Slush Day 0: Why start­up founders choose Fin­land?

Head­ing to Slush? Come meet Busi­ness Fin­land, rep­re­sen­ta­tives from Helsin­ki, Tam­pere and Oulu and dis­cov­er what Finland’s start­up ecosys­tems have to offer.

Dur­ing the event organ­ised just before Slush kicks off, you will hear first­hand expe­ri­ences from founders and meet the organ­i­sa­tions shap­ing Fin­land’s start­up ecosys­tem.

Time: 17 Novem­ber 2026, 10:00 — 11:20

Place: Arcade5, Maria 01, Lapin­lah­denkatu, Helsin­ki

Reg­is­tra­tion.

AGEN­DA

10.00–10.30 Reg­is­tra­tion and break­fast

10.30–10.40 Open­ing words by Maria01 Sari­ta Runeberg, CEO of Maria01 

10.40–10.50 Start­up ecosys­tem in Fin­land (Anna­mari Soikke­li, Busi­ness Fin­land)

10.50–11.10 Pan­el: founder sto­ries (Mod­er­at­ing, Jen­ni Fal­ck, Busi­ness Fin­land)

• Nilüfer Alakas, Founder and CEO at Lotus Sir­ius
• Fatih Ömrüuzun, Founder and CEO, Vis­ratek
• Vin­cent Rocha, Founder and CEO, Mylo
• Cur­tis Thomas, Founder, Kohtaa 

11.10–11.20 Ecosys­tem pitch­es

• Cap­i­tal region, Jochen Faugel, City of Helsin­ki
• Tam­pere, Murat Demirez, City of Tam­pere
• Oulu, She­fat Islam, City of Oulu

Learn how star­tups can tap into local net­works, sup­port ser­vices, and growth oppor­tu­ni­ties while con­nect­ing with ecosys­tem lead­ers from across the coun­try.

See you in Helsin­ki!