Experience Mobility Innovations

Join us as ITS Finland, DIMECC, and Business Tampere team up to present cutting-edge advancements from the Finnish mobility sector. Together, we’ll be exploring the world’s greatest tech event in January 2025.

Meet the Delegation

Discover innovation and expertise from these leading Finnish companies:

• Basemark
• Canatu
• Kempower
• Murata
• Profilence
• Rightware
• Seafarix
• Tacto Tek
• Unikie
• Vaisala
• VTT

Visit Us at CES

Find us at Booth 6978, West Hall. Our 9 m² joint booth is the perfect space to explore videos and materials showcasing innovations from Finnish mobility sector players.

 

CES is the ultimate destination where global brands conduct business, forge partnerships, and showcase the latest innovations. It’s where the industry’s brightest minds gather to unveil groundbreaking releases and share bold ideas.

 

Why Attend?

The Vehicle Tech & Advanced Mobility exhibition area gathers 250+ industry exhibitors and attracts over 18,000 experts from around the world, all looking for new partners and business opportunities. Don’t miss your chance to connect with the best in the industry!

Join Us at InnoTrans Berlin 2024!

We’re excited! There’s only about a few weeks left until InnoTrans kicks off in Berlin.

From September 24 to 27, 2024, the Messe Berlin Exhibition Grounds will transform into a global platform for innovations in rail transport and mobility.

Don’t miss your chance to connect with us at Hall 10.1, Booth 350!
Come and discover the cutting-edge rail solutions and technologies brought to you by:

• Electric Power Finland
• InnoTrafik
• ITS Finland
• West Railway
• Ministry of Transport and Communications of Finland
• Tampere Tramway
• VTT
• Weivi

Join over 2,900 exhibitors from 59 countries, showcasing the future of rail on a 200,000 m² exhibition space with 220 world premieres!

Connect with Us

Eager to explore the cutting-edge Finnish innovations shaping the future of rail transport? Whether you’re interested in meeting with our experts or learning more about our groundbreaking solutions, we’d love to hear from you. Let’s collaborate and drive the future of mobility—together!

Contact

Alex Gyllenbögel, CCO, ITS Finland
alex.gyllenbogel@its-finland.fi

 

Step into the future of smart mobility and transport digitalization at the 30th ITS World Congress. Join us at the Nordic+™ Pavilion to meet 17 leading Finnish organizations at the forefront of revolutionizing the transport sector. These innovators are dedicated to creating sustainable, safe, and efficient transport solutions that benefit cities, citizens, and businesses alike.

The Finnish delegation includes 16 leading organizations:

• ITS Finland
• Cero Hero
• Fintraffic
• City of Helsinki
• Finnish Meteorological Institute
• ITS Factory
• LADEC
• Nodeon
• ParkChargePay
• Remoted
• ScanwAI
• Sitowise
• City of Tampere
• Tietoevry
• Traficom
• Vinka
• VTT

Experience the Nordic+™ Pavilion The Nordic+™ Pavilion has long been a central hub for Nordic mobility and transport innovation. This year, it features a collaboration with Connekt, the prominent ITS organization from Holland. Together, they bring a total of 34 industry leaders to showcase their pioneering solutions. Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with Finnish and Nordic experts who are shaping the future of transport. We look forward to seeing you there!

Contact Us:

If you’re interested in meeting with us or learning more about Finnish transport innovations, please don’t hesitate to reach out. Let’s create the future of mobility together!

Alex Gyllenbögel, CCO, ITS Finland
alex.gyllenbogel@its-finland.fi

REGISTER 

 

Czech Republic has one of the most dense railway networks in the world. The share of trams and metro in passenger transportation is the highest in Europe. All in all Czech Republic is a heavyweight rail transportation country. Yet, only one third of the railway network is electrified, and there is a need to increase the safety on the rails as well. The national RRF package has major investments into these topics.

Embassy of Finland has contracted a market survey on the railway market in Czech Republic, and the study was successfully done by Spondeo. The study describes overall view of the market, and identifies market potential for Finnish companies and even makes recommendations to the market entry. Business Finland together with ITS Finland, Embassy of Finland in Prague, and Fintraffic are organizing a webinar to present the key results of the study. The study is focused on the railway industry, but many application are also relevant for other manufacturing industries, which are also strong in Czech Republic.

This webinar is meant for Finnish companies working in such areas as digitalization, mobility, energy, green transition, low carbon solutions.

DURING THE EVENT YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT

• Overview of the Czech Republic economy
• Key market players
• Czech railway market landscape
• Third market business opportunities
• Recommendations to the market entry
• Team Finland plans to support companies willing to enter the market

AGENDA

14:30
Welcome and Opening words
Ambassador of Finland to Czech Republic, H.E. Mr. Pasi Tuominen

Brief introduction to the Decarbonized Cities program

Presentation of railway market study
Mr. Tuomas Asunmaa & Mr. Joonas Mäkelä, Spondeo

Views on market entry
Mr. Jaakko Nousiainen, Skoda Transportation & Mr. Mika Lautanala, Embassy of Finland in Prague

Next steps
Mr. Mika Lautanala, Embassy of Finland in Prague

Q&A

15.45
Webinar ends

With arrival of Next Gen-EU funds, Spanish cities have received a unique opportunity to modernize and significantly upgrade their current development. The European Green Deal (EGD), driven by the European Commission, aims to achieve an ecologically ambitious and socially fair transformation towards a climate-neutral development model.

Key measures for the green and digital transition are based on the Reforms and Investments in Spain’s RRF plan, approved by the EU Council on 13 July 2021, helping it to become more sustainable, resilient, and better prepared for the challenges and opportunities of the green and digital transition.

Business Finland together with Grant Thornton is organizing a webinar to address the most relevant projects of seven (7) largest cities of Spain related to Smart and Green Cities such as: Zaragoza, Barcelona, Valencia, Alicante, Vitoria – Gasteiz, Málaga, Sevilla.

 

 

This webinar is meant for Finnish companies working in such areas as digitalization, mobility, energy, green transition, low carbon solutions.

REGISTER TO THE WEBINAR 

DURING THE WEBINAR YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT

• Primary Spanish cities driving investments in Smart City industry;
• Ongoing and planned Smart City projects and initiatives across different regions and cities in Spain for 2024 – 2030;
• The most relevant projects and areas of high demand and growth potential for Finnish businesses and investors in the mentioned above cities;
• Valuable insights for companies looking to target specific geographic areas;
• Business Finland planned activities in Spain during 2024 to introduce Finnish companies to the relevant stakeholders in Spain.

AGENDA

• • 13:00 Welcome and Opening words by the Ambassador of Finland to Spain H.E. Ms. Sari Rautio
    • Brief introduction to the Decarbonized Cities program
    • Brief presentation of Grant Thornton and the Smart City market study
  • 13:10 Smart City opportunities in the largest Spanish cities

13:45 Presentation of upcoming activities in Spain

• • Business delegation to Madrid and Zaragoza in late April 2024
  • Potential business delegation to Valencia early October
  • Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona
• 13:50 Questions & answers

 

FURTHER INFORMATION

Daria Mashkina
Senior Advisor
daria.mashkina (at) businessfinland.fi

 

Team Finland together with Hydrogen Cluster Finland and BotH2nia network invite you to a networking event focusing on hydrogen economy at the Embassy of Finland in Paris on Tuesday 30th January, 2024 at 19-21!

REGISTER HERE 

This networking side event is organized during Hyvolution Paris 2024.

PREMILINARY PROGRAM

• Welcoming words by Ambassador Matti Anttonen
• Hydrogen Cluster Finland – Simo Säynevirta, ABB and Chair of the HCF Steering Group
• Hydrogene France
• Lhyfe and Flexens ‘Hydrogen projects in Finland’ – Taia Kronborg, Chief Business Officer, Lhyfe and Berndt Schalin, CEO, Flexens
• Closing remarks – Markku Kivistö, Head of cleantech industry, Business Finland

Here are some background information about Finnish hydrogen market you may find interesting:

H2Cluster Finland – Finland aims to produce 3 million tons of hydrogen annually by 2035.
With one of the cleanest national energy mix, a rapidly increasing share of renewable energy, abundant water resources and high-level technological readiness of the industry, Finland is good location for hydrogen and its derivatives production.

The Hydrogen & Batteries – Dual Helix of Decarbonization program promotes the development and international growth of the Finnish hydrogen and battery industry value chains, technologies, solutions and services.

BotH2nia – a network of local hydrogen valleys in the northern Baltic Sea

 

FURTHER INFORMATION

Sari Toivonen
Senior Advisor, Invest in Finland, Helsinki
sari.toivonen (at) businessfinland.fi

 

Heli Pasanen-Zentz
Senior Advisor, Invest in Finland, Paris
heli.pasanen-zentz (at) businessfinland.fi

Application process and other requirements

All applications must be submitted through Nordic Innovation’s application portal.

The proposal must be received by Nordic Innovation no later than 04.04.2024 at 13:00 CEST. Please note that applications received after the submission deadline will not be considered.

Proposals should be written in English and include a short summary. Please note that the summary may be published.

The budget should follow Nordic Innovation’s standard budget template. The budget template will be available in the application portal.

All questions regarding this call for proposals will be answered through a “Frequently Asked Questions”document on Nordic Innovation’s website. Questions regarding this call may be submitted to: hege.guttormsen@nordicinnovation.org. The deadline for asking questions is 30.01.2024. A digital information session is planned for early February 2024.

The Nordic Innovation Standard Terms and Conditions of Contract, dated 4 June 2020, will be a part of the project contract.

Evaluation procedure

All applications will be evaluated by an evaluation panel consisting of representatives from Nordic Innovation and external experts. The final funding decision lies with Nordic Innovation. All proposals will be evaluated according to the evaluation criteria described in this call text.

Read more on https://www.nordicinnovation.org/

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Contacts

The purpose of this Team Finland visit led by Minister of Economic Affairs of Finland, Mr. Wille Rydman, is to show commitment from Finnish government to the Nusantara project and energy co-operation.

Nusantara is by far the biggest Smart and Sustainable City construction in Indonesia in coming decades. With its 32 Bl. USD budget it will be a flagship for development of Indonesian cities for decades. Finland has been chosen as a knowledge partner for Nusantara.

Participarting Finnish companies have a chance to connect with the stakeholder base of Nusantara project during the visit by meeting with project owners and executing companies to find new business contacts and partners. We also advance the ongoing proof of concepts of Finnish joint solutions. There is a possibility to visit Nusantara site (during 1-2 February) at East Kalimantan province to meet with Nusantara authorities and stakeholders.

Nevertheless, Jakarta will remain as the business hub of Indonesia. Jakarta has many new development projects to enhance livability in the city. We will meet Jakarta developers to engage with the projects and connect with the project owners.

During the visit, a kick-off for the bilateral governmental energy working group between Finland and Indonesia will be held. Companies from different sectors of energy are invited to the working group. We also meet major stakeholders and customers of energy transition, transport electrification, electricity grid and waste to energy. Energy is naturally also a theme in our communication with Nusantara authority.

PRELIMINARY PROGRAM

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Companies focusing on digitalization and sustainable solutions in city and building level, transport electrification related companies and digital solutions for traffic, carbon neutrality enhancing companies, waste to energy, smart grid related companies.

PARTICIPATION FEE

To cover the expenses of arranging the visit, Business Finland will charge a participation fee.

• Major companies: €1350 + 24% VAT per person
• Micro and SME’s: €1150 + 24% VAT per person

Business Finland will invoice the participation fee after the visit based on the actual costs. The invoiced fee will not exceed the amounts mentioned above. Kindly note that the participation fee does not include flights or accommodation of the participant nor meals outside the business delegation program.

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE RELOCATION PROJECT OF INDONESIA’S CAPITAL CITY:

• Team Finland Talks: Pääkaupunki uusiksi, Case Indonesia (In Finnish)

Business Finland and TÜBİTAK have jointly opened this call in order to support research and development collaboration between Finland and Türkiye.

Business Finland may fund Finnish organizations taking part in consortia participating in this call. The applications must meet the national funding criteria of Business Finland (Funding terms and conditions). The funding rules and the focus areas of the joint call are described more closely in the Call Text. It is important that that the consortium also familiarizes itself with the TÜBİTAK funding rules regarding the part of work planned to be done in Türkiye.

BUSINESS FINLAND FUNDING

Business Finland can finance Finnish parties in project consortia participating in this round of applications. National funding criteria are applied for funding, including the criteria for Co-Innovation funding. Business Finland can finance Finnish parties in project consortia participating in the application. It is important for the consortium to familiarize itself with TÜBİTAK’s financing conditions for the part planned to be carried out in Turkey.

The Finnish applicants need to file their funding applications using the Business Finland Online Service. To enable a smooth processing of the applications, all Finnish applicants need to contact Business Finland as early as possible, and on 12 January 2024 at the latest. The names of the contact persons are attached. The application needs to be followed by a joint project plan for the whole consortium. Projects are expected to start in both countries after 3 July 2024.

 

MORE INFORMATION

Ilmari Absetz (Circular Economy, Textile Industries)
Tel: +358 50 5577 837
Email: ilmari.absetz (at) businessfinland.fi

 

Marika Ollaranta (Textile Industry, Decarbonizing Industries Program)
Tel: +358 50 4804 611
Email: marika.ollaranta (at) businessfinland.fi

 

Sixten Sandström (Digitalization and Automation)
Tel: +358 50 4824 379
Email: sixten.sandstrom (at) businessfinland.fi

 

Toni Mattila (Sustainable Manufacturing Finland Program)
Tel: +358 40 5009 909
Email: toni.mattila (at) businessfinland.fi

 

Juha Pulkkinen (Business Finland funding rules and criteria)
Tel. +358 44 4368 043
Email: juha.pulkkinen (at) businessfinland.fi

Kasvufoorumi / Growth Forum

Yhteistyöllä maailmalle Läsnätilaisuus perjantaina 19.1.2024 klo 12.30 – 17.30

Tilaisuus järjestetään Pikku-Finlandiassa osoitteessa Karamzininranta 4, 00100 Helsinki.

Ilmoittautuminen on auki 5.1.2024 saakka.

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Ohjelma

12.30 Kahvitarjoilu

13.00 Avauspuheenvuorot

Liikenne- ja viestintäministeri Lulu Ranne ja elinkeinoministeri Wille Rydman

Kansainvälisen yhteistyön ja viennin merkitys Suomelle

• Nina Kopola, Business Finland
• Harri Airaksinen, Business Tampere
• Jarkko Saarimäki, Traficom

Liikennealan kasvu-, yhteistyö- ja vientitarinoita

• Olli Soininen, Fintraffic Oy
• Juha Vierros, Škoda Group
• Niko Vuokko, Silo.ai Oy

Tauko

Kansainvälistymisen palapeli – Miten palat saadaan paikalleen?

Hanna Laurén, Suomen suurlähetystö, Rooma
Jenny Simonsen, ITS Norway

Vuosi 2024 keskustelu – Miten huolehdimme liikennealan kasvusta? Millaisen tuen annamme suomalaisille yrityksille?

• Moderaattori: Laura Eiro, liikenne- ja viestintäministeriö
• Elina Puszkarzewicz, Business Finland
• Eetu Pilli-Sihvola, VTT
• Pasi Laitala, Espoon kaupunki
• Tapio Levä, Telia

Päätössanat

Sampsa Nissinen, työ- ja elinkeinoministeriö ja Emil Asp, liikenne- ja viestintäministeriö

16.30 Verkostoitumista

17.30 Tilaisuus päättyy

Growth Forum

Working together to go global on Friday 19.1.2024 at 12.30 – 17.30. Attendance obligatory.

The event will take place at the Little-Finlandia, Karamzininranta 4, 00100 Helsinki.
The event will be held in Finnish. Last day of registration is 5.1.2024.

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Program

The importance of international cooperation and exports for Finland

• Nina Kopola, Business Finland
• Harri Airaksinen, Business Tampere
• Jarkko Saarimäki, Traficom

Stories of growth, cooperation and exports in the transport sector

• Olli Soininen, Fintraffic
• Juha Vierros, Škoda Group
• Tero Ojanperä, Silo.ai Oy

Break

Internationalisation puzzle – How to put the pieces in place?

• Hanna Laurén, Embassy of Finland, Rome
• Jenny Simonsen, ITS Norway

2024 debate – How do we ensure growth in transport? What kind of support do we give to Finnish companies?

• Moderator: Laura Eiro, Ministry of Transport and Communications
• Elina Puszkarzewicz, Business Finland
• Eetu Pilli-Sihvola, VTT
• Pasi Laitala, City of Espoon
• Tapio Levä, Telia Finland

Keynote speeches

Sampsa Nissinen, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment and Emil Asp, Ministry of Transport and Communications

16.30 Networking

17.30 End of the event