Nordic State of AI Summit 2025

What sets apart companies that are already leveraging AI for competitive advantage and revenue growth?

At the event, leading AI experts and industry influencers shared key findings, actionable recommendations, and engaged in thought-provoking discussions on topics such as AI-driven competitive advantages and revenue growth, the societal and economic impacts of AI in the Nordics, and practical steps for scaling AI innovations across Finland, the Nordics, and Europe. The program featured a keynote by Samuel Kaski from the Ellis Institute Finland, followed by a panel discussion on the societal and economic implications of these findings, with esteemed participants Katri Harra, Bengt Holmström, Irina Kupiainen, Martin Svensson, and Peter Sarlin.

Turning Insights Into Action

In the final segment, Finland’s top change-makers, growth drivers, and technology leaders guided participants through 45-minute workshops to bring the report’s insights to life:

 Regulating AI: Basics and Beyond 
Come and learn what you really need to understand about AI regulation as well as contribute to a wider discussion on whether regulation can be turned into a competitive advantage. Gain insights from Sitra’s experts among others on leveraging regulation for business success.

Discover Transformational Thinking with Industry Leaders
Engage in a €100 million disruption exercise led by Risto Siilasmaa and Tuomas Syrjänen, exploring bold ideas to transform your business on a grand scale.

How to deal with unpredictable world? Boost your ability to change.
This session—led by Nelli Såger, the new CEO of Ellun Kanat—explores how to root transformative change by blending insights from brain chemistry with organizational resilience building. Discover effective methods to deal with and succeed in change that secure your future.

Driving Finland’s Future Through Collective Action
Finland’s capability in AI needs initiatives and computing infrastructure beyond the efforts of individual companies. Join Pekka Manninen in shaping the launch of the LUMI AI Factory, a platform designed to foster collaboration among startups, academic research, and large-scale co-innovation ventures, and to bring competitive advantages for them.