Europe's leading ecosystem in quantum tech RDI and green transition
Enter Espoo is at Web Summit 2024 and offers you collaboration and business opportunities in Europe's leading hubs for quantum technology RDI and green transition.
Espoo, Finland, is the leading innovation ecosystem in the Nordics. This is what Espoo offers you:
- Quantum and semiconductors: Kvanttinova offers one of Europe's most important microelectronics and quantum technology RDI hubs. The piloting hub focuses on pre-commercial development and offers the latest equipment, company-specific labs, cleanrooms, and office areas.
- Green transition: Green Line is Finland's green transition hub. Green Line brings together international companies, startups, researchers, education institutions, and investors in the chemical, circular economy, and clean technology industries.
- Innovate like a local: Espoo Innovation Deep Dive is a high-level innovation program that offers you professional education and a tailor-made problem-solving project in Espoo's innovation ecosystem.
Espoo is also among the finalists in the European Capital of Innovation Awards 2024 (iCapital Awards). The winner will be announced at the Web Summit on 13 November 2024.
Where to find us at Web Summit 2024:
Our friendly senior business advisors, Ossi Ritvos, Miska Hakala, and Sini Karhunen, will be at the Finland Works booth (booth E351 in hall 3, near stage 9) from 11 November to 14.
Come chat with us at the Finland booth, or contact us!
Miska
Hakala
Ossi
Ritvos
"The quality of the Espoo startups is unprecedented in terms of innovation, global potential, and robustness of management in cleantech, industrial tech, digitalisation, transportation and more."
Niclas Carlsson, Founder & CEO of Founders Alliance
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Why Espoo?
- Finland's innovation and R&D capital: Espoo is home to Finland's key deep tech players, like VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland. The city ranks sixth in patent applications among European cities, with forty-seven per cent of the Helsinki Stock Exchange turnover coming from Espoo.
- Talents: Talent pool of Europe's top university-driven startup community and Aalto University.
- Startups: Most of Finland's unicorns were born in Espoo (Supercell, MySQL, Rovio, and HMD Global). Soonicorns like ICEYE and IQM will soon join the unicorn club.
