{"id":7022,"date":"2026-05-19T14:07:56","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T13:07:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/upcloud.com\/global\/?post_type=event&#038;p=7022"},"modified":"2026-05-19T14:07:56","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T13:07:56","slug":"ai-finland-summer-forum","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/upcloud.com\/global\/events\/ai-finland-summer-forum\/","title":{"rendered":"AI Finland Summer Forum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AI Finland Summer Forum brings together the people shaping the next phase of AI in Finland. The event combines keynote discussions, practical workshops, and networking into one afternoon focused on real-world AI adoption and infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hosted across Helsinki and local satellite locations around Finland, the forum is designed for business leaders, developers, public sector decision-makers, founders, and technology professionals who want a clearer view of where AI is heading and what it takes to build with it responsibly and competitively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The program focuses on the infrastructure, cloud, data, and sovereignty questions now driving AI strategy across Europe, alongside practical discussions on implementation, research, and emerging technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to the main stage sessions, participants can join focused workshop groups covering current AI topics and practical use cases. The event also offers opportunities to connect with startups, researchers, infrastructure providers, and enterprise teams working at the forefront of AI in Finland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Speaker sessions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">From Infrastructure to Impact: How an AI Gigafactory Drives Growth<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pasi Toivanen, SVP, Strategic Government &amp; Industry Initiatives, Nokia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Laura Halenius, Senior Lead, Growth from Critical Technologies, Sitra<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Building a Quantum AI Lab<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Juha Vesanto, Director, Quantum and AI Research Centre, OP Pohjola<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Topias Uotila, Qutwo<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sovereign Cloud + AI: Why It Matters<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Teemu Toppola, Chief Product Officer, UpCloud<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Markku R\u00e4s\u00e4nen, CEO, ConfidentialMind<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Event schedule<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>12:00\u201313:00 Networking lunch<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>13:00\u201314:10 Keynotes &amp; AI Full Stack pitches<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>14:10\u201314:50 Coffee break &amp; networking<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>14:50\u201316:15 Focus groups<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>16:20 Wrap-up<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>16:30 \u2192 Afterwork hosted by our partner<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AI Finland Summer Forum brings together the people shaping the next phase of AI in Finland. The event combines keynote discussions, practical workshops, and networking [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":81511,"template":"","event-category":[211,214,217,220],"class_list":["post-7022","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/upcloud.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/7022","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/upcloud.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/upcloud.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/event"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/upcloud.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/7022\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7025,"href":"https:\/\/upcloud.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/7022\/revisions\/7025"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/upcloud.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7022"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"event-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/upcloud.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event-category?post=7022"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}