Oulu-Finland Business Meetup in Tokyo (June 2, 2025)







City of Oulu is an official partner of Finland at the Nordic Pavilion.
Side Event at BIRTH LAB, Tokyo
City of Oulu will hold a side event at the BIRTH LAB, Tokyo, Japan
“Oulu-Finland Business Meetup in Tokyo”.
This event is a great opportunity to gain deeper insight into Oulu and to connect between Oulu, Finland and Japan, Kanto. Our partners in the Oulu business delegation will showcase their expertise and innovation in ICT, Healthcare, and startup activities. Participating companies will present cutting-edge technologies that highlight Oulu’s unique strengths.
We warmly welcome you to explore new possibilities of collaboration and nurture trusting connections between Japan and Finland.
Oulu region is located in Northern Finland just below the Arctic Circle. Oulu is the fifth largest city in Finland, one of the country’s fastest growing cities, and the centre of innovation, business, culture, and education in the North. It is also one of the major technological hubs and R&D living labs in Europe, especially when it comes to world-class wireless excellence. Oulu is often called the Silicon Valley of Northern Europe.
Event details
Date & Time:
Monday, June 2, 2025
14:30–18:00 (Doors open at 14:15)
Place:
Takagi Building 1st floor, 2–20‑7 Azabu-juban, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106‑0045 Japan (Access to BIRTH LAB)
Participation:
Free of charge
Language:
English (No interpreter)
Dress Code:
Business casual, Casual
Cooperator:
Takagi Building Co., Ltd. (BIRTH), Japan Coworking space & Community manager Organization
Nominal support by the Embassy of Finland, Japan
How to Join
Please register via the following link.
Registration will close once capacity is reached.
Preliminary Programme
(to be updated with further details & subject to change):
14:30 Welcome words & Introduction to the City of Oulu by BusinessOulu / City of Oulu
14:45 Partner’s presentations
- University of Oulu
- Oulu University of Applied Sciences
- OuluHealth (Oulu Healthcare ecosystem) & OYSTER (Incubator for healthcare startups) by BusinessOulu
- BIRTH LAB (Community space in Tokyo, bridge builder from the community to the world)
- JCCO (Industry association for coworking spaces and community managers in Japan)
15:35 Short break
15:45 Company presentations
- Orbis systems — Leading global 5G/6G testing solution provider
- Profilence — Accelerate your data driven software development with our world-changing methodology
- PrintoCent — One of the Biggest Printed Electronics Cluster in Europe
- FabPatch — Award-Winning Repair Innovation
16:25 Closing words by BusinessOulu / City of Oulu
(Preparation for the networking)
16:40–18:00 Mingle evening & VR Demo experience (mingle food and drinks will be served)
Host/Modetor
For inquiries, please contact:
Takako UCHIDA(内田貴子)
Senior Advisor, International Affairs (Japan)
BusinessOulu
(takako.uchida@businessoulu.com)