Upcoming

  • 009 October 2026 · Tampere

    STUHI × Tampere Hackathon

    A two-day hackathon at Tampere University's Hervanta campus, 24–25 October. Build one thing to done with a team, meet founders and investors, and demo what you made. Free, food included.

    STUHI comes to Tampere: two days of building on the Hervanta campus of Tampere University, Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 October 2026. Teams of upper secondary students, ages 15 to 21, take one idea from scratch to a working demo, with founders and investors on site.

    Entry is free and food is covered. The programme, the jury, the prizes and sign-up live on the Tampere site.

    Tampere University, Hervanta · 24–25 Oct · Free entry

    Open the Tampere site

Past

  • Founders, students and booths at the Startup Carnival in Helsinki

    008 2026 · Helsinki

    Startup Carnival

    An evening with top founders, startup booths, networking, food and music in the heart of Helsinki. Kristo Ovaska and Otso Veisterä joined the panel, with interactive booths and networking bingo helping students meet builders face to face.

    284+ going · Panel · Startup booths · Ages 15–21

  • Students in a small-group roundtable discussion at a STUHI science and tech event

    007 2026 · Helsinki

    Science and Tech Roundtable

    A roundtable discussion with nine speakers from science and technology, including founders, researchers and investors working near the frontier. Small-group conversations gave students room to ask real questions instead of just watching.

    Marko Voutilainen · Charlotta Topelius · Ohto Pentikäinen · Teemu Myllymäki

  • Students working together on laptops during the first STUHI hackathon at Founders House

    006 2026 · Helsinki

    First STUHI Hackathon

    Around 100 high schoolers competed in STUHI's first hackathon at Founders House Helsinki, building across five challenge tracks from partners including Supercell, Junction, FR8, ElevenLabs and The Token Company.

    Wave Ventures · Supercell · Junction · FR8 · ElevenLabs

  • STUHI students at the Slush partnership event

    005 2025 · Helsinki

    STUHI × Slush

    STUHI partnered with Slush for its biggest event yet: 300+ high schoolers, a panel with Jyri Engeström, Timo Ahopelto and Otso Veisterä, startup problem-solving challenges, and Slush tickets for the winning team.

    Lifeline Ventures · Slush · Tekniikan museo · Business Helsinki

  • STUHI community event: networking and the startup ecosystem

    004 2025 · Helsinki

    Community event

    After the new team took over, this first community event brought 50+ high schoolers together for networking and exploring the startup ecosystem. A fresh start with renewed energy and a bigger vision ahead.

    Illusian · 50+ attendees · New team debut

  • Round-table sessions with founders at Aaltoes

    003 2025 · Helsinki

    Round tables with founders

    Round-table sessions for 100+ high schoolers and recent graduates, with each of the 20 tables hosted by a successful Finnish founder. The discussions inspired students to start building innovative startups already in high school.

    20 founders · 20 round-table sessions · Hands-on learning

  • Fireside chat with Ohto Pentikäinen and Eerika Savolainen

    002 2024 · Helsinki

    Fireside chat

    100+ high schoolers attended a fireside chat with two speakers: Ohto Pentikäinen, CEO and co-founder of Doublepoint, on building a deep-tech startup, and Eerika Savolainen, ex-CEO of Slush and Entrepreneur in Residence at Lifeline Ventures.

    100+ attendees · Deep tech insights · VC perspective

  • STUHI's first ever speaker event at Aaltoes

    001 2024 · Helsinki

    First ever STUHI event

    140+ high schoolers attended our inaugural speaker event, hearing stories from founders like Margo Roi (FinUA), Sami A. (Klu) and Roni Lahti (Komu Homes). After the panel came networking and startups to explore. It was the very beginning of what would become a movement.

    140+ attendees · 3 founder speakers · Networking session