Datafest 2027 is coming! Ready to make the most of your data?

How could data help your business grow? And what’s your company’s next step towards making the most of data?Registration is now open for Datafest 2027 – Practical Steps for Leveraging Data. Join us on 4 February 2027 in Kalasatama, Helsinki!Datafest is a new meeting place for people and organisations shaping the data economy. The event brings together SMEs that share an interest in the business opportunities data can offer.

22.10.2026

This free event offers fresh perspectives for companies just starting to explore the potential of data, as well as those further along in their journey, with business built around data infrastructure, analytics, data-driven products or AI applications.

Inspiring encounters at the heart of the data economy

The programme features inspiring talks and practical coaching to help you find your own way to make data work for your business and take the next steps towards growth. The event will be held mainly in Finnish, but the programme also includes sessions in English.

Explore the programme and save your spot at the festival

For more information about Datafest 2027, contact Marko Mikkonen.

Datafest 2027 is organised as part of the DATASTEP – Growth From the Data Economy in Uusimaa project, which aims to strengthen SMEs’ data economy capabilities and support the use of data to drive growth and internationalisation. The project partners are the Finnish Geospatial Research Institute FGI at the National Land Survey of Finland, the City of Helsinki / Business Helsinki, the Finnish Foundation for Inventions, TIEKE Finnish Information Society Development Centre and Arcada University of Applied Sciences.

Datafest is created together with leading experts in the data economy. LUMI AI Factory is the event’s main partner, with IOXIO and VTT also joining us as event partners.