AI Boost: Supercharge Your Business with AIStart
2025-08-19 16:00 - 18:00 UTC
Join Helsinki’s fastest-growing AI community!

Discover real startup stories, insights from FAIR and AIStart experts, and engage in a dynamic panel discussion on AI’s opportunities and challenges – all whilst enjoying networking, mocktails, and pizza.

Perfect for founders, SMEs, researchers, students, and anyone curious about AI in action. Our free event is open to everyone interested in growing with AI!

Date: August 19, 2025Time: 16:00–18:00 (doors open at 15:30)Location: Maria 01, HelsinkiFor: Startups, SMEs, universities, ecosystem builders & future collaboratorsHosted by AIStart – a joint project by Haaga-Helia, Metropolia, the cities of Helsinki, Vantaa, and Espoo, supporting inclusive and practical AI adoption in business.Sign up!

Program Highlights:

16:00–16:10 | Welcome & Opening Remarks 16:10–16:25 | Keynote: AI for Growth – A Strategic Perspective 16:25–16:35 | Startup Spotlight: AI in Action 16:35–17:00 | Panel: Scaling with AI in Helsinki – What’s Next? 17:00–18:00 | Networking Bingo + Pizza & Mocktails

More information about the event can be found on the website.

Generative AI for Smarter Knowledge Work: From Ideas to Business Value
2025-09-17 08:30 - 12:30 | Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences, Ratapihantie 13, Helsinki, Suomi
From ideas to business value. Join us for the Generative AI-enhanced Knowledge Management (GAIK) Event on September 17, 2025 at Haaga-Helia Pasila Campus in Helsinki.

From Theory to Practice: Real-World AI Implementation

The event bridges the gap between AI possibilities and actual business implementation, addressing the common challenge many organisations face: moving from ”thinking about GenAI” to successfully deploying it for tangible business value.

This event is designed specifically for managers, IT specialists, consultants, and decision-makers who are ready to take concrete steps forward with GenAI implementation. You can register here!

Expert-Led Programme Tackles Key Industry Challenges

The comprehensive programme features leading experts including Katriina Valli, AI Strategic Advisor at Hubit Oy, delivering the keynote on current opportunities and challenges in GenAI adoption. Additional insights come from Nikke Syväkuru at Luvata Oy, Krista Sorri and Nea Tuomikorpi from Tampere University, and researchers from University of Helsinki.

Attendees will explore three critical areas of AI-powered knowledge management:

Knowledge synthesis: Automated generation of business reports, sales proposals, and marketing materials

Knowledge capture: Information extraction from business documents, recordings, and communications

Knowledge access: Intelligent, rapid access to organisational knowledge bases

Practical Tools and Live Demonstrations

The event showcases a GenAI toolkit developed through collaboration between three universities and industry partners. This open-source, customisable solution provides building blocks for creating bespoke AI applications, with direct implementation support available from the research and development team.

Attendees will experience live demonstrations of tools that address real knowledge management challenges, moving beyond theory to practical applications.

Addressing Implementation Barriers

The programme specifically targets common concerns preventing organisations from adopting AI solutions: uncertainty about where to start, concerns over technical complexity and costs, and questions about which solutions deliver measurable business value.

Participants will gain strategic insights, see practical demonstrations, and have networking opportunities to develop clear understanding of implementation pathways.

Programme Schedule

8:30 – 9:00 Registration & morning coffee9:00 – 10:30 Keynote presentations and industry insights10:30 – 10:50 Coffee break10:50 – 12:05 Technical demonstrations and research presentations12:05 – 12:20 Key takeaways

Limited seats are available for this focused event, ensuring meaningful networking opportunities with AI adopters and experts whilst addressing specific business needs and use cases.

Perfect for: Managers, IT specialists, consultants, and decision-makers, and startups and SMEs ready to move from thinking about GenAI to implementing GenAI solutions.

Registration and further details: https://gaik.ai/gaik-event-09-2025/

Supercomputing for Business Seminar in Pori with CSC
2025-09-18 11:00 - 16:00
Kiinnostaisiko tekoälyn käyttö yritystoiminnassa, mutta pohdit mistä aloittaa? Keväällä lanseerattu LUMI AI Factory tarjoaa yrityksille tekoälykehitystyöhön koulutusta, konsultointia ja asiantuntijatukea.

PK- ja startup-yrityksille LUMI AI Factoryn palvelut ovat maksuttomia. EuroHPC LUMI, yksi maailman tehokkaimmista supertietokoneista ja tekoälyalustoista, on käytettävissä kaikenkokoisten suomalaisyritysten TKI-työhön.

Supercomputing for Business -seminaari on tarkoitettu yrityksille, jotka ovat kiinnostuneita tehostamaan TKI-toimintaansa suurteholaskennan ja tekoälyn avulla.

Seminaarissa kuulet CSC:n asiantuntijoilta asiaa valaisevia puheenvuoroja ja LUMIa jo käyttänyt yritys tulee paikan päälle kertomaan, minkälaista hyötyä he ovat LUMI-supertietokoneen ja LUMI AI Factoryn palveluiden avulla saavuttaneet.

Lisää tietoa löydät tältä verkkosivulta.

MyData 2025 Conference
2025-09-24 00:00 - 2025-09-26 23:59 | Dipoli / Otaniemi Otakaari 1B, 02150 Espoo
FAIR is pleased to join the MyData 2025 Conference as a partner. Visitors can find us at the joint booth together with CSC, where we will present our services and engage with stakeholders and potential collaborators.

In addition, FAIR will contribute to a panel discussion on 25th of September at 1:30pm-3:30pm organized with Lumi AI Factory. The panel will feature FAIR’s Solja Sulkunen, CSC’s Heidi Laine, Ari Heljakka from Root Signals, and Enrico Glerean from Aalto University. The discussion will explore what trustworthy AI means in practice, viewed from perspectives such as AI Factory, SMEs, and academia. The session will open with five lightning talks, followed by a panel discussion featuring experts from LUMI AI Factory, FAIR, academia, and industry.

By participating as a partner, FAIR aims to strengthen its visibility among key stakeholders, build networks, and showcase its services to relevant target audiences.

MyData 2025 marks 10 years of a global movement pushing for human-centric data practices. The conference is organised under the umbrella of MyData Global, an award-winning international non-profit with members in over 40 countries. MyData Global unites entrepreneurs, activists, academics, listed corporations, public agencies, and developers in one common goal: to empower individuals with their personal data.

Read more and sign up now!

FinEst Twins Helsinki Final Event
2025-10-27 12:00 - 16:00
We’re excited to invite you to the FinEst Twins Helsinki Final Event on 27th of October, where the spotlight will be on smart city innovations that cross borders and create real impact. This unique event brings together urban innovators, researchers, companies, and city representatives to share learnings from the FinEst Twins programme and to explore the future of smart, sustainable cities.

FAIR is proud to be one of the partner organisers, joining forces with Forum Virium Helsinki and others to make this gathering possible. ✨

Location: Saastamoinen Foundation Stage, Marsio, OtaniemiType: Live networking event with online live streamSchedule: 27 October, 2025 at 12:00-16 (the program starts at 12:15)

FinEst Twins Helsinki Final Event invites all the curious minds to learn about the latest smart city innovations beyond borders. The afternoon will concentrate on the culmination of the FinEst Twins project: the six clever solutions developed and tested during the Pilot Programme 2025. The event will offer a great chance to connect with like-minded, innovation oriented people.

The FinEst pilot programme focused on six topics, all of which will be presented during the event. The fields of the six groundbreaking pilots held in Helsinki together with 18 organisations were: clean energy transition, transport data, pediatric innovations, energy consumption optimisation, 3D digital twin and AI-powered touchpoint analysis for Helsinki Youth Services.

You can read more about the chosen innovations from here: Six new pilots tackle real-world challenges in Helsinki – Forum Virium Helsinki

FinEst Twins is an EU Horizon-funded project that started in 2019.

📅 Save the date and join us in Helsinki to discover how collaboration can drive smarter urban futures!

Sign up and come to learn about the latest smart city innovations beyond borders!

LLMOps + LLM/AI-agent Evaluations in Pasila, Helsinki
2025-11-06 17:30 - 22:00 | Haaga-Helia, Pasila, Ratapihantie 13, Helsinki, Suomi
Join us on November 6th for an evening of talks, ideas, and connections focused on MLOps and the latest developments in AI. This meetup brings together local practitioners who are building with and for LLMs, agents, and cutting-edge AI technologies, offering real stories, practical takeaways, and valuable networking opportunities.

Panel Discussion: Setting up Ops and Evaluations Featuring all speakers, hosted by Jukka Remes, Senior Lecturer at Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences & CTO at 8wave.ai

Event Details: Location: Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences, Pasila campus (next to Pasila railway station) Date: November 6th Time: 17:30 – 22:00. You can sign up here.

The evening includes beverages, snacks, discussions, and networking opportunities. The event is organized in collaboration with the ”Applied AI in Business and Education” innovation hub of the Ulysseus European University.

Accelerating AI Scaling Through Leadership (Finnish)
2025-11-11 09:00 - 10:30
Tämä webinaari on suunnattu yrityksille ja julkisen sektorin toimijoille, jotka haluavat oppia tekoälyn johtamisesta tekoälymurroksessa.

Kuulet kokemuksia, näkökulmia ja käytännönläheisiä esimerkkejä siitä, miten tekoälykyvykkyydet skaalataan liiketoimintahyödyksi. Puhujina ovat tekoälyn johtamisen ammattilaisia muun muassa SOK:lta ja pk-yrityksestä.

Webinaarin järjestää Haaga-Helian AI Skaalaajat -hanke. Tilaisuus on maksuton ja pidetään suomeksi. Ilmoittaudu mukaan tapahtuman verkkosivuilla.

Recotech: A Decade of Disruption – Scaling PropTech & ConTech Globally
2025-11-18 09:00 - 15:00 | The Confederation of Finnish Construction Industries RT, Eteläranta 10, Helsinki, Finland
The leading PropTech & ConTech gathering during Slush week is back! Recotech celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2025 with a revamped format, bringing together PropTech and ConTech startups, scaleups, investors and big customers to shape the future of the build environment.

This year, we go beyond traditional networking, offering more facilitated matchmaking, curated discussions and hands-on collaboration opportunities with industry’s most influential players.

Main event on 18th of November: inspirational keynotes, speed-dating and showrooms. The day’s program will be published soon. Participation is completely free. Please note that there are also side events on 17th and 19th of November 2025. You can learn more from the event’s website here.

Match XR 2025 in Metropolia, Helsinki
2025-11-18 11:00 - 18:00 | Metropolia Arabia Campus, Hämeentie 135 D, Helsinki, Suomi
Match XR is here again. The event assembles XR & emerging tech stakeholders,opinion leaders, and peers around the globe under the same roof at the vibrantheart of Helsinki to share ideas, demonstrate their solutions, and createmeaningful connections. Learn more here.

Haaga-Helia: GenAI Toolkit Launch 4.2.2026 (English)
2026-02-04 08:30 - 12:15
Did you know that GAIK’s GenAI Toolkit will launch on 4 February 2026? Yep, you read that correctly. We’re unveiling the first version of the GAIK Toolkit. And you’re invited to be part of this moment.

Whether you’re exploring AI integration or looking to accelerate your own organisation’s AI journey, this is an event for you. So, what have we got in store for you?▪️Keynote by Jukka Moilanen, Leading Retail Bankin AI at @op-poh Leading Retail Banking AI (OP Financial Group)▪️Real-world case studies from Lotus Demolition Oy, Luvata & QAdental and live toolkit overview and demos showing practical applications🗓️ February 4, 2026⏲️ 8:30 AM to 12:15 PM🗺️ Haaga-Helia Pasila Campus / OnlineAnd yes, of course we have hands-on insights into leveraging GenAI for business impact. This is your chance to see how organisations are really implementing GenAI solutions, network with innovators, and get early access to our tools that could transform how you work.There are still a few seats left for the face-to-face event, but you can also join online. Please read about the whole schedule and register here: https://gaik.ai/events/genai-toolkit-launch/

MYYNTIBAARI @ Marskin baari 5.2.2026 (Finnish)
2026-02-05 17:00 - 21:00
Tervetuloa kohtaamaan rennossa ilmapiirissä myynnistä kiinnostuneita ihmisiä, nostamaan myynnin profiilia, jakamaan tietoa ja kokemuksia sekä verkostoitumaan.

Myyntibaarissa to 5.2. tarjolla konkreettisia yrityskeissejä tekoälyn hyödyntämisestä myynnin operaatioissa. Puhujina tekoälytutkija Joona Mäntyvaara, myynti- ja kehitysjohtaja Henri Forss sekä tekoälykonsultti Teemu Moilanen.

🗓️ To 5.2.2026⏲️ 17.00-eteenpäin🗺️ Marski by Scandic (Mannerheimintie 10, 00100 Helsinki)

Tapahtumaan osallistuminen on maksutonta eikä tapahtumaan tarvitse ilmoittautua etukäteen.

Tervetuloa viihtymään ja verkostoitumaan Myyntibaariin! Lisää tietoa löydät tapahtuman verkkosivuilta.

Myyntibaari toteutetaan yhteistyössä Haaga-Helian, Helsingin Myynnin ja Markkinoinnin Ammattilaiset ry:n, Marski by Scandic ja Finnish AI Region (FAIR EDIH) kanssa.

FAIR & HH: Sales Morning 2026 (Finnish)
2026-02-26 08:15 - 13:00
Sales Morning kokoaa yhteen myynnin osaajat, alan opiskelijat ja keskeiset sidosryhmät, ja tarjoaa yrityksille mahdollisuuden rakentaa tunnettuuttaan ja kohdata tulevia osaajia.

Tänä vuonna ensimmäistä kertaa tapahtumaan rakennetaan myös rekrytointimessujen osio. Lisää tietoa tapahtumasta löydät tapahtuman verkkosivuilta!

🗓️ 4. helmikuuta 2026⏲️ 8.30-12.15🗺️ Haaga-Helian Pasilan kampus

Tapahtuman teemana on Ihminen + Kone = Myynti. Tekoälyn rooli modernissa myynnissä jatkaa vahvistumistaan ja muuttaa myyntiorganisaatioita sekä tapoja tehdä myyntityötä.

Haluamme kuitenkin korostaa inhimillisen osaamisen merkitystä digitalisoituvassa myynnissä. Aiheeseen meitä johdattaa keynote-puheenvuorollaan futuristi, tietokirjailijaPerttu Pölönen, sekä tapahtuman monet muut asiantuntijapuheenvuorot.

Tapahtuman pääyhteistyökumppanina toimii Finnish AI Region FAIR.

Supercomputing for Business, Jyväskylä
2026-03-05 08:15 - 13:00
Kiinnostaisiko suurteholaskennan käyttö esim. tekoälysovelluksen kehitystyöhön tai erilaisiin simulaatioihin? EuroHPC LUMI, yksi maailman tehokkaimmista supertietokoneista ja tekoälyalustoista, on käytettävissä kaikenkokoisten suomalaisyritysten, akateemisten tutkijoiden ja julkisen sektorin TKI-työhön.

LUMI AI Factory tarjoaa lisäksi tekoälykehitystyöhön palveluita, kuten asiantuntijatukea, konsultointia ja koulutusta. PK- ja startup-yrityksille, tutkijoille ja julkiselle sektorille LUMI AI Factoryn palvelut ovat maksuttomia.

Supercomputing for Business -seminaari on tarkoitettu yrityksille ja tutkijoille, jotka ovat kiinnostuneita tehostamaan TKI-toimintaansa suurteholaskennan avulla.

Seminaarissa kuulet CSC:n asiantuntijoilta asiaa valaisevia puheenvuoroja ja LUMIa käyttänyt yritys kertoo paikan päällä, minkälaista hyötyä he ovat LUMI-supertietokoneen avulla saavuttaneet.

Seminaarissa esitellään

kuinka LUMI-supertietokoneen avulla voi tehostaa yrityksen TKI-työtä hyödyntämällä suurteholaskentaa laskentatehoa vaativaan tekoälykehitystyöhön, virtauslaskentaan, vaativiin simulaatioihin ja data-analytiikkaan

erilaisia rahoitusvaihtoehtoja yrityksille

käytännön ohjeita LUMIn käyttöön

LUMI AI Factoryn palveluita

LUMI-supertietokonetta TKI-työssään käyttänyt yritys

Suomessa toimivia Eurooppalaisia Digitaalisia Innovaatiohubeja (EDIH), jotka toimivat erityisesti pk-yritysten digitalisaatiota vauhdittavina palvelukeskuksina.

Seminaari pidetään suomeksi, mutta esitysmateriaalit ovat englanninkieliset. / The seminar will be held in Finnish, but the presentation materials will be in English. Lisää tietoa löydät täältä.

AI Secure: AIStart Community Event
2026-03-11 16:00 - 18:00
How can companies build secure, trustworthy, and manageable AI solutions in practice?

Welcome to AIStart AI Incubator’s community event int Otaniemi! Event brings together startups, SMEs, universities, ecosystem builders, and future collaborators for an inspiring afternoon focused on AI security and trust.

Participants will hear practical guidance on developing secure AI systems, a real company case example, and have the opportunity to connect with others working with AI.

What to expect:

Guidelines for building secure and manageable AI solutions

A real-life company success story

Networking with the AIStart community

Language of the event is English, Finnish is also welcome in discussions and networking.

The event is intended for companies interested in adopting AI responsibly, whether you are just starting your AI journey or already experimenting with solutions.

Read more here and sign up from the link below.

LUMI AI Factory: HealthTech meets AI
2026-03-31 16:00 - 18:00
Join us for an inspiring afternoon where cutting‑edge health technology meets the power of AI and supercomputing. The LUMI AI Factory Hub in Otaniemi invites startups, SMEs and innovators to explore how Finland’s top-tier AI ecosystem can accelerate health-related RDI work.Are you developing AI solutions for diagnostics, drug discovery, biomedical imaging, medical software, LLMs/GenAI, or medical devices?Come discover how your company can benefit from free AI resources, supercomputing capacity, and expert support.Did you know that EuroHPC LUMI — one of the world’s most powerful AI and supercomputing platforms — is available for Finnish companies’ RDI work? LUMI AI Factory especially supports startups and SMEs in harnessing AI, from GenAI solutions to advanced AI modelling. Let’s explore how these capabilities could lift your development to the next level.

What you will learn

AI trends in healthcare:Jiancheng (JC) Yang, Principal Investigator at the ELLIS Institute Finland and Assistant Professor at Aalto University, will share current research directions and opportunities in AI for health. Yang leads the Health Intelligence (HINT) research group, focusing on:

AI for clinical decision support

Medical image analysis

3D vision and spatial intelligence

Generative AI and multimodal learning

Foundation models for lung cancer and cardiac disease diagnostics

He is widely known for developing MedMNIST, has authored over 60 publications, and brings experience as a medical AI startup co-founder.

Startup case: Gosta LabsHear how this Otaniemi-based healthtech startup has leveraged the massive AI capacity of LUMI to develop their healthcare AI assistant—giving a strong boost to their RDI work across Europe. Ecosystem services that boost AI innovation

Short presentations from:

City of Espoo

FAIR – Finnish AI Region EDIH

AI Finland

LUMI AI Factory

You’ll hear concrete ways your company can join regional, national, and European AI development initiatives.

KYBERturvallisuus X AI
2026-04-16 00:00 - 23:59
Digiturvallisuusmessut kokoavat yhteen digiturvallisuuden asiantuntijat, organisaatiot ja yrityspäättäjät ajankohtaisten aiheiden, ratkaisujen ja tulevaisuuden näkymien äärelle. Tapahtuman keskiössä ovat kyberturvallisuus, tietosuoja ja riskienhallinta nopeasti muuttuvassa digitaalisessa toimintaympäristössä.

Messuilla on vahvasti mukana myös tekoäly (AI) ja sen vaikutus digiturvallisuuteen. Miten tekoälyä hyödynnetään turvallisuuden vahvistamisessa, uhkien ennakoinnissa ja poikkeamien tunnistamisessa – sekä millaisia uusia riskejä ja eettisiä kysymyksiä AI tuo mukanaan.

Digiturvallisuusmessut tarjoavat ajankohtaisia puheenvuoroja turvallisuusasioiden tunnetuilta nimiltä , käytännön esimerkkejä ja verkostoitumismahdollisuuksia kaikille, jotka haluavat ymmärtää, miten digiturvallisuus ja tekoäly muovaavat organisaatioiden ja yhteiskunnan tulevaisuutta.

Digiturvallisuusmessut esittelevät myös konkreettisia ratkaisuja ja palveluita yrityksille ja organisaatioille tietoturvan parantamiseen. Tapahtuma yhdistää tehokkaasti digiturvallisuuden asiantuntijat, tietoturvasta kiinnostuneet yritykset sekä kyberalan opiskelijat ja oppilaitokset.

Digiturvallisuus 2026 -messut 16.4.2026 Paviljongissa, Jyväskylässä.

Tervetuloa mukaan!

Nordic AI Union (NAU): Helsinki workshop April 21-22, 2026
2026-04-21 14:00 - 17:30
Is your organisation developing or utilising AI solutions, or do you invest in those that do? Do you want to stay ahead of EU AI regulations and leverage Nordic-Baltic AI support networks? Join us in Helsinki for a dynamic workshop designed to support both businesses and public sector actors in navigating and thriving within the evolving AI landscape.

The workshops will be held on 21 April from 14:00 to 17:50 (Säätytalo, Helsinki), and 22 April from 9:30 to 16:30 (Haaga-Helia UAS, Pasila campus).

Why participate?

Understand the impact of the EU AI Act on your business and operations.

Gain deeper insight into the Nordic-Baltic AI ecosystem (including facilitating mechanisms like EDIH, TEF, and AI Factories).

Engage directly with authors and funding bodies.

Make your voice heard in developing a more innovative and business-friendly AI ecosystem.

Network and cooperate with AI stakeholders from Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.

Prepare for AI regulatory sandboxes and future compliance.

Who should attend?

AI solution users, both private and public sector actors

AI solution developers, both companies (large players, SMEs, and startups) as well as public sector actors

Innovation facilitators and support organizations

Investors, funders, and regulatory authorities

Secure your spot!

This workshop is part of the joint Nordic-Baltic NAU pre-study, funded by the Nordic Council of Ministers. The project aims to support a unified Nordic – Baltic AI ecosystem. Seats are limited – register early to ensure your participation!

GAISE26 - Generative AI in Software Engineering
2026-06-01 00:00 - 2026-06-03 23:59
Gaise26 Summer for Generative AI Software Engineering

Three days of keynotes, workshops, and research sessions — bringing together industry professionals, academics, and executive leaders in Tampere, Finland.

GAISE26 is a summer school focused on Generative AI and modern software engineering, hosted by GPT-Lab at Tampere University. Three days of intensive learning, collaboration, and networking — 1–3 June 2026 in Tampere, Finland.

This year GAISE26 brings together industry partners, leaders, researchers, and students across three distinct tracks designed to meet you where you are — whether you’re a PhD student, a developer shipping AI products, or an executive defining your organisation’s AI strategy.

Meet the speakers

GAISE 2026 brings together leading researchers, engineers, and industry experts from across Europe and beyond — shaping the future of generative AI in software engineering.

Expect keynotes from both academia and industry, deep-dive technical sessions, and direct access to speakers during workshops and networking events throughout the three days.

See full speaker lineup here.

Information

Dates: 1–3 June 2026Mon – Wed

Location: Scandic RosendahlPyynikki, Tampere

Early Bird Fee: From 400 EUR (until 15 May 2026)

Format: In-personTampere, Finland

Monthly AI Meetup@ Helsinki XR Center
2026-06-10 16:30 - 19:00
Monthly AI Meetup@ Helsinki XR Center

Helsinki XR Center Event of Co-ccreation

Two hours structured. Open-ended networking.

Structured agenda (17:00–19:00)

16:30(~30 min)

Doors open · Open networking

17:00(~15 min)

Arrival & informal welcome

17:15(~15 min)

Practitioner context & demo

17:30(~50 min)

Hands-on working session (small groups)

18:20(~40 min)

Insight harvest
