Independent event guide | Slush Helsinki 2026 Side Events
Plan Slush week in Helsinki: confirmed investor breakfasts, startup pitches, fintech and healthtech meetups, dinners and parties. Slush runs 18-19 November 2026; side events have their own dates and access rules. All times are local.
This is an independent event guide and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Slush.
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By International Founders Finland and Business Helsinki
Founders share practical fundraising lessons, investor introductions and setbacks in an open discussion about raising capital in Finland.
By Foras Ventures
An approval-based pre-Slush gathering for founders, investors and startup ecosystem leaders.
By Icebreaker.vc and Concentric
A pre-Slush evening of sauna, ice dipping, food and conversations with founders and investors at Loyly.
By Rockstart
An investor and LP breakfast exploring European venture capital, pension-fund allocation and early-stage risk through interactive discussion.
By CleanTech Region Group and Crazy Town
Breakfast in Espoo connecting Nordic founders, investors and ecosystem leaders around international growth, AI and cleantech.
By HARD2SCALE
Networking breakfast connecting industrial deep-tech founders with investors and corporate partners.
By In2America and Wise Business
Seed to Series A founders meet US investors over breakfast, with two-minute startup pitches followed by two minutes of questions.
By Recotech
A curated PropTech and ConTech gathering featuring startup pitches and connections with investors and industry.
By Techstars, Notion, Vercel and Seapoint
A curated morning for founders and seed-to-Series-A investors, with coffee, Finnish pastries and introductions rather than panels.
By Business Finland and partners
Founders and ecosystem organizations discuss setting up and growing startups in Finland.
By Scaling Stateside
A founder networking session about expanding into the United States during Slush week.
By Slush
Slush's investor-only Day 0 gathering for venture investors, LPs and GPs.
By Maria 01
Maria 01 brings together startup ecosystem leaders, investors, accelerators and organizers for networking during Slush week.
By Sport Finland Network
Sport, health and wellbeing startups meet investors and industry leaders for pitches and networking.
By Epicenter
A networking evening bringing together founders, investors and startup ecosystem leaders in Helsinki.
By German-Finnish Chamber of Commerce
A networking evening for Finnish and German startups, investors, accelerators and corporate representatives.
By FiBAN and partners
Investor networking and after-party hosted by FiBAN and partners during Slush week.
By Vestberry and EUVC
A small breakfast for VC partners and investment teams discussing LP trust, fund reporting and the preliminary 2026 LP Trust Report.
By Elva and Rippling
A founder and people-leadership breakfast about global hiring and scaling teams in the age of AI.
By Singa
Music-tech founders, industry professionals and investors meet for talks and networking.
By Mastercard Lighthouse
Mastercard Lighthouse hosts impact-tech and fintech pitches, talks and networking.
By web2wave and partners
Dinner for mobile-app and game founders, growth leaders, marketers and monetization teams.
By Terkko Health Hub and partners
Health and life-sciences startups meet investors and ecosystem partners during Slush week.
By Startuplab and Vipps
A curated dinner for Startuplab and Vipps portfolio founders, operators, partners and ecosystem builders.
By TechEmbassy
A startup pitch competition with investor feedback and networking for founders and investors.
Editorial selection
Selected for a clear audience and practical networking value. Admission is controlled by each organizer.
Founders share practical fundraising lessons, investor introductions and setbacks in an open discussion about raising capital in Finland.
An investor and LP breakfast exploring European venture capital, pension-fund allocation and early-stage risk through interactive discussion.
Mastercard Lighthouse hosts impact-tech and fintech pitches, talks and networking.
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Send the official facts and registration link. Every submission is reviewed before publication; nothing is published automatically.
