Happiness Lounge: Finnish Digital Ecosystems Powering Global Partnerships
Join Business Finland for an inspiring pitching and matchmaking event at the Happiness Lounge during Slush 2026. The event highlights Finland’s digital ecosystems in the fields of immersive technologies, artificial intelligence, photonics, semiconductors, radio and network, and quantum. The event also enables connection, partnership, and collaboration building nationally and internationally.
Date and time: Thursday, November 19, 2026, 9:00 AM–12:00 PM (Finnish time), registration and morning coffee at 8:30 onwards & networking lunch at 12:00 PM onwards
Venue: Happiness Lounge, Slush, Helsinki Expo and Convention Centre
Admission: Free of charge & No Slush ticket required
Registration
Further Information
Pekka Rantala
pekka.rantala (at) businessfinland.fi
Janne Kari (Invest in Finland)
janne.kari (at) businessfinland.fi
Teija Pakanen (Enterprise Europe Network)
teija.pakanen (at) businessfinland.fi
Practicalities:
Greta Neffling
greta.neffling (at) businessfinland.fi
Join Business Finland for an inspiring pitching and matchmaking event at the Happiness Lounge during Slush 2026. The event highlights Finland’s digital ecosystems in the fields of immersive technologies, artificial intelligence, photonics, semiconductors, radio and network, and quantum. The event also enables connection, partnership, and collaboration building nationally and internationally.
Finland’s digital and ICT technology progress depends on strong international cooperation. By bringing together ecosystem leaders, innovators, and global partners, this event showcases Finland’s strengths and helps spark new collaboration across RDI and business.
Who should attend?
- This event is especially aimed for Finnish and international startups, scaleups, and research organizations seeking new partners and opportunities within Finland’s digital ecosystems.
Discover Finland’s digital and ICT technology strengths, meet potential partners, and help shape the next wave of international digital cooperation!
Business Finland is organizing Happiness Lounge with many different interesting themes. We encourage you to check the other networking possibilities in the Happiness Lounge!
Preliminary Agenda:
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Registration and morning coffee
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
- Opening Remarks
- Moderator by Business Finland
- Keynote: Why Finland is a best place to start business and create innovations? What benefits are there in Finland for ecosystem operator?
- N.N., TBC
- Pitching: Finnish Digital Pioneering Ecosystems – what are they, what are their needs, and how can my company benefit from them?
- Artificial Intelligence Ecosystem: RAIDE (Radical AI Deployment Ecosystem)
- Janne Eskola, Vice President, Demola Global
- Immersive Technology Ecosystem: Metaverse Finland
- Roope Pajasmaa, Senior Ecosystem Lead, Dimecc
- Radio and Network Technology Ecosystem: Nokia Veturi Ecosystems
- Jarkko Pellikka, Director, Industrial Collaboration, Nokia
- Photonics Ecosystem: Photonics Finland
- Juha Purmonen, Executive Director, Photonics Finland
- Semiconductor Ecosystem: Carbon Age
- Ilkka Varjos, Technology Fellow, Canatu
- User perspective: Scaling quantum business up with collaborative R&D infrastructure - Semiqon
- Himadri Majumdar, CEO and Co-Founder, Semiqon
- Artificial Intelligence Ecosystem: RAIDE (Radical AI Deployment Ecosystem)
- Corporate Venture Capital Companies: What are the requirements that need to be ready to get investment?
- N.N., TBC
- N.N., TBC
- Final Remarks
- Moderator by Business Finland
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
- Biobreak
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
- Networking/ Matchmaking & high-top tables
12:00 pm - 1 pm
- Networking lunch
Please note that the agenda is preliminary, and we aim to update it as soon as possible. There might be some changes as well.
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