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Together for the benefit of Finland

Our mission is to make Finland the best place in the world to build and cultivate startups.

  • Our goal is to make Finland the best place in the world

    Our community believes that Finnish startups will grow to become one of the most important pillars of the Finnish economy and society.

    Our goals

  • We drive issues forward that are important to all of Finland

    The Finnish Startup Community consists of 252 Finnish growth companies from different stages. We bring entrepreneurs together to learn from each other and advocate for issues important to the Finnish startup ecosystem.

    Members

  • We are an active community of startup entrepreneurs​

    We are in constant contact with Finnish and European decision-makers in order to promote the growth environment of Finnish startups, and we share current information about the development of the Finnish startup field with those who are interested in it.

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  • We are backed by a strong team and board

    Our community has a five-member operational team, and its activities are guided by a board elected by the members. The board members are widely committed to advancing the community's goals.

    Who we are
    Riikka Pakarinen

Community members

The Finnish Startup Community consists of 252 different Finnish growth companies from different stages, all the way from early stage startups to the ten biggest Finnish growth companies. The Finnish Startup Community is not an advocacy organization for an individual industry. We believe in the power of doing things together and instead of threats, we see opportunities around us.

Supercell
Wolt
Aiven
Smartly
Relex
Yousician
Supermetrics
Lifeline Ventures
Maki.vc
Unity
Members

The Finnish Startup Community accepts ambitious startups and growth companies as full members.​

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Who we are

The community has a CEO and four team members who aim to build public debate around startups, create and analyze new startup data, and organize events relevant to the community members. In addition, the community uses external experts, e.g. promoting legislative projects.

The activities of the community are directed by an active board consisting of representatives elected by the members. The board members are widely committed to advancing the goals of the community.

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