Helsinki and Slush have built a long-term partnership to develop an internationally attractive growth company ecosystem. The goal of the collaboration is to attract new companies, talent and investment to Finland, and to strengthen Helsinki’s position as one of Europe’s leading innovation hubs.
Slush is one of the world’s most significant startup and tech events, and its roots are firmly in Helsinki. The City works closely with Slush because the event supports Helsinki’s economic development goals in many ways: competitiveness, job creation, innovation, and sustainable growth.
Slush brings to Helsinki a wide range of startup entrepreneurs, investors, researchers and business leaders from around the world. The event offers direct access to funding, partnerships and customers. At the same time, it opens the door for Helsinki to join international innovation networks. As a city, Helsinki benefits both from the birth of new companies and from the growing interest of international operators to establish themselves here.
Helsinki provides concrete services and testing platforms that support business development. Slush acts as an important showcase for this ecosystem. Through the event, Helsinki highlights, for example, the city’s agile experimentation culture, high-quality education system and strong technology community.
While Slush is best known as a meeting place for technology companies, its impact extends widely across Helsinki’s business life. The event contributes to the tourism, service and restaurant sectors, brings international visibility to the city and strengthens Helsinki’s profile as a modern, open and entrepreneur-friendly capital.
Slush and the City of Helsinki share a common vision: to build a future where growth is driven by new knowledge, collaboration and bold solutions. The partnership is not based on a single event but on long-term development work that supports the city’s economic and innovation strategy and strengthens Helsinki’s position as an attractive business environment now and in the future.
Slush is more than an event, it is part of Helsinki’s story as a growing, international and forward-looking business city.
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