Togeth­er for Glob­al Growth – Healthtech Export day 2026, helsin­ki

The Min­istry for For­eign Affairs of Fin­land, togeth­er with Healthtech Fin­land, Health Cap­i­tal Helsin­ki and the Min­istry of Social Affairs and Health’s RDI Growth Pro­gram for Health and Well­be­ing, invites you to a day of knowl­edge shar­ing, net­work­ing, and col­lab­o­ra­tion focused on inter­na­tion­al growth. We warm­ly wel­come all Finnish com­pa­nies aim­ing to grow inter­na­tion­al­ly, to join us, con­nect with peers, and engage with part­ners across the health inno­va­tion ecosys­tem.

Time: 26 August 2026, 8:00–13:00

Place: Terkko Health Hub, Haart­maninkatu 4, Build­ing 14, Helsin­ki

Reg­is­tra­tion.

Join us for the 4th annu­al edi­tion of this event and kick off a new sea­son togeth­er.

Finnish healthtech com­pa­nies will share prac­ti­cal insights on:

• How to begin export­ing and internationalizing—and how to scale in exist­ing mar­kets
• How to find and man­age part­ners and dis­trib­u­tors
• How to secure your first pilot project and build a strong busi­ness case

Dur­ing the breaks, you can net­work and explore a mini trade fair fea­tur­ing:

• Healthtech Fin­land
• Sailab Medtech Fin­land
• Dig­i­tal Health Fin­land
• Busi­ness Fin­land
• Finnvera
• Clever Health Net­work / Helsin­ki Uni­ver­si­ty Hos­pi­tal

Team Finland’s glob­al net­work of health advi­sors will also be avail­able for intro­duc­tions, rep­re­sent­ing mar­kets such as the Nordics, DACH, UK, USA, Poland & the Baltics, India, Cana­da, Africa Region, France, the Nether­lands, Switzer­land, Chi­na, and more.

Who should attend

Finnish com­pa­nies offer­ing health and well­be­ing tech­nolo­gies or solu­tions, whether already export­ing or prepar­ing to enter inter­na­tion­al mar­kets.

Pre­lim­i­nary Agen­da

08:00–08:30
Reg­is­tra­tion & mini trade fair

08:30–09:30 – Ses­sion 1

• Wel­come and prac­ti­cal­i­ties– Ter­hi Ras­mussen, Glob­al Oppor­tu­ni­ty Leader Health, Embassy of Fin­land in Copen­hagen
• Keynote welcome/ set­ting the stage – TBC
• Com­pa­ny case 1: Scal­ing soft­ware ser­vices in near mar­kets: lessons learned – Juha-Mat­ti Ranta, CEO, Medanets
• Com­pa­ny case 2: From a Cen­tu­ry of Crafts­man­ship to Glob­al Mar­kets: Reflec­tions from the Export Front­line — Tan­ja Tomu­la, Export Sales Man­ag­er, Hos­pi­tal & Nurs­ing, Lojer
• Dan­ish per­spec­tives: Build­ing bet­ter care through needs‑driven inno­va­tion and smarter col­lab­o­ra­tion – Bri­an Holch Kris­tensen, Head of Inno­va­tion, Bis­pe­b­jerg & Fred­eriks­berg Hos­pi­tal, Urban Acute Hos­pi­tal in Copen­hagen
• Ses­sion Q&A

09:30–10:30
Net­work­ing and mini trade fair — meet each oth­er & pos­si­ble col­lab­o­ra­tion part­ners

10:30–11:30 – Ses­sion 2

• Com­pa­ny case 3: Insights on nav­i­gat­ing and scal­ing on the U.S. Mar­ket – Visa Sip­po­la, CEO, Surgi­fy Med­ical
• Com­pa­ny case 4: Seize the niche — Nov­el solu­tions on the path to inter­na­tion­al mar­kets – TBC
• For­eign healthsector/hospital rep­re­sen­ta­tive: TBC
• Ses­sion Q&A
• Clos­ing words: Where do we go from here, Fin­land? – Saara Has­si­nen, CEO, Healthtech Fin­land

11:30–12:30
Net­work­ing and mini trade fair — meet each oth­er & pos­si­ble col­lab­o­ra­tion part­ners

12:30/13:00
End of event

Please note:

- the event pro­gram is sub­ject to changes

- The event will be held in Eng­lish and in per­son only 

- Please note that the par­tic­i­pant lists will be shared with the event orga­niz­ers

Warm­ly wel­come!