Slush 2026

Who it is for

• Looking for funding
• Growing your venture

Our take

Not a health event, but the week when most Nordic health investors are in one city. Book meetings before you arrive, and plan your days around the health side events: Y-Science, New Nordics Healthtech Matchmaking and the Eir Accelerator launch all happen on 18 November.

In numbers

13,000+

attendees, 2025 Source

3,500

investors, 2025 Source

6,000

founders and operators, 2025 Source

25,000+

meetings booked, 2025 Source

The story

First held in 2008

Slush started in Helsinki in 2008 and is run as a student-organised not-for-profit. It has grown into Europe's biggest gathering of founders and investors.

Who you'll meet

• Investors
• Founders
• Corporates
• Students
• Media

Price

Tickets from €345 to €1,195 (2026). Startup Pass €345 early bird or €395, after your company profile is approved. Founders' companies must be 10 years old or younger.

Free ways in

Many Slush week side events are free, including Y-Science, which needs no Slush ticket.

Tips

• Request one-to-one meetings in the Meeting Tool weeks before the event.
• Each team member needs their own pass.
• Slush 100 pitch competition: €500,000 equity-free prize in 2026, selected by a one-minute video pitch.

Prepare

• Funding stages, explained

  Startups usually raise money in steps, from small early amounts to larger rounds, and each step asks for more proof that the company works.

• Grants or investment?

  A grant gives you money without taking ownership but comes with rules, while an investment gives you money in exchange for a share of your company.

Same week

• 17 Nov 2026Sport Finland: Slush side event 2026, Meetup
• 18 Nov 2026Copenhagen MedTech Innovation Summit 2026, Conference
• 18 Nov 2026Finnish Drug Discovery Center roadshow at UEF, Meetup
• 18 Nov 2026Eir Accelerator first cohort launch, Meetup
• 18 Nov 2026Y-Science 2026, Conference
• 18 Nov 2026New Nordics Healthtech Matchmaking 2026, Meetup