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Helsinki 23.10.2025

Global Founders Network Meetup – Navigating Employer Rights & Responsibilities in Your First Hire

3 PM – 6 PM
Business Helsinki office
Kansakoulukatu 4, Helsinki

Register to the event by 20th of October. 

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Hanna Riski
Senior Advisor
hanna.riski (at) businessfinland.fi

Join us for the Global Founders Network MeetUp, which will focus on navigating employer rights and resposibilities of first hires

The event will take place on the 23rd of October in Business Helsinki office in Helsinki starting at 15:00 (Kansakoulukatu 3, Helsinki).The office is located in Kamppi and it is only a few minute walk from the metro station of Kamppi.  

Participants will hear a concrete presentation about the responsibilities and rights of employers including for example basics about hiring and employer contracts. In addition, one startup founder will share his experiences from his first hires. At the end of the event we have reserved time for networking. 

Agenda

15:00 Doors open, refreshments and snacks
15:30 Welcome to the event
Hanna Riski, Business Finland, & Jochen Faugel, Business Helsinki
15:35 Employer rights and responsibilities
Tuomo Lindholm, COO Relocation, Alfa Mobility
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Hiring Basics & Employment Contracts
- Employer Rights & Obligations (e.g., management and supervision, probation period rules)
- Practical Considerations for Startups
- Q&A and Key Takeaways
16:10 Case example: First experiences on our first hires as a startup
Mahmood Ulhaq, Co-Founder, Mediverse Technologies Oy
16:20 Q&A 
16:35 Networking & snacks
18:00 End of the event

This event is organized in collaboration with Business Helsinki and Alfa Mobility. 

In case you are not able to join the event but you are interested in joining the Global Founders Network, please contact: hanna.riski (at) businessfinland.fi.