Space Business Forum
Space Business Forum on suomalaisten avaruusalan toimijoiden yhteisö, joka kokoontuu viisi kertaa vuodessa. Tapaamisten aiheina ovat avaruusliiketoiminnan ja -tutkimuksen ajankohtaiset ja tulevat asiat; teknologiaan liittyvät asiat sekä kansainvälisen yhteistyön aloitteet ja puitteet Euroopan avaruusjärjestö ESA:ssa, EU:ssa sekä Euroopan ulkopuolella. Tapaamisten tärkein anti ovat yritysten ja tutkimusorganisaatioiden esitykset sekä erityisesti keskustelut ja verkottuminen.
Space Business Forum toimii koko suomalaisen avaruusverkoston tiedonjakajana. Tämä kattaa virallisen dokumentaation jakelun avaruusalan toimijoille sekä erityisesti teollisuuden ja tutkimuksen tarpeiden välittämisen avaruushallinnolle ja kansainvälisille toimijoille.
Space Business Forumiin osallistuminen on maksutonta, mutta Space Business Forum pidättää oikeuden jäsenten hyväksymiseen.
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Lisätietoja: Tiina Nurmi/Business Finland - tiina.nurmi(at)businessfinland.fi
Ilmoittaudu postituslistalle: greta.neffling(at)businessfinland.fi
Space Business Forum -tapahtumien päivämäärät vuodelle 2026:
- Perjantai 27.2.2026
- Maanantai 20.4.2026
- Torstai 18.6.2026
- Torstai 24.9.2026
- Maanantai 16.11.2026
Seuraava tilaisuus 24.9.2026:
Paikka: Team Finland -talo, Porkkalankatu 1, 00180 Helsinki (Ruoholahti)
Aiemmat tilaisuudet:
Tilaisuuden esitykset:
- ESA BIC Startups - Kaisa Ahonen, ESA BIC Finland Manager, Aalto University
- Space Resilience Node Finland - Johanna Tamminen, Prof. Head of Unit, Finnish Meteorological Institute
- New funding opportunities for Finnish industries and businesses - Joanna Tikkanen, Chief Policy Adviser, Confederation of Finnish Industries EK
- Introduction to Women in Aerospace Europe - Finland Branch: Would you like to be a part of it? - Svenja Fassbender, Project Coordinator, Aalto Startup Center ; Sema Cil, Vaasa University
- Aurora Propulsion Technologies – Wisdom Mission a preamble to a Space Drone - Roope Takala, President & Chairman, Aurora Propulsion Technologies
- ASA: The Largest Student Space Association in Finland - Deniel Must, Founder, Aalto Space Association
- EUMETSAT and its opportunities for Finnish companies - Dr. Ari-Matti Harri, Head of Space Research and Observation Technologies Unit, Finnish Meteorological Institute
- ESA Industrial Policy Committee, #362 IPC Meeting - Tiina Nurmi, Business Finland
Tilaisuuden esitykset:
- ESA BIC Finland new startups Cense Analytics, Polar Orbital, Skya, Twinverse
Kaisa Ahonen, ESA BIC Finland Manager, Aalto University
Tuomas Siltala, CEO, Cense Analytics
Eero Kytömaa, CEO, Polar Orbital
Harry Edelman, CEO, Skya
Ismo Olkkonen, CEO, Twinverse - Supporting Earth Observation Commercialisation: Opportunities within ESA Φ-lab
Daniele Romagnoli, Commercial EO System Engineer, European Space Agency - Result of the ESA Council at Ministerial Level 2025
Kimmo Kanto, Business Finland
Pauli Stigell, Business Finland
Mikko Ahlholm, Business Finland
Olavi Keränen, Business Finland
Tiina Nurmi, Business Finland - ESA Industrial Policy Committee, #360 IPC Meeting
Tiina Nurmi, Business Finland
Tilaisuuden esitykset:
- From science to strategy: how SPACECONOMY aims to strengthen Finland’s role in the global space economy – Heidi Kuusniemi, Professor, Tampere University
- From Earth Observations to Future Navigation – introduction to first ESA Phi-Lab projects in Finland and our next open call – Miika Kostamo, Project Manager, ESA Phi-Lab Finland
- Projects in the presentation
- Zero Gravity Therm, Olga Bodet, CEO, Zero Gravity
- LEOnhard, Eldrige de Melo, SharpNav
- Projects in the presentation
- Introducing SG [Nordic-Baltic] 2026 – Alicia Hölttä & Benjamin Åkerlund, NPoC Finland 2025–2027, SGAC
- ESA Industrial Policy Committee, #358 IPC Meeting – Tiina Nurmi, Business Finland
Tilaisuuden esitykset:
- ESA BIC Finland new startups Aavuus, MoniCardi, Nordic Nano, SemiQon - Kaisa Ahonen, ESA BIC Finland Manager, Aalto University - Jouni Peltoniemi, Aavuus - Pia Erkinheimo, Nordic Nano - Yukihisa Tsuruta, SemiQon
- Utilizing Satellite Broadband Technologies in Preparedness - Markus Mettälä, Senior Advisor, Traficom
- Proposal on EU Space Act in process - Heidi Pennanen, Senior Specialist (Space Law and Policy), Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment (Finland)
- Nokia RXRM, Space & Defense - Tuomas Korpela, Business Development Senior Manager, Nokia, Strategy & Technology - Patrick Everaert, Principal Consultant, Nokia Bell Labs Consulting
- PCP WISE to Launch Major Call for Tenders on Climate-Resilient Water Intelligence Systems - Meri Vainio, Project Manager, Forum Virium Helsinki
- ESA Industrial Policy Committee, #355 IPC Meeting - Tiina Nurmi, Business Finland
Tilaisuuden esitykset:
- Sovereign Communications Satellites - Ernst Wehtje, Head of Sales Europe - ReOrbit Oy
- XRTC for reliable, real-time connectivity - Markus Jaatinen, Global Sales Director - Delta Cygni Labs Oy
- Cybersecurity and Co-operation Networks in Hitech - Ilja Sidoroff, Senior Specialist - National Cyber Security Centre / Finnish Transport and Communications Agency Traficom
- PCP WISE & SPACE4Cities: Call for Tenders for EO data - Meri Vainio, Project Manager & Ari Kaukiainen, Project Planner - Forum Virium Helsinki
- Export Control and Space - Iiro Lalu, Senior Specialist, Export Control - Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland
- ESA Industrial Policy Committee, #354 IPC Meeting - Tiina Nurmi, Business Finland
Tilaisuuden esitykset:
- Connecting the Finland and Colorado Space and Aerospace Ecosystems, Mike Freeman, CEO and General Partner, Innosphere Ventures
- Innosphere NSF ASCEND Engine Overview, Mike Freeman, CEO and General Partner, Innosphere Ventures
- Innosphere Overview, Mike Freeman, CEO and General Partner, Innosphere Ventures
- European Space Agency’s 4,4 M€ Open Call for Space Related Geospatial Innovations in Finland, Miika Kostamo, Project Manager, ESA Phi-Lab Finland
- Steady Hands Ready to Turn Your Ideas into Reality, Hanna Harilainen, Principal, The Finnish School of Watchmaking / Kelloseppäkoulu
- Update: Exploring New Horizons: Nordic-Japanese Collaboration in Space, Pekka Rantala, Business Finland
- ESA Industrial Policy Committee, #353 IPC Meeting, Tiina Nurmi, Business Finland
Tilaisuuden esitykset:
- ESA Business Incubation Center Finland and Startups, Kaisa Ahonen, ESA BIC Finland Manager, Aalto University
- New ESA funding for commercialization of space related geospatial innovations, Miika Kostamo, Project Manager, ESA Phi-Lab Finland / Aalto Startup Center
- Story of Asteroid Spectral Imager (ASPECT) for European Space Agency’s Hera mission, Antti Näsilä, Principal Scientist, VTT
- ESA-FMI Sodankylä Earth Observation CalVal Supersite, Jouni Pulliainen, Director, Space and Earth Observation Centre, Finnish Meteorological Institute
- List of Horizon Europe Call 2025 space topics, Pauli Stigell, Business Finland
- UN in Vienna — Opportunities to highlight Finnish space solutions, Otto Korhonen, Adviser, Embassy of Finland, Vienna
- SPACE4Cities Call for Tenders, Ari Kaukiainen, Project Planner, Smart mobility team, Forum Virium Helsinki
- Preparation for the ESA Council at Ministerial Level 2025, Kimmo Kanto, Business Finland
- ESA Industrial Policy Committee, #352 IPC Meeting, Tiina Nurmi, Business Finland
- Hanna-Miina Sihvonen, Ministry of the Interior
Tilaisuuden esitykset:
- Finnish Space Strategy 2030 – State of play, Tero Vihavainen, Chief Specialist, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment
- Finnish Space Situational Awareness Center, Ari-Matti Harri, Prof, FMI – Finnish Meteorological Institute
- Space industry as a part of national emergency supply, Tapio Tourula, Chief Preparedness Specialist, National Emergency Supply Agency
- Towards a European Civil Security and Crisis Response System, Dr. Christopher Topping, Head of Civil Security from Space Programme Office, ESA
- Esrange Space Center: access to space from the Nordics, Jan Schulte, Swedish Space Corporation (SSC)
- Defense and Digital Resilience program – Goals and Services, Kirsi Kokko, Business Finland
- European Defence Fund – Update, Markus Ranne, Business Finland
- ESA Industrial Policy Committee, #350 IPC Meeting, Tiina Nurmi, Business Finland
Tilaisuuden esitykset:
- Space Business: Emerging theory and practice -book, Arto Ojala, Professor/University of Vaasa
- Spaceborne hyperspectral innovation brings new value-added services, Jarkko Antila, CEO/Kuva Space
- FAME-Flagship, Johanna Tamminen, Research Professor, Head of Earth Observation Research Unit/Finnish Meteorologigal Institute
- ESA Commercialisation: Marketplace, Riho Palis, Commercialisation Officer/European Space Agency
- Space Generation Advisory Council in Finland and the first edition of SG[Nordic-Baltic], Kiira Tiensuu/Finland's National Point of Contact, Space Generation Advisory Council
- SPACE4Cities Open Market Consultation, Renske Martijnse-Hartikka, Project Coordinator/Forum Virium Helsinki
- EUSPA
- ESA Industrial Policy Committee, #349 IPC Meeting, Tiina Nurmi,/Business Finland
Tilaisuuden esitykset:
- Finnish Space Strategy – State of play, Tero Vihavainen/Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment
- Science Center Aurora, Sodankylä, Elina Seppälä/Sodankylä municipality & Laura Lakso/Sodankylä Geophysical Observatory
- Leveraging New Space Capabilities for Government Use, Francesco Ferrari/Telemar/Marlink
- AuroraSpace – Boosting Space Business, Heidi Kuusniemi/Vaasa University
- ESA Earth Observation and Connectivity & Secure Communication News Ι “How to do business with ESA” revisited, Jarmo Leivo/Business Finland
- SPACE4Cities Pre-Commercial Procurement: Integrating Galileo and Copernicus downstream applications to support the dynamic use of public areas, Renske Martijnse-Hartikka/Forum Virium Helsinki & Ari Kaukiainen/Forum Virium Helsinki
- Topical international activities from 6G Bridge’s perspective, Pekka Rantala/Business Finland
- ESA Industrial Policy Committee, #348 IPC Meeting, Tiina Nurmi/Business Finland
Tilaisuuden esitykset:
- Space Services Supporting Comprehensive Security, Juha-Matti Liukkonen/Reaktor/PIA ry
- Digital Resilience: Protecting Spacecraft Computing Platforms, Petri Jehkonen/Xiphera LTD
- NATO DIANA Secure Connectivity, Space and Quantum Test Centre, Mika Rantakokko/VTT
- Greetings from 6G Symposium, Pekka Rantala/Business Finland
- Natural Catastrophe Solutions improving the resilience of the country and society, Jeffrey Appeldoorn/ICEYE
- Satellite communications for critical users, Anne Lönnqvist/VTT
- How to apply Φ-lab Finland R2B funding, Jaan Praks/Aalto University
- Digital Resilience for Secure Societies, Kirsi Kokko/Business Finland
- Horizon Europe Space and Security Calls, Pauli Stigell/Business Finland
- ESA Industrial Policy Committee,#347 IPC Meeting, Tiina Nurmi/Ecosystem Lead, Business Finland
Tilaisuuden esitykset:
- Opening words: ESA Industrial Policy Committee, #346 IPC Meeting, Tiina Nurmi/Business Finland
- ESA Earth Observation and ESA Connectivity and Secure Communications - Programme Board News, Jarmo Leivo/Business Finland
- WRC-23 results and preparation to WRC-27, Antti Tyrväinen/Traficom
- Light-based Energy Solutions from Space Solar Cells to Optical Power Links, Arto Aho/Winse Power Oy
- News Flash for 6G Bridge Program, Pekka Rantala/Business Finland
- European Space Programme – participation opportunities, Guillaume De La Brosse/DG DEFIS
- ESA Φ-lab Workshop, Jaan Praks/Aalto University & Tomi Erho/Aalto University
Tilaisuuden esitykset:
- Opening words, Tiina Nurmi/Business Finland
- Key Disruptions Shaping Europe’s Future, Sari Arho Havrén/Business Finland
- 5G NTN Research in VTT, Marko Höyhtyä/VTT
- Space, Defence and Resilience, Markus Ranne/Business Finland
- Finnish Space Strategy in theory and practice – user’s point of view, Tommi Rasila/NorthBase Oy
- Facilitation Session: Key Messages from Industry to National Space Strategy Update, Kimmo Kanto/Business Finland
- IPC and JCB Updates, Tiina Nurmi/Business Finland