Business Finland Champions Awards 2026

Programme

• 12:00–1:00 PM: Lunch for representatives of 2025 funded projects, participants in the Rise to Challenge call, and participants in the workshop preceding the event.

General programme

• 1:00 PM: Congratulations to the new 2025 projects / Petteri Alahuhta, Vice Rector for Cooperation
• 1:15–1:40 PM: Greetings from Business Finland (to be confirmed)
• 1:40–2:30 PM: Project presentations (to be confirmed)
• 2:30–3:00 PM: Coffee, cake, and discussion

Register

Join our workshop for preparing joint projects for Partnership model funding call!

Before the event, from 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM, we will also organize a workshop in which we will prepare joint projects for Partnership model funding call for Co-Research projects. The call is open until March 31, 2026.

This funding offers a unique opportunity to combine expertise from various scientific disciplines into strategic projects. Collaboration between faculties ensures we bring the best experts and teams into the projects, enabling your initiative to better meet the needs of leading companies.

• Contact the Innovation Centre if you already have a Co-Research project that needs additional expertise and sparring.
• The sparring process culminates in a workshop at the Business Finland Champions Awards, where we aim to invite leading companies.
• Together, we can advance your project and seek additional expertise even before the event — so get in touch as soon as possible!

When and where?

• 10.3.2026 from 10.30–12
• Saalastinsali, Linnanmaa campus
• Register for the workshop by sending a message to Maria Juurikka: maria.juurikka(at)oulu.fi