Are you thinking about starting a business? Or are you already a new entrepreneur?

Join us on Wednesday 22 October, 2025 from 11:30 to 15:30 to learn more about entrepreneurship services available to you in the Helsinki metropolitan area. Pathways to Entrepreneurship Event takes place at the A Grid, Otakaari 5, Otaniemi.

The event program also via live stream. The workshop sessions from 13:15 to 15:30 will not be live-streamed.

At this event, you can discuss your business idea with multiple organizations and network with fellow entrepreneurs. You can listen to interesting speeches and meet experts in different fields or participate in pop-up business advice. Let's think about how you could turn your skills into a viable business idea!

Program*

11:30 Doors open, coffee/tea, Finnish cinnamon roll (VE+G)

12:00 Auditorium Mordor, 1st floor (This part of the event will also be available via live stream: https://live.mediaserver.fi/myp/pathways)

Welcome speech: Marika Lostedt, Head of Business Development Services, city of Espoo
My story as entrepreneur, Dave Cad
Don’t Leave a Friend Behind, Jussi Pasonen, CoolCounts Oy
Entrepreneurs’ Social Security, Albert Mäkelä, Suomen Yrittäjät
My story as Entrepreneur in Finland

13:15 Business Advisory begins at 1st Floor, 1st round workshops begins at 3rd Floor

Room 1 Entrepreneur’s Pension Insurance, Liisa Hanén, MYRY

Room 2 Entrepreneur’s pitfalls, Emilia Komu, Nordic C-Management

13:45 2nd round workshops begin at 3rd Floor

Room 1 AI assisted lead generation, Satu Nevalainen, The Shortcut

Room 2 Entrepreneur’s pitfalls, Emilia Komu, Nordic C-Management

14:15 3rd round workshops begin at 3rd Floor

Room 1 AI assisted lead generation, Satu Nevalainen, The Shortcut

Room 2 How to get started – Pathways as your help, Nikke Vainikka

15:30 Event closes

*We reserve the right to make changes to the program.

Registration

Event is free of charge, but please remember to register in advance.

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Organizers

The event is arranged as part of the project "Path to Entrepreneurship for Immigrants". The project partners are Espoo Regional Enterprise Agency and Laurea University of Applied Sciences. More information about the project.

The event co-organizers are:

Business Espoo, Business Helsinki, Business Vantaa, Helsinki employment services, Suomen Yrittäjät ry, Team Finland /Uusimaa ELY-Centre, Startup Refugees/Phoenix Ry, The Shortcut, Micro and Solo Entrepreneurs Association, Aalto-University / Language Boost, Helsinki Entrepreneur Women ry, IMIB Network, Laurea University of Applied Sciences, CoolCounts Oy, Nordic C-Management Oy.

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