Slush Week
Nov 16 – Nov 21, 2026 — Helsinki, Finland
Slush Week runs Nov 16 – Nov 21, 2026 in Helsinki, Finland. 177 side events on the schedule.
Side events
- Perfume Making Workshop 101
Learn and make your own perfume At this workshop we learn about the art of perfume making - the theory and practice of it. It has 3 parts: Brief theory of core concepts Practice: Raw materials blind smelling - essential way how perfumers learn about different natural oils and aroma-chemicals and…
- Feu Oblige: What Should We Build?
What will you build when you can build anything? For most of history, the power to shape the world belonged to a select few. Today, that is changing. AI and emerging technologies are putting extraordinary capabilities into the hands of individuals. What once required entire organizations, vast…
- Dinner at Ours...? x SOI35
Welcome back to another edition of Dinner at Ours! 🩵 This time, we’re bringing a friend from Paris to our table! ✨ We’re teaming up with Soi35, a Paris-based creative food collective, for a special edition of Dinner at Ours. Inspired by the idea of being far from home, we’re bringing together…
- LEAP Helsinki
Two days. One bus. Finland's biggest startup hub! LEAP takes students from Oulu straight into Finland's biggest startup hub. Organised by OuluES, this two-day excursion gives you a hands-on look at how Helsinki's startup ecosystem really works. What to expect Visits to startups, companies and…
- the tech bros x helsinki: how to build a startup from scratch
The Tech Bros are coming to Helsinki!! We are the world's first all-female, all-technical accelerator, helping badass women across the world build their first startup & providing funding, connections, and support 💖 🥐 8:30-9:00 registration + breakfast 🚀 9:00-9:45 welcome + 1st workshop: how to…
- Emerging Markets Digital Transformation & Investment Forum in Helsinki
From digital transformation to investment, business growth and sustainable economic opportunity. The Emerging Markets Digital Transformation & Investment Forum opens Africa–Europe Investor Week at Slush 2026, bringing together government leaders, investors, development finance institutions…
- Builders’ Breakfast with Niilo Pirttijärvi: From Slush to Building One of Finland’s Fastest-Growing Companies
Join us for our next Builders' Breakfast with Niilo Pirttijärvi, Co-Founder and CEO of Inven, a Helsinki-based AI company changing how investors and M&A professionals find and analyse companies. Founded in 2022, Inven has grown from three co-founders to over 1,000 customers worldwide, raised €11.2…
- Who Checks the AI? Rebel AIs, Agents and Doing Better Otherwise | During Slush Week
A Slush 2026 side event: an afternoon with AICRIT (University of Turku) on critical AI, independent oversight and the agents that will decide next. Free of charge, lunch included. About the event The world is being rebuilt on opaque AI systems that take part in decisions about credit, insurance…
- Africa–Europe Investment Bridge
Where investor perspectives meet opportunity. 16 November 2026 | Helsinki | Slush Week What happens when leading African investors and European capital sit around the same table and compare how they actually see opportunity? Join 15 of Africa’s leading fund managers and investors, together with…
- Meet Maria 01 Startups: Slush Edition
Meet the next wave of startups building at Maria 01 Fresh ideas. Ambitious founders. New opportunities to connect, invest, and build. This autumn, startups from across the Maria 01 community are getting ready to take the stage and share what they’ve been building. Join us during Slush Week for…
- Ship Fast. Scale Smart. Stay Sovereign.
Building Startup Infrastructure Without the Complexity. Building a startup is hard enough. Your cloud infrastructure shouldn't make it harder. Join UpCloud's Solution Architects for a practical technical session on how to design and build cloud infrastructure that takes you from MVP to production…
- Getting Funded: The Stories Nobody Tells You
Getting Funded: The Stories Nobody Tells You Everyone talks about raising funding. But what does it actually take to get that first yes? Behind every funding announcement is a story we rarely hear: the investor who never replied, the pitch that did not land, the unexpected introduction, the…
- Reset & Refresh the Way of the Polar Bears: Morning Ice Bath & Coffee
Start Day 2 of HOI the traditional Finnish way with a morning dip at the iconic Allas Pools in Helsinki. Alternating between the cold pool and the sauna, the session offers a refreshing reset, followed by coffee, breakfast and good conversation. The aim is to bring clarity and community to our…
- Future Day
Programme Morning 08:15 - 09:00 Registration & Coffee 09:00 - 09:15 Opening keynote: Timo Ritakallio, OP Pohjola 09:15 - 10:10 Keynotes: To be confirmed 10:10 - 10:30 Break (coffee and refreshments) 10:30 - 11:20 Fireside chats: What business leaders should start to do now? Juha Vesanto, OP…
- Slush Day 0 Run - 5km + Breakfast
FRC DAY 0 RUN, TANGENTLY AS THE MAIN SPONSOR - Sponsoring the breakfast (smoothies etc).
- Amplify Europe, Amplify Impact Breakfast
A European Breakfast. A European Conversation. Before Investor Day opens, we invite investors, LPs and ecosystem leaders to begin Slush week at the Amplify Europe Breakfast. This is the sixth stop. Copenhagen, Malmö, Barcelona, Oslo, Lisbon — now Helsinki. Over a relaxed breakfast inspired by…
- Moms Who AI – Morning Coffee
To celebrate the Slush week, we are inviting AI-curious moms to Founders House to connect and discuss. All levels welcome! ☕ Coffee and light breakfast ⚡ A quick, no-jargon look at the latest AI updates and what they actually mean for you 💬 Connect with like-minded moms: share your favorite…
- A Breakfast Conversation on Bioeconomy, Blue Bio, Fungi & Capital
Join Beyond Impact VC, The Fungi VC and the Future Is Fungi Award for a relaxed breakfast on the sidelines of House of Impact. Over coffee and pastries at Café Carusel, we'll have an open conversation about food-tech, bioeconomy, blue bio, the role of fungi, and what a thoughtful transition looks…
- Pitch and Pancakes - Are you ready for the US?
🥞 Pitch & Pancakes Your startup. Four minutes. US VCs. Heading to Slush 2026 and thinking about raising from US investors or taking your startup across the Atlantic? Join us to kick off your Slush in style. Pitch & Pancakes at Lazy Fox brings together Seed to Series A founders, US VCs and startup…
- Japan x Finland: Korvapuusti & Connections (Slush 2026 side event)
Japanese delegations, don’t miss this exclusive opportunity! Just before Slush kicks off, join a select gathering to connect with the Helsinki business ecosystem and meet fellow delegations from Japan. This casual pre-Slush breakfast mingle is your chance to build key connections that could define…
- Day 0 Founders Coffee @ Slush
Landing in Helsinki for Slush? Start Day 0 with a coffee and a small group of B2B software and AI founders, before the side events and flagship parties take over your calendar. No panels. No sponsored pitches. Just founders talking through real scaling challenges — enterprise sales cycles, closing…
- Cold Run. Hot Croissants. BlueYard & OVNI's Slush Run.
The night before: boat party. This morning: questionable alarm-clock decisions but excellent croissants. Join OVNI Capital for a relaxed 7K along Helsinki’s waterfront, starting and finishing at our boat. Fresh air, good company, and a very good reason to keep running: coffee and croissants…
- Airwallex x ElevenLabs: Founder Breakfast, Pool & Sauna
Start your Slush morning with a swim, sauna and breakfast with fellow AI / tech founders. About the event Take a breather before the Slush buzz begins. Join Airwallex and ElevenLabs for a relaxed morning at Allas Pool, bringing together a small group of tech founders for complimentary pool and…
- Barry's before Slush Day 1
The first sprint of Slush happens at Barry's Helsinki. Zero and Dust are hosting a morning class at Barry's Helsinki on both Slush days, before doors open at Messukeskus. On the playlist: Bad Bunny, Rihanna, Justin Bieber, Zara Larsson and more. Agreeing on it was the hardest deal we closed this…
- Supply Chain at SLUSH! Breakfast with Dynamo, OSS Ventures & Isogon Ventures
Accounting for over 10% of global GDP, the supply chain is a foundational segment of the economy and is proving to be a fertile ground for innovation across a variety of disciplines, ranging from manufacturing enablement, international logistics, surface transportation, warehousing/fulfillment…
- Tech4Future Breakfast - powered by aws Gründungsfonds, Bloomhaus, Merantix and Matterwave
Recharge your batteries before the buzz of Slush and join us for an exclusive invite-only breakfast at Maria 01 - Helsinki’s most dynamic startup campus. Limited to just 120 handpicked guests, this intimate gathering brings together founders, investors, and innovators over a vibrant morning spread…
- Funding Europe’s Dynamism: LP/GP Breakfast & Deep Tech Panel
Join leading Family Offices, General Partners, Limited Partners, and pioneering founders for an exclusive morning summit on the future of European innovation. Set against pivotal shifts like the Rearm Europe agenda and the broader European Deep Tech Renaissance, this gathering explores how…
- Energy & AI Talkoot Breakfast
Energy & AI Talkoot Breakfast Power for Growth: Expanding the Grid and Securing Critical Industry How to connect new industry and data centers faster while keeping power reliable and affordable? Grid capacity and connection timelines are becoming critical to investment decisions. This working…
- LP Trust Breakfast by Vestberry & EUVC
We asked Europe’s LPs what makes them back a GP again, and what makes them walk. We’re opening Slush Wednesday by going through the preliminary findings of our 2026 LP Trust Report over breakfast, with a small group of partners from European VC firms. Two LPs who write tickets into European…
- Lastenkulttuuria jokaiselle!
Malmitalolla juhlistetaan Lapsen oikeuksien viikkoa ja tuodaan esiin lastenkulttuurin harrastusmahdollisuuksia alueellamme. Malmitalolla toimivat taidekoulut esittelevät toimintaansa ja luvassa on makupaloja musiikista, tanssista, kuvataiteista ja käsityöstä. Löytyisikö lapselle uusi harrastus Malm
- Dyke Haus After Hours - intimate live gig
Intimate live performances by queer artists Cecil Opia, Yaya & Maia
- Vesta x UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra / Helsinki
Kriitikoiden ylistämä pop-taivaan suunnannäyttäjä Vesta ja UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra yhdistävät voimansa kahdessa erikoiskonsertissa! Ikärajattomat konsertit Helsingissä Finlandia-talolla to 19.11. ja Kuopion Musiikkikeskuksessa la 21.11. Indie-popin herkkyys ja big bandin voima kohtaavat, kun V
- Chuck Strangers (US)
- Candlelight: Best of Metal on Strings
⭐ Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Helsinki. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Metal on Strings at Helsingin Tuomiokirkko under the gentle glo
- Viki ja Köpi: VIKI & KÖPI 10V SHOW, Veikkaus Arena, Helsinki 20.11.2026
Hiljattain kahdella Venlalla palkittu juontajakaksikko Viki ja Köpi juhlistavat 10-vuotista taivaltaan Helsingin Veikkaus Arenalla perjantaina 20. marraskuuta järjestettävällä VIKI & KÖPI 10V SHOW:lla. Ainutlaatuinen juhla-ilta tarjoaa läpileikkauksen suursuosiota nauttivan kaksikon 10-vuotiseen his
- Candlelight: The Best of Hans Zimmer
Find tickets & information for Candlelight: The Best of Hans Zimmer. happening at Helsingin Tuomiokirkko, Helsinki, ES on Fri, 20 Nov, 2026 at 06:30 pm EET. Register or Buy Tickets, Price information.
- Gigi Masin (IT)
Artists: Gigi Masin
- Hellsinki Industrial Festival 2026
Hellsinki Industrial Festival 2026 Pre-club 19.11. On the rocks Stuka Agent side grinder Scheitan Festival day 1 20.11. Extize (FR) Unter Null (US) Auger (GB) Hand of Juno (IT) King Satan Any second (DE) MATT HART (GB) Old school union Festival night 2 21.11. Gothminister(NO) Das Ich (DE) Kontr
- BIG SEXXY BASS – The Club Kid Edition
Artists: Introspekt, Saint Nia, KOFU, ZEZE, Ojelma
- Candlelight: Vivaldi\'s Four Seasons | Helsinki
👉 Liput https://tinyurl.com/candlt-vivaldis-four-season-2 ⭐ Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Helsinki. Get your tickets now to discover Vivaldi's Four Seasons at Temppeliaukio Church under the gentl
- Suomi Nauraa Stand Up Show 20.11.2026 Helsinki, Kulttuuritalo
Suomi Nauraa – Stand Up Show Jo vuodesta 2008 saakka pikkujoulukansaa villinnyt Suomi nauraa -stand up – on täällä taas – naurettavampana kuin vielä koskaan! Kattaus maamme eturivin stand up -humoristeja pitää huolen siitä, että jokaisen nauruhermoja hivellään. Lavalle 20.11. nousevat Anna Rimpelä,
- Monsternaut, Mount Palatine, Astral Sleep
Lepiksellä jyrisee, kun kolme raskaan ja psykedeelisen undergroundin yhtyettä valtaa lavan! Luvassa on murskaavia riffejä, hypnoottista groovea ja synkkiä tunnelmia stonerin, sludgen ja doomin maailmoista. Ovet: 20:00 Soitto: 20:30. Liput: 12€ MONSTERNAUT Stoner metal -trio Monsternaut on vakiinn
- Perjantaijatkot Stidilässä – Olli Koponen & Tietäjä
Artists: Olli Koponen
- Levymessut Tavastia-klubilla La 21.11.2026
Levymessut Tavastia-klubilla lauantaina 21.11.2026 klo 11-15 Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6, 00100 Helsinki Mukana myös kauppiaita Ruotsista sisäänpääsymaksu 3 euroa Tule tekemään löytöjä! 🎶🎶🎵
- Taide- ja sisustustapahtuma
🎄 PINTA joulumyyjäiset saapuvat Helsinkiin! ✨ Marraskuussa Energiasali täyttyy kotimaisesta taiteesta, käsityöstä, muotoilusta, keramiikasta, tekstiileistä, printeistä ja herkullisista makuelämyksistä. PINTA kokoaa saman katon alle huolella valittuja kotimaisia tekijöitä ja pienyrittäjiä. Tapahtum
- Suurten laulujen ilta
Tarja Turunen ja Jarkko Ahola loistavat suuren gaalakonsertin tähtinä Finlandia-talossa marraskuussa. Tässä Suurten laulujen ilta -nimisessä kansainvälisessä konsertissa nousevat lauantaina 21. marraskuuta lavalle myös Riku Niemi Orchestra, Elena Kettunen, Viron huippusuosittu laulaja Uku Suviste se
- Club Remedia: Megra (SE)
Artists: Megra, Niko Demus
- Post Bar Club Night – XDB, Daniel Kayrouz & Justus Valtanen, Denzel & Joni DJ
Artists: XDB, Daniel Kayrouz, Justus Valtanen, Denzel, Joni DJ
- Lauantaijatkot Stidilässä – Daniel Kayrouz & Justus Valtanen
Artists: Daniel Kayrouz, Justus Valtanen
- JOULUTEHDAS 22.11.2026 - 10.1.2027
🎄 JOULUTEHDAS SAAPUU KONEPAJALLE! Tänä talvena Train Factoryn Yard muuttuu Joulutehtaaksi! Train Factoryn teollinen miljöö saa jouluisen ilmeen, kun Yard täyttyy valoista ja joulutunnelmasta. Joulutehdas tuo talven keskelle Konepajaa ja kutsuu viihtymään, nauttimaan tunnelmasta sekä yhdistämään
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