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Slush
Organizer: Slush
- Date
- 18-19 November 2026
- Location
- Helsinki Expo and Convention Centre (Messukeskus), Helsinki, Finland
- Registration
- Paid
About the event
Helsinki's founder-run startup event, and the most investor-dense two days in the European calendar.
Slush is small by exhibition standards and deliberately so: the entire format is built around getting founders and investors into real conversations rather than filling a hall. It is run by founders and students rather than an events company, which shows in the programming. For a Gulf audience the draw is the quality of the European investor turnout rather than the content.
What you’ll find
- A tightly curated main stage rather than an open programme
- Structured founder-investor matchmaking
- An Investor Day and founder day-zero programme
- A large unofficial side-event programme across Helsinki
Who it is for
- Founders
- Investors
- Executives & leaders
Key topics
- Startups & Investment
- AI & Automation
- Business & Leadership
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