Your local guide to business in Helsinki
We serve and support foreign companies, investors and talents to set-up, grow and develop in Helsinki, Finland.
Find the best business opportunities for your company in Helsinki and raise your business into new international heights.
If you are active in Europe, have the ability to invest into Finland & invest in growth stages, our services are for you.
We match Finnish growth companies with the most relevant global investors and help international startups set up in Helsinki.
It’s all here. Inspiring job opportunities and a booming start-up scene. And maybe the most important factor, employee-friendly working hours.
Start your journey and explore the
Key industries in Helsinki
Circular economy
Find circular economy business opportunities in Helsinki, and lead the way towards solving global sustainability challenges.
Cyber security
Helsinki is the strongest hub of cyber security in Europe. Join our established yet quickly and constantly evolving ecosystem.
Data centers
Low operational costs, great talent pool, excellent IT know-how, perfect geographical location and an extremely reliable nationwide power grid makes Helsinki an ideal location for data centers.
Edtech
Collaboration, strong tech hubs, the world’s best education system, and digital readiness. Helsinki is an excellent environment to develop new innovations for the global edtech market.
Fintech
Benefit from Helsinki’s steady business environment, extensive mobile device know-how, Europe’s strongest cyber security cluster, and frameworks in open source, data and API.
Health
Helsinki – where top-tier health and life sciences meet world-renown tech. Join the Northern European hub for life science and health tech innovations, business development and collaboration.
Hotels
As one of the top cities in Europe in terms of tourism growth, and the most popular conference city in the Nordics, Helsinki is the perfect location for your hotel.
ICT
Helsinki is a world class location for all things digital, thanks to the Nokia heritage and the new generation tech startups.
Quantum computing
Helsinki is the coolest place to develop quantum computing. We stand out globally due to our exceptionally broad capabilities in quantumtech.
Smart energy
Tomorrow’s smart energy solutions are created in Helsinki. Join the ecosystem and light a new spark to your energy business.
Smart city
As one of the most functional cities in the world, Helsinki offers the perfect setting for developing and piloting scalable solutions for smart cities.
Smart buildings
Discover, pilot, and develop smart building solutions in an agile and enthusiastic environment, both for properties and construction projects.
Smart maritime
Helsinki is one of the global hot spots for marine tech. You’ll find solutions and opportunities from designing the ships to building them.
Smart mobility
Helsinki is a global pioneer in offering services & creating new business through smart mobility solutions, especially in autonomous vehicles, car sharing and integrated mobility (MaaS).
HEL of a business! podcast
HEL of a business! is a podcast about technology, better business and good quality of life. As a testlab for the innovations and experiments heard in the podcast is Greater Helsinki – the happiest capital region in the world. Guests are influencers, experts, founders and investors from the region and the podcast offers a fresh viewpoint to all things smart.
Set up a business in Helsinki
Starting a company in Finland is fairly quick and easy. Read our overview of the five-step process; it is useful information for any foreign entrepreneur or international company who wish to establish their business in or expand to Finland.
Our country specific initiatives
To support the internationalisation of Helsinki and to help foreign companies grow in the area, we have ongoing country specific programs and initiatives. Read on for more information on the active programs in China, Japan, Russia and Singapore. Our activities are not limited to these countries though, so do not hesitate to contact us regarding any other country as well.
