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The European Space Agency’s Business Incubation Centre in Finland is located at the campus of the globally highly ranking Aalto University in Espoo, at the new A-Grid startup and innovation center. ESA BIC Finland will give your business a boost including office space, financial support and access to a great technology and business support ecosystem.
Europe’s largest startup event, SLUSH, originally founded by entrepreneurial students of Aalto University – Aaltoes, is held every Autumn in Helsinki, alongside with many other events and opportunities. Finland in general and the Helsinki metropolitan area in particular performs very well year after year in the global quality of life comparisons for the best places to live and locate your business in. The Helsinki-Uusimaa region where ESA BIC Finland is located is, according to the European Commission, the most innovative region in the EU. Finland is according to the same source one of the four EU innovation leaders alongside The Netherlands, Sweden and Denmark.
Finland is ranked, by various international indices, the most stable, the safest and the best-governed country in the world. It is also among the wealthiest, the least corrupt, the most socially progressive countries. (sources: https://www.theguardian.com)
Finland also provides a startup visa for non-EU immigrant entrepreneurs to facilitate their transition to the country.
Come have a great time with us and spin your business to new heights. If you have questions please get in touch!
More about the City of Espoo services at your disposal in English here
Your contacts for ESA BIC Finland:
ESA BIC Finland
Aalto University, Aalto Startup Center
A-Grid, Otakaari 5
02150 Espoo, Finland
esabicfinland@aalto.fi
Kaisa Ahonen, Project Manager
kaisa.ahonen@aalto.fi
(+358) 50 350 3573
Anne Rinne, Project Coordinator
anne.rinne@aalto.fi
(+358) 50 479 7151
ESA BIC Finland, Tampere Site
Business Tampere – Take a leap with Business Tampere
We at Business Tampere match your company with growth opportunities and partnerships in the Tampere Region, Finland and globally. We offer you our expertise in business service development, investments and internationalisation opportunities.
Tapio Siik
+(358) 40 568 1483
tapio.siik@businesstampere.com
ESA BIC Finland, Turku Site
When it’s time to move forward, Business Turku’s services provide the best springboard. Business Turku offers free financial counselling, the opportunity to meet like-minded entrepreneurs and to sit at the same table with large companies – locally and globally.
Business Turku provides free pulling, pushing, and leverage power for those aspiring to grow. Through Business Turku, you gain access to the best contacts and support for refining your business idea, developing your own operations and cost structure, managing acquisitions and other changes.
The Turku region warmly welcomes new talents, companies and investments to Finland’s most dynamic region which has a centuries-long tradition of developing and commercialising internationally significant products and services. International businesses will especially appreciate the security, stability, cleanliness and predictability of the operational environment we provide.
We are particularly proud of our multidisciplinary approach, boldness and exceptionally strong community spirit between actors in the fields of business and economic development, which forms a strong basis for entrepreneurship and innovation. The purposeful work done by the region’s municipalities and institutes of higher education creates fantastic conditions for the sustainable future growth of companies.
Timo Huttunen
(+358) 40 719 2335
timo.huttunen@businessturku.fi
ESA BIC Finland, Vaasa Site
We specialize in leveraging cutting-edge space technologies, satellite systems, space-based data, and expertise in space economy to unlock new synergies between Finnish startups, society, students, and industry.
Philipp Holtkamp
(+358) 29 449 8585
philipp.holtkamp@uwasa.fi