The world’s most concentrated district for systemic innovation
Right now, the talk of the town – or dare we say the talk of the entire Western world – is the need to create radical cooperation between different sciences, arts and other fields. The greater Otaniemi district is based on exactly this kind of activity. It means that if you want to be part of solving systemic challenges, this is your place, and we are your people.
If you seek to source future-proof solutions, the products and services created in this area have those advantages inbuilt. We know that even the most ingenious new material or application is not valuable if it later causes more harm than good in its life cycle.
There are a myriad of lateral job opportunities between diferent companies working on the same challenges. Switching jobs does not require a longer bike commute to work or compromising your values.
And let’s admit it: sitting together in the same bar with a quantum scientist, a documentary director and a fiber recycling researcher can lead to strange and sublime results.
Facts
25 large research centers and around 400 R&D units with multidisciplinary capabilities.
5,000 researchers as well as 16,000 professionals in the ICT and knowledge intensive sector.
In January to May 2023, there were approximately 40,000 corporate jobs in high-tech and knowledge intensive sectors.
Not your new Silicon Valley but an innovation community based on trust and common values, well-being and a low hierarchy, where global challenges are solved.
Estimates say that a new start-up is born every week in Espoo.
What do people living here say?
“When it comes to creating innovation, Finland is one of the leading countries. You really feel the innovation here, especially in the Otaniemi-Espoo region.” – Nesli Sözer, Research Professor, VTT
“Here, all actors are well connected. We are developing common operating models that will make the area’s expertise and infrastructure even more efcient in strengthening Finland’s innovation capabilities.” – Janne Laine, Vice President for Innovation, Aalto University
“When I made the decision to move to Finland in 2017 to start a postdoctoral role at Aalto University, it wasn’t a diffcult choice. Professionally, I was eager to get the international experience and knew that I would get to work with prominent experts in my field.” – Chamseddine Guizani, Senior Scientist, VTT
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