Welcome to the Finnish Testing Meetup Group
September 2026, International Testers Day get together!
Let us continue on our collective journey learning about testing and quality assurance and celebrate the International Testers Day together!
Host
FTMG Meetup September edition is hosted by Qaraton.
Hosts from Qaraton will be:
Dong Pham
Hitesh Kikani
Sami Savolainen
Event program:
17:00-17.30 Arrival, refreshments and mingling
17:30-17:45 Opening words
17:45-18:30 Presentation 1 + Q&A + discussions
18:30-19:00 Break
19:00-19:45 Presentation 2 + Q&A + discussions
19:45-20:00 Announcements, infos + Few Testers Day Surprises including a lottery with gifts sponsored by EuroSTAR conference.
20:00-20:30 Mingling & discussions
20:30 Venue closed
There will be snacks and drinks available generouosly provided by Qaraton!
Let's be polite:
Please respect host and arrival timeslot -> be in time
Please remember to update your RVSP in case you cannot participate.
It is polite to update your RVSP NOT on the last day before the event or the event day but earlier!
Presentations:
In this session we will have two presentations from:
- 1.Ulla-Mari Schroderus from LähiTapiola
- 2.Tomi Nurmi from Vivicta
Ulla-Mari's presentation
Title: Green on the Dashboard, Red in the System
Abstract: Green dashboards give us a sense of safety. But the system we rarely test, ourselves, impacts highly on quality and sustainable performance.
Tomu's presentation
Title: Should I add virtualization into my toolbox?
Abstract: Food for thought from service virtualization or mocking. What problems it could ease up and what downsides it brings and how to manage those.
Warmly welcoming you all to this autumn semester kick-off,
Brgds FTMG organizers;
Nina, Szilard, Jani, Jamina and Mikko