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We at Upgraded know that the health startup industry is
exceptionally diverse - and so are the supporting, regulatory, funding
etc. entities - the core objective of this metro map is to gather the
most important players of the industry, who provide support for
startups specifically focusing on the health and wellness sector in
primarily in the Uusimaa region of Finland.
The
Metro Map
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Accenture Open Innovation
Accenture Open Innovation is a bridge between their global
2000 clients and the start-up community.
www.accenture.com/fi-en/technology-insight-open-innovation
Microsoft Flux
Microsoft Flux is a startup community that helps startups by
providing them coaches, networking events, and advisory
boards.
http://www.microsoftflux.com/
The Corporate Line
The Corporate Line gathers corporates that offer challenges,
cooperation, funding or even physical hubs for startups and small-
size companies.
IBM Watson Health Center
The IBM Watson Health Center accelerates healthcare and
wellbeing innovation by providing new technological
capabilities for IBM clients and ecosystem partners.
Health and Innovation Village at GE
The Health and Innovation Village at GE is a unique co-located
digital health ecosystem hub of small, medium and large
companies working on health tech all working to transform
healthcare.
https://www.ge.com/fi/company/health-innovation-village/
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The Community & Hub Line
Finland is the hotbed of startup hubs and communities. The
Community & Hub Line is the proof of this. The stops on this
line provide event spaces, networking events, trainings and
office spaces for startups.
Microsoft Flux
Microsoft Flux is a startup community that helps
startups by providing them coaches, networking
events, and advisory boards.
http://www.microsoftflux.com/
NewCo Helsinki
NewCo Helsinki offers tailored mentoring to
support startups in various stages.
https://newcohelsinki.fi/en/
Maria01
Maria 01 is a community and a space that
provides homebase and network.
https://maria.io/
A Grid
A Grid is a startup hub and one of Europe’s
largest centers for growth companies. It also
serves as a vibrant space for entrepreneurial
expertise, services and events.
https://agrid.fi
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Serious Gaming Cluster
SGC Finland is a network of companies,
organizations and individuals that are developing
serious games.
http://www.seriousgamingcluster.fi/
Innovation House Finland
Innovation House Finland offers office space while
putting the wellbeing of its members a priority.
http://innovationhousefinland.fi/
Mothership of Work (MOW)
Mothership of Work is a creative hub and co-
working space.
http://mow.fi/
Arctic Startup
Arctic Startup is an online platform and community
that provides valuable information and news for all
startups and startup-enthusiasts about a variety of
topics.
http://arcticstartup.com/
HUB13
HUB13 is a coworking space that also provides the
events and trainings.
http://hub13.fi/
Startup Sauna
StartupSauna is an accelerator for top notch tech
teams focused on business development and finding
the right go-to-market strategy and product-market
fit.
http://www.startupsauna.fi/
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Upgraded
Upgraded is a national association serving all health and wellbeing startups
in Finland. It brings the startup voice and innovation visible and enables the
right connections among the extended ecosystem. Upgraded does the work
through different projects, out of which the largest is the annually held
Upgraded Life Festival.
http://www.upgraded.fi
The Health Hub Line
The Health Hub Line consists of multiple organizations, associations, and
networking hubs whose aim is to provide help for startups specifically
providing their solutions on the fields of health and wellbeing.
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Health and Innovation Village at GE
The Health and Innovation Village at GE is a unique co-
located digital health ecosystem hub of small, medium and
large companies working on health tech all working to
transform healthcare.
https://www.ge.com/fi/company/health-innovation-village/
Terkko Health Hub
Terkko is a unique health hub that consolidates startups,
universities, hospitals, libraries, accelerators and individuals
who share passion for health & life sciences.
http://terkko.fi/
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Healthtech Finland
Healthtech Finland is an industry association and
part of Technology Industries of Finland. It fosters
the industry’s growth, collective knowledge and
cooperation with startups, with expert services
comprise advisory, intermediary and educational
services.
http://healthtech.teknologiateollisuus.fi
Aalto Health Platform
Aalto Health Platform is a collaborative program that
creates a framework for Aalto to deepen and widen its joint
work with its partner organizations in the area of health and
wellbeing (H&W), which is one of Aalto University’s
strategic focus areas for research.
http://health.aalto.fi/

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Arctic15
http://www.arctic15.com/
Slush
http://www.slush.org/
Health Tuesday
https://www.tekes.fi/en/programmes-and-services/tekes-
programmes/bits-of-health/health-tuesday/
Findery
http://www.hus.fi/hus-tietoa/uutishuone/Sivut/Findery-esitteli-start-up-
yrityksi%C3%A4-terveydenhuollon-ammattilaisille.aspx
Lääkäripäivät
http://laakaripaivat.fi/2018/
The Event Loop Line
The Event Loop Line gathers the most important
events that can offer useful insights and
networking opportunities to startups of the field.
NuoriLääkäripäivät
https://www.nly.fi/nuorilaakaripaivat
Smash
http://sportsmash.net/
Upgraded Life Festival
http://www.upgradedlifefestival.com/
Ultrahack
https://ultrahack.org/
Junction
https://hackjunction.com/
Hyvinvointi-hackaton
http://hyvinvointihack.fi/
Digital Silver
http://www.digitalsilver.eu
Biohackers Summit
http://biohackersummit.com/
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University of Helsinki
The University of Helsinki is the largest institution of academic
education in Finland. Amongst fields such as humanities or hard
sciences, it also provides medical, pharmaceutical and veterinary
education, and conducts research on several fields that are related to
the field of healthcare. In order to support high quality life science
research, a new institute of the University, HiLIFE (Helsinki Institute
of Life Science) was established in 2017.
http://www.helsinki.fi/university/
The Education Line
There are several educational
institutions offering study options
supporting or specifically focusing on
fields that are related to healthcare. By
providing internationally valuable and
acknowledged education, these
institutions can collaborate with
startups who are seeking for trainees,
interns, research or piloting
opportunities.
Metropolia University of Applied Sciences
Metropolia University of Applied Sciences, is Finland’s largest
university of applied sciences. Amongst many other possibilities, it
also offers education on the field of healthcare and health
technology.
http://www.metropolia.fi/
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Aalto University
Aalto University, is an institution that offers studies on the fields of
science, economics arts and design.
http://www.aalto.fi/
Health Capital Helsinki (HCH)
Health Capital Helsinki is one of the leading European hubs of life
science and health tech research, knowledge and business.
http://www.healthcapitalhelsinki.fi/en/
Laurea University of Applied Sciences
Laurea University of Applied Sciences has health and social integrity
as one of its innovation and research focus areas.
https://www.laurea.fi/
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HUS
The Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa (HUS) is a Joint
Authority formed by 24 municipalities. Functioning as part of HUS,
Helsinki University Hospital HUH is nationally responsible for treating
severe and rare illnesses and ones calling for special expertise and
technology.
http://www.hus.fi/
Innovaatiotalo
Innovaatiotalo is the gateway and meeting place for growth
companies who want to develop or test health related mobile
applications and services together with university hospitals.
http://www.virtuaalisairaala2.fi/fi/innovaatiotalo/
The Hospital Line
The stops of the Hospital Line are useful
for startups who would like to test and
verify their solutions on the clinical level.
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The Support Line
The Support Line gathers public institutions and organizations that offer valuable
information on practical matters, statistics, research, patenting and several other
issues for startups.
SOSTE (Finnish Federation for Social Affairs and Health)
SOSTE, is a national umbrella organization that gathers together
200 social and health NGO's and other partner members. They
offer education and training, do research, develops cooperation
between social organizations to strengthen the operating
conditions of its member organizations.
http://www.soste.fi/
Finnish Genome Center
The Finnish Genome Center supports Finnish genetic research
by offering technological know-how and information to research
groups in the field throughout the country.
Comprehensive Cancer Center Finland (FICAN)
The Comprehensive Cancer Center Finland will be established in
the end of 2018. It will coordinate the five regional cancer
centers (Helsinki, Kuopio, Oulu, Tampere, Turku) of Finland from
Helsinki.
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FinBioBank (FINBB)
FinBioBank is a newly introduced co-operative that aims to be a one-
stop shop for external, both academic and commercial biobank users
in Finland. FINBB will provide harmonized, cost-effective services to
Finnish biobanks in collaboration of other important stakeholders.
Fimea (Finnish Medicines Agency)
Fimea maintains and improves the health of the population by
supervising and developing the pharmaceutical sector. Fimea keeps
databases on both human and veterinary medicines.
http://www.fimea.fi
Evira (Finnish Food Safety Authority)
Activities at the Finnish Food Safety Authority Evira aim at ensuring
food safety, promoting animal health and welfare, and developing
the prerequisites for plant and animal production and plant health.
https://www.evira.fi/
Valvira (National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and
Health)
Valvira is a national agency charged with the supervision and
licensing of the social and health care, alcohol and environmental
health sectors.
http://www.valvira.fi/
TTL (Finnish Institute of Occupational Health)
Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, FIOH, is a research and
specialist organization in the field of occupational health and safety.
https://www.ttl.fi/
THL (National Institute for Health and Welfare)
THL is a Finnish expert agency that provides reliable information
(such as open data) on health and welfare for decision-making and
activities in the field.
https://www.thl.fi/
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Kela
Kela, the Social Insurance Institution of Finland. Kela is also
responsible for the provision of the services provided by the
National Archive of Health Information. On an annual basis, Kela
compiles a summary of the key development needs for
improvements related to the legislation governing Kela’s
operations. http://www.kela.fi/
Healthtech Finland
Healthtech Finland is an industry association and part of
Technology Industries of Finland. They foster the industry’s
growth, collective knowledge and cooperation with startups,
with expert services comprise advisory, intermediary and
educational services.
http://healthtech.teknologiateollisuus.fi
ELY-keskus
The Centres for Economic Development, Transport and the
Environment (ELY Centres) are responsible for the regional
implementation and development tasks of the central
government.
http://www.ely-keskus.fi
Yrittäjät
The Federation of Finnish Enterprises is a community of
entrepreneurship. Its aim is to improve the status of
entrepreneurs and the conditions for business.
https://www.yrittajat.fi/
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Finnish Standards Association (SFS)
SFS is the central standardization organization that controls and
co-ordinates national standardization work in Finland.
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PRH (Finnish Patent and Registration Office)
The Finnish Patent and Registration Office is responsible for
registering companies, foundations, associations, religious
communities, and LEI codes. It also examines and grants patents,
and register utility models, trademarks and designs.
https://www.prh.fi/
Business Finland
Business Finland (previously Tekes & Finpro) provides innovation
funding for startups, bigger companies, research organizations, and
public sector service providers. They help Finnish SMEs go
international, encourage foreign direct investment in Finland and
promote travel to Finland.
http://www.businessfinland.fi/
Pharma Industry Finland (PIF)
Pharma Industry Finland is the organization bringing together
innovation-driven companies based in life science research and
development. It collects and shares knowledge, offers information
and a variety of networks, and participates in national policymaking
http://www.pif.fi/
Helsinki-Uusimaa Regional Council
The tasks of Helsinki-Uusimaa Regional Council include regional and
land-use planning and the promotion of local and regional interests in
general. The Council articulates common regional needs, long term
development goals and conditions for sustainable development.
https://www.uudenmaanliitto.fi/
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Sitra
Sitra is a publicly funded organization, that brings the private
and public players together by creating projects and
providing project funding.
https://www.sitra.fi/en/
Finnvera
Finnvera provides financing for the start, growth and
internationalization of enterprises.
https://www.finnvera.fi/
The Public Funding Line
The Public Funding Line collects institutions and entities that
can offer funding for development, internationalisation,
expansion or projects.
ELY-keskus
The Centres for Economic Development, Transport and the
Environment (ELY Centres) are responsible for the regional
implementation and development tasks of the central
government.
http://www.ely-keskus.fi
EU funding
The European Union provides a great variety of project and
programme funding opportunities.
https://europa.eu/european-union/about-eu/funding-
grants_en
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Finnish Venture Capital Association (FVCA)
The goal of FVCA is to develop private equity and venture capital as an
industry and promote the interests of its members in Finland.
http://www.fvca.fi/
FiBAN (Finnish Business Angels Network)
FiBAN is a Finnish, national, non-profit association of private investors
that aims to improve the possibilities for private persons to invest in
unlisted potential growth companies.
https://www.fiban.org/
Crowdfunding
There are multiple crowdfunding opportunuties both for startups and
individuals, such as Invesdor, FundedByME, Mesenaatti, Venture Bonsai,
Innovestor, Vauraus, etc.
The Private Funding Line
The Private Funding Line gathers options of private funding.
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Vertical
Vertical is the world’s first business augmentor. Vertical has proven
track-record in open innovation programs and activities for
corporate-startup collaboration.
http://www.vertical.vc/
Kasvu Open
Kasvu Open is the largest project for sparring companies, that are
eager to grow, with growth experts in Finland. Throughout the
competition every company has an opportunity to present their
own growth plan to a great number of experts free of charge. and
investors in the country.
https://www.kasvuopen.fi/
The Growth Line
SPARK Finland
SPARK Finland program is designed to increase the maturity of
academic and clinical discoveries towards practical solutions in the
life science and health tech space.
https://sparkfinland.fi/
StartupSauna
StartupSauna is an accelerator for top notch tech teams focused on
business development and finding the right go-to-market strategy
and product-market fit.
http://startupsauna.com
The Growth Line consists of accelerators, projects and hubs who offer services
for startups on their journey of accelerating their businesses.
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Helsinki Business Hub
Helsinki Business Hub provides access to a great variety of
services and information that can help accelerating growth.
Within the field of health, they are specifically focused on
personalized health (including biobanks) and medtech devices
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http://www.helsinkibusinesshub.fi/
Espoo Innovation Garden
The Espoo Innovation Garden functions as a platform and a
test bed for new solutions rising from the knowledge and
cooperation of various operators.
https://www.espooinnovationgarden.fi/
Aalto Start-Up Center
Aalto Start-Up Center runs a Business Generator program for
startups in Espoo, Finland, offering services to startups at the
beginning of their journey.
https://startupcenter.aalto.fi/
FINAC
Finnish Business Acceleration Network (FINAC) is a national
association dedicated to drive the growth and quality of the
Finnish startup and SME ecosystem.
http://finac.fi/
Turbiini
Turbiini Startup Accelerator supports new startups in Vantaa
and is actively searching for new companies to offer
innovation services. Their goal is to help business ideas
evolve into teams and startups.
http://turbiini.net/
NewCo
NewCo Helsinki offers tailored mentoring to support startups
in various stages.
https://newcohelsinki.fi/en/
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The Upgraded Metro Map was created in collaboration with
the Helsinki-Uusimaa Regional Council.