Growth and startup activities

Helsinki’s startup and ecosystem services

NewCo Helsinki’s startup and ecosystem services

NewCo Helsinki’s growth services team helps startups, investors, companies and other Finnish and international ecosystem actors to find the networks and information they need in Helsinki and elsewhere.

Helsinki Partners growth services

Helsinki Partners helps foreign companies in finding locations, Finnish partner companies and opportunities to expand their operations in Helsinki.

Helsinki startup ecosystem database

Helsinki participates in an international startup ecosystem service designed to bring together startups, investors, incubators, accelerators, higher education institutes, universities and investment rounds in a novel way. The service is produced by the Dutch startup Dealroom.co in cooperation with NewCo Helsinki.

Helsinki Dealroom provides comprehensive coverage of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area’s startup ecosystem. The service currently lists more than 2,000 startups and other actors. Visibility in Dealroom can help startups and other actors to create the conditions for growth in various ways.

Registration is required to use the site.

Helsinki Dealroom

Incubators and accelerators

NewCo Accelerator

A business incubator and accelerator programme that brings startups together to learn and network. The programme focuses on funding, team building and growth in particular.

Urban Tech Helsinki

An incubator for sustainable urban solutions that helps companies solve urban challenges to achieve their growth goals. The incubator creates solutions based on the circular economy, clean energy, smart traffic and urban agriculture.

Helsinki Education Hub

A business incubator that brings together and supports innovation businesses in the education field through a growth programme open to apply twice a year. The programme provides an opportunity to grow the business idea into a valuable business together wi

Heath Incubator Helsinki

An incubator that offers office and coworking facilities, networking opportunities and up to three years of business development services. Incubator programmes are customised based on the individual needs of each company.

Helsinki XR Center

An incubator for talent in the field of virtual and augmented reality (VR & AR) that offers services and workspaces, equipment, collaborative learning and mentoring.

Startup communities and facilities

Maria 01

The leading startup campus in the Nordics with a network, innovation conditions and central location designed to help startups grow. Companies are selected based on strict criteria for a tenancy period of three years.

Helsinki Think Company

Helsinki Think Company offers cooperation and event facilities and various programmes for exchanging ideas.

Do you want to develop innovation that promotes business?

The Innovation Fund is a fund created for investment and other projects that strengthen Helsinki’s business and knowledge base. The fund can be used by the city’s departments, central administration, subsidiaries or external operators such as universities, companies or registered associations. Read more about funding and how to apply on the Innovation Fund page on the old hel.fi in Finnish.

City of Helsinki Innovation Fund

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Growth and startup activities in Helsinki