Happiness Lounge at Slush 2025
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In the happiest country in the world, happiness is much more than just an emotion. It is a state of mind – a driver and an enabler. And more than just a way to come together and solve problems, it’s a way forward. It lowers obstacles by offering predictability, assurance and shared potential to grasp onto opportunities.
make things happen in the state of happiness
Happiness is a superpower. It takes you down paths that truly attract you, like building a quantum computer, diving under the ice, turning waste into wealth, learning to speak wolf.
Slush is the world's leading startup festival, bringing together investors and companies. Business Finland is hosting a number of side events during the event week to showcase how foreign companies and investors can benefit from collaboration with Finnish companies and ecosystems.
Time: 19–20 November 2025
Venue: Helsinki Exhibition Centre (Messukeskus), Conference Center (Siipi), Rooms 208–209
The location of the Happiness Lounge is going to change from previous years. This time, Happiness Lounge will take over the lobby area in the second floor of the Siipi Conference Center, and the meeting rooms 208 and 209. Meeting room 208 will serve as the main venue for the side events.
Please note: Slush ticket is not required for Business Finland's Happiness Lounge events in the Conference Center.
Business Finland Happiness Lounge 2025 program
Wednesday 19 November
| 08:00–11:00AM | Hosted by The Chips campaign |
| 11:30AM–02:30PM | Hosted by Decarbonized Cities program |
| 03:00–06:00PM | Hosted by Work in Finland |
Thursday 20 November
| 08:00–11:00AM | Hosted by Invest in Finland |
| 11:30AM–06:00PM | Hosted by 6G Bridge and Defense & Digital Resilience programs |
More information and details for all the side events coming soon – watch this space!
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