Actualizado el 01/05/2024
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City of Helsinki seeks experts and new businessEscrito por Redacción TNI el 26/12/2023 a las 21:10:08810
 The City of Helsinki is a cooperation partner of the Slush event, which will take place at Messukeskus (Helsinki Expo and Convention Centre) from 30?November to 1?December. This year, Slush, one of the largest startup events in the world, will bring roughly 13,000?participants and 3,000?investors to Helsinki.?
“Slush is an important partner to the City of Helsinki in our efforts to attract new business, investments and experts to Helsinki. The event has played a major role in increasing awareness of Helsinki and the city’s vitality and attracting growth companies. Establishing new contacts and deepening existing ones is at the core of Slush cooperation, and we’re very proud of the fact that Slush has consolidated its position as a significant international event in Helsinki,” remarks Mayor of Helsinki Juhana Vartiainen.?
The City of Helsinki has invited several international investors and other guests to Slush’s main and side events. The event will introduce investors, companies looking to expand their operations, startups and the international media to the business opportunities available in Helsinki and the range of services offered by the city.
The City of Helsinki will also host a Helsinki Lounge at the Slush main event, offering a wide range of information sessions for target groups ranging from investors to startups.?
Digital technology and green solutions draw interest?
High-growth entrepreneurship is a significant factor in solving global problems. Green, sustainable growth and solutions are sought in fields such as circular economy, the built environment, the electrification of the transport system, and health technology, among others. The growth companies that have gathered the most funding in recent years focus on digital technology in their business operations.?
“The City of Helsinki has the ambitious goal of becoming Europe’s leading platform for pilot projects, innovative business operations and impact investments. In order to meet this goal, we must also succeed in attracting international experts, and Slush, our partner, plays a major role in these efforts,” emphasises Director of Economic Development Marja-Leena Rinkineva from the City of Helsinki.
Helsinki and Slush engage in diverse cooperation in the field of communications, among other things. They will also conduct an attendee survey at Slush to survey growth companies’ interest in Helsinki and develop the city’s attractiveness further based on the answers. Helsinki also offers the event participants information on business and investment activities and tips on things such as the city’s restaurants and cultural activities during Slush.?
Business opportunities in Helsinki and the City’s services for growth companies in the spotlight
The value of the startup companies operating in the Helsinki region can already be measured in the billions. The City’s actions have also contributed to this. Helsinki is a testbed (‘Testbed Helsinki’) that offers companies the opportunity to carry out pilot projects in an actual urban environment. This also yields solutions to various challenges in city life.
Slush will showcase the FAIR (Finnish AI Region) project coordinated by the City of Helsinki, which supports the use of artificial intelligence by SMEs. Launched last year, this project was chosen to receive partial funding as part of the Digital Europe Programme of the European Commission and a network of 151?European digital innovation hubs.
“Helsinki gives early-stage startups a boost by providing them with coaching services and industry-specific incubator services in the fields of health technology, learning technology and innovative urban solutions. The City’s focus areas also include close cooperation with higher education institutions. Business incubators are meeting places for top Finnish researchers, entrepreneurs, students with entrepreneurial spirit and the entire innovation and business community of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area, along with their international partners,” sums up Director of Business Services Paula Miettinen from the City of Helsinki’s Economic Development Department.?
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