How to find a startup cofounder in Helsinki
Miten löytää startup-kanssayrittäjä Helsingistä
Helsinki is the heart of the Finnish startup ecosystem. Maria 01, Slush and most domestic VC funds sit in the capital region. This is where Wolt and Supercell style stories are born and where most founders also find their team.
Helsinki on Suomen startup-ekosysteemin sydän. Maria 01, Slush ja suurin osa kotimaisista VC-rahastoista sijaitsevat pääkaupunkiseudulla. Täällä syntyy Wolt- ja Supercell-tason tarinat ja täällä valtaosa perustajista löytää myös tiiminsä.
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About the Helsinki startup scene
660,000 in the city, 1.6M in the Helsinki capital region.
Helsinki is the densest founder market in Finland. The Friday afternoon mixer at Maria 01 is the single best repeating event for meeting other founders who are actively building. Slush in November draws roughly ten thousand attendees but is a network event for people already inside the ecosystem rather than a cofounder venue. The Aaltoes student community feeds a steady stream of new founders, and the Junction hackathon is a recurring source of cofounder pairings. Most domestic VC funds, including Inventure, Lifeline, Maki.vc, Reaktor Ventures, and Icebreaker, are based here.
Helsinki on Suomen tihein perustajaympäristö. Maria 01:n perjantaimixer on yksittäisistä toistuvista tapahtumista paras paikka tavata muita perustajia, jotka oikeasti rakentavat. Slush marraskuussa kerää noin kymmenentuhatta osallistujaa, mutta se on verkostoitumistapahtuma jo ekosysteemin sisällä oleville eikä varsinainen cofounder-tapahtuma. Aaltoesin opiskelijayhteisö synnyttää tasaisen virran uusia perustajia, ja Junction-hackathon on toistuva lähde perustajakumppanuuksille. Suurin osa kotimaisista VC-rahastoista, kuten Inventure, Lifeline, Maki.vc, Reaktor Ventures ja Icebreaker, toimii Helsingissä.