMU, AI LOB, PivotCore, Explained AI, Geometric AI and CASE. Voit seurata meidän kaupallistamistiimejämme In-Part sivulla https://tampere.portals.in-part.com/ Tervetuloa tapaamaan meitä! Research and its development towards new innovations and business activities are a key part of societal impact and the emergence of innovations within our higher education community. Research ideas are transformed into products or processes that have a societal impact through successful commercialisation, of which events are a key component. The Tampere University is taking part in the NORDEEP 2026 commercialisation investor event with its own start-up pavilion and as a partner of NORDEEP. Over the course of the two-day event, the pavilion will showcase 11 commercialisation teams from the Tampere University and Tampere University of Applied Sciences. These are IdCLTI, LOUHI, Timekeeper, SILTA, Co-TIG, HUMU, AI LOB, PivotCore, Explained AI, Geometric AI and CASE. Follow the progress of all our commersialisation teams’ on In-Part page https://tampere.portals.in-part.com/ Welcome to meet and greet us!

Join us in person on September 16 as Innofactor hosts our first autumn Data Platform meetup at Innofactor’s office and restaurant, Keilaranta 9, 02150 Espoo. Let’s kick off the autumn season together with an evening of practical insights, fresh ideas, and great conversations around the latest developments in Data Platform. Expect plenty of discussion around Microsoft Fabric, AI, analytics, and real-world data challenges — with a few details still being shaped, so come and be part of the conversation. We would love to see you there. Seats are limited, so please register only if you genuinely plan to attend. If your plans change, that is completely fine — just remember to release your spot early so someone on the waiting list has a chance to join. Light refreshments provided Innofactor will also offer snacks, beverages, and light food during the event — pientä syötävää tapahtuman ohessa — so you can enjoy the evening comfortably while networking with the community. Agenda • Running dbt on Microsoft Fabric: From Development to Orchestration - Innofactor Carl Räihä • Improving retrieval quality with vector index embeddings - Vesa Tikkanen Interested in speaking at a future meetup? If you have a topic idea or would like to share your experience with the community, please get in touch with Vesa Tikkanen, Oskari Heikkinen, Heini Ilmarinen, or Aleksi Partanen.

Tervetuloa mukaan Horisontin aamukahveille, jotka kokoavat yhteen EU-asiantuntijoita, rahoituksen hakijoita ja projektiosallistujia keskustelemaan Horisontti Eurooppaan liittyvistä ajankohtaisista teemoista. Tällä kertaa kuulemme arvioitsijan näkemyksiä hyvästä Horisontti-hakemuksesta.

Kesäkuussa toimintansa aloittanut Horisontti Eurooppa -ohjelmaan kuuluva FOREST-kumppanuus avaa ensimmäisen yhteishanke-hakunsa syyskuussa. Haun infowebinaari järjestetään 17.9.2026. Lisäksi on tarjolla useita muita verkostoitumista edistäviä tilaisuuksia.

An introduction event dedicated to Finland’s defence tech ecosystem — keynotes, panels, and structured networking bringing together defence innovators, early-stage founders, military, and investors. Who it’s for: Aspiring founders and idea-stage builders in defence tech Early-stage (pre-seed) defence startups Active members of Finland’s defence tech ecosystem Attendance: By application only. Due to the nature of the event, access is restricted by nationality (NATO + Ukraine). Program TBA Hosted by LUTES & Aalto Defence

About the Meetup Join us for a casual side event exploring China’s rapidly evolving technology ecosystem from AI and robotics to hardware, startups, and emerging technologies. With firsthand perspectives from Shenzhen and experience working with companies and partners connected to China, we’ll explore what is happening on the ground, how China’s technology ecosystem is evolving, and what developments are worth paying attention to. Who’s Behind This Meetup? This meetup is brought to you by Ashley Xu, Max Gnipping, Wang Xin and Zhenni Liang, who bring different perspectives and levels of experience engaging with China’s technology ecosystem. Their experience ranges from spending time on the ground in Shenzhen and exploring China’s technology landscape, to working with Swedish companies operating in China and building relationships across the Chinese and Nordic market. A special thanks to Hanken Business Lab for supporting the venue and helping make this meet-up possible. Who’s This For? The meet-up brings together founders, investors, researchers, operators, and others who are building, investing, working with, or exploring China and its technology ecosystem. Whether you are building, investing, researching, operating in China, working with Chinese companies, or simply looking to better understand the ecosystem, this meet-up is for you. Agenda ☕ 8:30–9:00 — Arrival, networking & opening 🎤 9:00–9:15 — Fireside Chat Bridging East & West with Wang Xin 🎤 9:15–9:30 — Robotics Trends in Shenzhen by Max Gnipping 🎤 9:30–10:00 — Panel Discussion 💡 10:00–10:30 — Ending and Coffee networking Location The event will be hosted at -2nd floor at Hanken Business Lab – Lilla Hangö, Hanken School of Economics, Arkadiankatu 22, 00100 Helsinki, Finland.

i4KIDS Paediatric Innovation Day – Helsinki 2025 18 September · Helsinki Hosted by HUS Helsinki University Hospital and the New Children’s Hospital Foundation , the i4KIDS Paediatric Innovation Day brings together Europe’s leading voices in paediatric and maternal–fetal health innovation. This year, as part of our commitment to expanding international collaboration and strengthening synergies across the innovation ecosystem, we travel to Helsinki to celebrate the 2026 edition of our flagship event. Co‑funded by the European Union, this Paediatric Innovation Day will showcase breakthrough solutions, emerging technologies, and ambitious projects designed to improve health outcomes for children, mothers, and families worldwide. The programme includes keynote sessions, expert panels, clinical challenge presentations, and project pitches from innovators across Europe. Attendees will have the opportunity to connect with researchers, clinicians, industry leaders, patient organisations, and innovation managers working to address unmet clinical needs and accelerate the development of impactful paediatric solutions. Join us in Helsinki to help shape the future of paediatric and maternal–foetal healthcare. Stay tuned for the complete agenda soon!

Data has become the most valuable asset organizations run on. As GDPR and the EU AI Act tighten, the question isn't just "can we build it?" anymore. It's "who controls the data, and can we trust the AI?" This is your chance to work on tech that actually matters, real problems around privacy, trust, and control that European companies are wrestling with right now. Over one weekend, you'll go from a challenge brief to a working prototype, alongside Finland's best technical talent, mentored directly by engineers from the partner companies who brought the problems to the table. Join Finland's largest student-led AI community for a weekend of building AI systems that don't just work, but also earn trust. Our partners: Microsoft Verda Norrin Relex IBM Elisa 📍 Design Factory, Espoo 📅 18–20 September 2026 ⏱️ 48 hours 💰 €10,000 prize pool Ready to build trust? See you in September!

Miten uudet materiaalit, teknologiat ja velvoitteet vaikuttavat ajoneuvoihin tulevaisuudessa? Tuottajavastuun syysseminaarissa on luvassa monipuolinen katsaus kiertotalouden näkökulmiin. Mukana on asiantuntijoita mm. VTT:ltä, K-Autosta, Stena Recyclingiltä ja ympäristöministeriöstä. Ilmoittautuminen paikan päälle päättyy 7.9. ja etäyhteydellä osallistumiseen 21.9. Ohjelma: 11.00 Omakustanteinen lounas, ilmoittaudu etukäteen (Solo Sokos Hotel Torni, Tampere) 12.00 Tilaisuuden avaus, Mikko Kantokari , Lupa- ja valvontavirasto 12.10 Tulevaisuuden ajoneuvot, materiaalit ja kestävyys, Päivi Kivikytö-Reponen , Teknologian tutkimuskeskus VTT 12.40 Ajankohtaista lainsäädännössä, Eini Lemmelä , ympäristöministeriö 13.10 Miten vastuullisuus näkyy K-Autossa? Mikä on sähköautojen rooli murroksessa? Ira Vainio , K Auto Oy 13.30 CeLLife Suomalainen innovaatio jäteakkujen uudelleenkäyttöön, Mika-Petteri Kuro , CeLLife Technologies Oy 13.50 Kommenttipuheenvuoro, Juha Kenraali , Suomen Autokierrätys Oy (TYNK pj) 14.00 Kahvi (tauolla tilaisuus vaihtaa ajatuksia alan toimijoiden kanssa keskustelupisteillä) 14.45 Muovien mahdollisuudet ja haasteet kierrätyksessä, Ilari Jönkkäri , Tampereen yliopisto 15.15 Miten eri materiaalien kierrätystavoitteet saavutetaan? Mitä yhteistyötä se edellyttää? Hanna Seppälä , Stena Recycling Oy 15.35 Loppusanat 15:45 Tilaisuus päättyy Maksuton seminaari on avoin kaikille. Seminaari on osa tuottajavastuuviranomaisen yhteistyötä sidosryhmien kanssa. Lämpimästi tervetuloa mukaan! Lisätietoja: Tuottajavastuun verkkosivut www.tuottajavastuu.fi Lupa- ja valvontavirasto /Tuottajavastuu: tuottajavastuu(a)lvv.fi

Tule mukaan rakentamaan Euroopan vähähiilisen teollisuuden ja kestävän vedenhallinnan tulevaisuutta! Korkeatasoinen yhteistyötapahtuma kokoaa yhteen asiantuntijoita julkisista organisaatioista, teollisuus- ja teknologiayrityksistä, tutkimuslaitoksista ja yliopistoista Suomesta ja Turkista. Tavoitteena on luoda ja syventää kumppanuuksia, jotka realisoituvat innovatiivisina tutkimus- ja innovaatiohankkeina.

Miten tekoäly voi uudistaa teollisuusyrityksen liiketoimintaa – ei vain tehostaa nykyistä tekemistä? Käytännön AI-workshop teollisuudelle tiistaina 22.9. on aamupäivän mittainen, käytännönläheinen työpaja teollisuusyritysten johdolle, liiketoimintapäättäjille ja asiantuntijoille. Tapahtuman tavoitteena on auttaa yrityksiä tunnistamaan, missä tekoäly voi tuottaa todellista liiketoiminta-arvoa: uusissa toimintamalleissa, tuotekehityksessä, tietojohtamisessa, asiantuntijatyön muutoksessa ja AI-agenttien hyödyntämisessä. Ohjelma sisältää lyhyitä alustuksia ja demoja sekä fasilitoituja pöytäkeskusteluja eri teemojen ympärillä. Osallistujat valitsevat ilmoittautumisen yhteydessä itseään kiinnostavimmat teemat, jotta keskustelut voidaan kohdentaa mahdollisimman hyvin osallistujien tarpeisiin ja osaamistasoon. Tämä ei ole pelkkä katsaus tekoälyn mahdollisuuksiin, vaan tilaisuus pysähtyä oman yrityksen näkökulmasta olennaisten kysymysten äärelle: mitä tekoäly mahdollistaa juuri meidän liiketoiminnassamme, mistä kannattaa aloittaa ja miten seuraavat askeleet viedään käytäntöön. Ohjelma: 8.30 Aamukahvia ja verkostoitumista 9.00 Tervetuloa ja tapahtuman avaus 9.05 Alustukset ja käytännön demot: Ei tehostamista vaan uudistamista, miltä AI-natiivi liiketoiminta oikeasti näyttää | Timo Savolainen , 4. Aalto Tiedolla johtaminen ja genAI-kypsyys: organisaation strateginen polku kohti arjen tekoälyä | Jussi Myllärniemi , Tampereen yliopisto Tuotekehityksen tiedonhallinnan murros | Tommi Paunonen , Taipuva Agentit paljastavat, missä ketteryys jäi puolitiehen | Veli-Pekka Eloranta & Anssi Kuutti , Curious Miltä myyjän työpäivä näyttää AI:n kanssa vuonna 2026? | Axel Silvast , Revial AI (TREX AI) 10.00 Siirtyminen teemakohtaisiin pöytäkeskusteluihin 10.10 Fasilitoidut pöytäkeskustelut Keskustelua ja työskentelyä valittujen teemojen ympärillä. Tavoitteena on tunnistaa konkreettisia mahdollisuuksia, haasteita ja seuraavia askelia tekoälyn hyödyntämiseen omassa organisaatiossa.

Startup Clinic — Creatives Edition, hosted with Business Helsinki A gathering for creative founders who are building. FiBAN Startup Clinics bring together founders and FiBAN investors for a session of open sparring, problem-sharing, and honest conversation. No presentations, no pitch competition — just a room where you can talk about what's actually hard right now and get real input from people who've seen it before. Around one third of the room are FiBAN member investors and experienced operators. The other two thirds are founders from creative industries at companies with early traction or active development. Business Helsinki will share a brief perspective from their work to open the evening. This is for you if: You're building a company in a creative field — design, media, fashion, gaming, culture, content, or beyond — and navigating real decisions around growth, funding, or team. You want direct, unfiltered input — not a lecture. You're ready to both share and help others in the room. There is no official program; just casual sparring around a cup of coffee between founders, FiBAN members, and other ecosystem partners. Start your journey to pitch at Pitch Finland here. Learn more: https://fiban.org/apply/ Spots are limited and registrations are reviewed.

Kevytyrittäjyys on helppo askel kohti omaa bisnestä. 🪶 Sopisiko se juuri sinulle? 🫵🏻 Oletko kiinnostunut yrittäjyydestä, mutta sinulla ei ole juuri aikaa yrityksen perustamiselle tai et halua ottaa suurta riskiä? Kevytyrittäjänä voit johtaa työskentelyäsi joustavasti sekä riskittömästi, ja se antaa samalla hyvät eväät täyspäiväistä yrittäjyyttä varten! 💡 Tervetuloa kuulemaan OP Kevytyrittäjän esittely ja Helsinki Think Companyn tiimin parhaat tärpit koskien kevytyrittäjyyttä. Tapahtuman järjestää Helsingin yliopiston yrittäjyysyhteisö Helsinki Think Company, joka auttaa opiskelijoita, tutkijoita ja asiantuntijoita viemään akateemisen osaamisensa käytäntöön. Tapahtuman kumppanina toimii OP Kevytyrittäjä. Tapahtuman kieli on englanti. *** Light entrepreneurship is an easy first step toward starting your own business. 🪶 Could it be right for you? 🫵🏻 Are you interested in entrepreneurship, but don’t have much time to start a business or don’t want to take on a big risk? As a light entrepreneur, you can manage your work flexibly and without risk, while also gaining valuable experience for full-time entrepreneurship! 💡 Join us to hear a presentation on OP’s Light Entrepreneur program and get the Helsinki Think Company team’s top tips on light entrepreneurship. The event is organised by Helsinki Think Company, the University of Helsinki’s entrepreneurship community, which helps students, researchers, and experts put their academic expertise into practice. OP Light Entrepreneur is a partner of the event. The event is organised in English.

Mitä jos kulujen hyväksyntä hoituisi itsestään – ja tarkastustyö jäisi historiaan? Matka- ja kululaskujen pyörittely vaatii aikaa ja hermoja. Olemme työskennelleet pitkäjänteisesti kuluhallinnan automatisoinnin eteen ja olemme saavuttaneet tuloksia, joita haluamme jakaa kasvokkain. Tervetuloa Solveon M2:n maksuttomaan aamupäivän tilaisuuteen – aamiaisen, konkreettisten esimerkkien ja vertaisoppimisen äärelle. Mistä aamupäivän aikana puhutaan? Automaation uusi taso: M2 Tarkka poistaa turhan kululaskujen tarkastustyön huomauttamalla virheistä jo täyttövaiheessa ja automatisoimalla hyväksynnät puolestasi. Kuulet, mitä tuloksia Tarkalla on jo saavutettu – ja kuinka pitkälle kuluhallinta on mahdollista automatisoida. Reaaliaikainen kuluhallinta: M2:n ja Zevoy-maksukorttien integraatio tuo korttiostot reaaliajassa kuluhallintaan. Hyvästi kadonneet kuitit ja manuaalinen näpyttely. Kuluhallinnasta vastuullisuusjohtamiseen: Miten yrityksesi matkustusdata muuttuu automaattisesti päästölaskelmiksi ja osaksi vastuullisuusraporttia? Tapahtuma on maksuton. Ilmoittaudu mukaan ja varaa paikkasi!

Watch the next generation of AI startups take the stage with Anthropic! For Maria 01 NEXT, Maria 01 and Anthropic are bringing together ten ambitious startups building bold, novel solutions with AI for a live pitching competition in Helsinki. These startups will take the Maria 01 NEXT stage to pitch their companies in front of Anthropic and Felix Capital. And there’s more at stake: the winning startups will have the opportunity to join Anthropic on stage at an exclusive Slush side event in November, alongside Claude credits and Anthropic startup benefits. 10 startups. 3 minutes. One stage. Each selected startup will have: 3-minute live pitch A sharp introduction to their company, product and vision. 3-minute Q&A Direct questions and feedback from the jury. The pitches will be evaluated by a jury featuring three representatives from Anthropic and one representative from Felix Capital. Come see what these startups are building, hear their pitches, and discover the companies shaping what’s next in AI. About Anthropic Anthropic is an AI research company focused on building reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. Its Claude family of AI models is designed to be helpful, honest and harmless. About Felix Capital Felix Capital is a venture capital firm for the Creative Class, managing over $1.2B of venture and growth capital. Based in London, Felix operates at the intersection of technology and creativity, with an investment focus in Europe and North America. Illustrative investments for Felix Capital include: Farfetch, Moonbug, Perk, Mirakl, and Voy. About Maria 01 NEXT Maria 01 NEXT is Maria 01’s flagship startup festival, bringing together founders, investors, operators and ecosystem leaders for two days of talks, networking, workshops and curated side events in Helsinki. The Maria 01 × Anthropic Pitching Competition is one of the headline events of Day 1. If you find this event interesting, we invite you to explore the Pitch of Finland: Turning the Investor

The third and final evening of the Tech Founder Crash Course. We get into the hard questions around growth and funding. The evening 17:30 – Doors open 18:00 — Intro 18:05 — Demos: some participants show what they've built 18:30 — What to Do After Your First Users (hands-on) / Johan Jern, Realm & Anna Almeida, Advisor/Founder 19:45 — Break 19:55 — Find Funding / Samuli Pehkonen, Startup Foundation 20:30 — What I Wish I'd Known Earlier (fireside chat) / Monika Liikamaa, Builder & Investor 21:00 — Mingling 21:30 — Exit Snacks and beverages provided. Who is this for Developers and people with a technical background who want to build something of their own. You might have a concrete idea or just a strong feeling that it's time to build something yourself. Juniors welcomed. Leave with A realistic next-step plan and a network. Organised by Hive Helsinki, Slush, Aalto Founder School, and Startup Foundation. Getting there Type "Hive Helsinki" in your maps application to find the exact entrance. The campus is at Haapaniemenkatu 5A, Sörnäinen, Helsinki. Register Spots are limited and selected based on participant motivation and experience (remember, juniors welcomed). Selected participants will be informed in advance.

Are you interested in sustainability, critical data/technology studies, and/or art and design? Do you want to imagine an alternative model for the cloud and AI infrastructures that is more communal, playful, and thoughtful? If yes, join our collective sculpting + prompt-making workshop at Space 21! Together, we will research data infrastructures, trace bodily and ecological experiences related to digital technologies, and generate questions + prompts regarding the cloud. The final outcome will be a "cloud" sculpture we make together with paper and beads. No previous design or research experience required. Tea + Cloud-shaped Snacks + Materials Provided! 🤝 Workshop facilitated by artist-designer-researchers Lù Chén (https://l-lu-u.github.io) and Heya Kwon (https://heya.world/). ☁☁☁☁☁☁☁☁☁☁☁☁☁☁☁☁☁☁☁☁☁☁☁☁☁☁ The second part of this workshop is optional and will be held in two weeks here: https://luma.com/pc088roy FREE // Snacks + Tea + Workshop Materials Provided.

This Builders' Breakfast session is part of the Maria 01 NEXT Startup Festival. Explore the full 2-day program here. Sami Marttinen co-founded a company that most founders only talk about reaching: a centaur, meaning a private company generating over $100 million in annual revenue. Swappie crossed that threshold in 2023 and has held it since, closing 2025 with €234 million in revenue and, for the first time, a full year of EBITDA profitability. Getting there wasn't a straight line. Before Swappie, Sami and his co-founder ran through thirteen different business ideas under one company, pivoting quickly, taking no salary, and funding the process themselves through student loans and savings. The idea that eventually became Swappie came from a personal experience, being scammed while buying a used phone online, and a consumer survey the next day that suggested the market for used electronics could eventually rival the market for used cars. Sami is now building a new company, currently in stealth. This time, the environment is different. Swappie was built in a pre-AI era, with none of the tools founders now take for granted. His new venture is being built with AI shaping the process from the outset. At this Builders' Breakfast, Sami will share the story on what it took to grow Swappie into a centaur, and how building pre-AI compares to building now. If you find this session interesting, we invite you to explore the full Maria 01 NEXT Startup Festival Program.

The Pitch of Finland collides two iconic formats: the sharp scrutiny of Lion's Den and the crowd-powered drama of The Voice. The result is a night that's genuinely entertaining and educational, built for people who want to understand how real angel investing decisions get made, not just watch a pitch competition. 📅 September 24th 📍 Maria 01, Helsinki 🎥 Livestreamed 🔒 Private event — 100 seats in the room 8 of Finland's most promising startups pitch live in front of a jury of seasoned investors and operators. Hosting the night: Claes-Mikko Nilsen Co-founder of FiBAN (Finnish Business Angels Network) and Principal at NordicNinja VC, one of the most recognizable voices in Nordic angel investing, and famous for his sharp, entertaining style as a pitch moderator. On the jury: Elias Aalto (Co-founder of Wolt, Angel Investor, Host of Bängeri) Kim Väisänen (Serial Entrepreneur and Investor) Noora Keskievari (Consumer Entreprenuer & Investor) Pekka Samuelsson (FIBAN most active angel of the Year 2024) Who this is for: Business and tech leaders who are actively angel investing, thinking about starting, or simply curious how it's done. This is a curated crowd. Expect Finland's sharpest operators, investors, and future angels in one place. After the pitches: Networking - a chance to meet others in the room who share your curiosity about angel investing, from first-timers to seasoned investors.

🧩 Want to turn an idea into a clear, structured business model? In this workshop, we'll present the tools to help you to do that! You’ll work with t he Business Model Canvas to: 🪨 Understand the key building blocks of a business model 📅 Apply them to your own idea or project 🤺 Get feedback and peer support in a collaborative setting. This event is free and open to everyone. The workshop is designed to complement Entrepreneurship and Innovation Studies (EIS) online courses, available to take on MOOC platform: https://courses.mooc.fi/org/uh-eisp/courses/eisp1-introduction-to-innovation-and-entrepreneurship

"I have a hardware project, how do I know if there's a company in it?" That's the question this evening is built around. Rethink Robotics built genuinely good robots and shut down anyway. Building the thing is rarely what kills a hardware startup. Finding out whether anyone actually needs it, before you spend two years on it, is the hard part. Kiuas will be running this session. They're a non-profit Founder Collective in Otaniemi with ten years of knowledge watching startups fail and succeed. They'll take us through how to pressure-test an idea properly: who feels the pain, who actually pays to fix it, and what you can put in front of a real customer within a week. Hardware doesn't follow the software playbook. In robotics the person suffering from the problem almost never holds the budget, and there are usually five people who can say no before anyone gets to say yes. This makes validation all the more important. Bring your laptop, your own project, or pick an idea from a list we provide. This workshop is hands-on. You'll leave with a plan you could start executing the next morning. Open to everyone. No startup experience needed, and no robotics background either.

#MSBIFI Coffee Break on viikottainen Data Platform -tietoisku. 15 minuuttia, kahvihetken verran. Ei esittelyitä, ei mainoksia, vaan jokin yksittäinen asia joka viikko taatusti ajankohtaisesta asiasta. Puhujat toivottavasti monesta firmasta ja varalla aina järjestävä poppoo, joten setti toteutuu joka viikko! Kenelle: Kaikille Microsoft Data Platformista kiinnostuneille. Osallistuminen Teamsin kautta, joten näemme keitä muita sessiossa on. Mutta niin sen pitääkin olla ja huippua kun voi kerran viikossa huikkaista moikat sille naapurifirman arkkitehdille. Aihe tulee aina hieman yli viikko ennen tapahtumaan. Teams kutsu oheisen linkin takana (https://qum.io/khc) . Voit liittyä Teamsiin myös suoraan linkillä: https://qum.io/kh2021 Jos linkki antaa lyhyturlivirheen, on suora teams-linkki oikealla kunhan olet kirjautunut!

Communal Reading meetup These regular meetups are low-threshold opportunities to check-in with our lovely community and for newcomers to familiarize themselves with our book club. So feel very welcome too if this is your first time joining the Asian Book Club Helsinki! What do we do 📖 We read together in silence for about an hour. You can read the book we picked for our upcoming Book Discussion or any other (Asian) book you’re reading at the moment. 💬 Before and after our reading hour there is time to connect & chat with each other. The program for this meetup: 16:30-17:00: Arrivals, ordering drinks & treats 17:00-18:00: Communal Reading (in silence) 18:00-18:30: Connect with fellow Asian Book Clubbies About the Asian Book Club Helsinki We are an open, diverse community of (aspiring) readers & lovers of Asian literature. In our book club we read and discuss: books by authors from an Asian background – including diaspora authors from all 5 Asian regions – East, Southeast, South, West, Central contemporary literary fiction (novels, short stories, novellas, biographical fiction) and memoirs Please follow the Asian Book Club Helsinki on Instagram! Support Asian entrepreneurs All Asian Book Club Helsinki meetups are free of charge. But we ask you to support our lovely (Asian) entrepreneurs of the venue by ordering drinks & treats/food from their cafe menu. NOTE: If you can't make it to our meetup, don't forget to cancel your registration to free up space for people on the waitlist! A fee will apply for: late cancellations (on the day of the meetup): €5 no-shows €10

We’re bringing together corporates, startups, investors, researchers, and public-sector leaders to officially launch Tech Hub Finland and create new pathways for collaboration between Finnish industry and global innovation. Tech Hub Finland is an innovation platform and ecosystem designed to connect leading industrial corporations, startups, investors, and researchers to foster industrial innovation and accelerate business growth. The hub is commissioned by the City of Tampere and operated by Plug and Play. Agenda: 15:30 Free Shuttle Bus Service Departing from the Tampere Exhibition and Sports Centre. If interested in this service, please email m.giol@pnptc.com 16:00 Registration 16:25 Welcoming 16:30 Official Opening: Greetings from Minister Puisto 16:50 Why Tampere & Finland 17:00 About Tech Hub Finland 17:10 Panel: Anchor Partners on Why They Joined Tech Hub Finland 17:30 Panel: Corporate-Startup Collaborations in Practice 17:45 About the Accelerator Program 17:50 Cohort 1: Startup Pitches 18:20 Closing 18:25 Networking

Live-säätiön koordinoimat Täsmä: täsmäosaamista työelämään-hanke ja Messi-hanke järjestävät yhteistyössä syksyllä 2026 kolmen webinaarin webinaarisarjan, jonka yhteisenä otsikkona on : Työvoimapula vai osaajapula? Toisessa webinaarissa tiistaina 29.9.2026 klo 9-10.00 käsitellään aihetta Työnantajamielikuvan rakentuminen rekrytointiprosessissa ja sen jälkeen. Miten työnantajamielikuvaa rakennetaan rekrytointiprosessin aikana? Entä pitkällä tähtäimellä? Missä työnantajamielikuva näkyy, ja ketä halutaan houkutella? Näitä asioita pohditaan webinaarisarjan toisessa osassa työantajamielikuvan asiantuntijoiden johdolla. OHJELMA: 9.00 Alkusanat ja Messi-sekä Täsmä-hankkeen esittelyt, Pirjo Pellikka , yritysvalmentaja ja Anu Löytönen-Parkkamäki , yritysvalmentaja, Live säätiö 9.10 Henri Soininen , Stars HR Oy: Työnantajamielikuvan rakentuminen rekrytointiprosessissa. 9.30 Merlin Zahkna ja Maria Löfhjelm , UVKY-CASE: Sisäisen ja ulkoisen työnantajamielikuvan luominen sekä pitovoima. 9.50 Loppusanat Tapahtuma on maksuton.