Welcome to Wasa Future Festival! The event is free of cost and open for all.
If you have suggestions, ideas or comments regarding the festival or its themes, please send mail to janne.perttu@wasafuturefestival.fi
Why you should attend
Learn
Network
Be a part of the development
70+ speakers
18+ events
1500+ attendees
Mission
Concrete action
Each event sets out to determine concrete actions to develop Finland and the region. These actions are being followed up on a yearly basis. Past years have resulted in the birth of projects such as the EnergySAMPO-fund and the Vaasa-Umeå bridge.
Values
Environment
The event is 100% carbon free. The electricity comes from a combination of sun and wind energy. The cooling is handled by a ground source heat pump. All the drink and food are carbon neutral and sourced from local producers.
Teamwork
We believe that teamwork and the common good is more important than the interests of any one organization. As a region or as a country we should rather be competing against the rest of the world.
International
We work across language barriers. The programming is from the ground up in three languages.
Equality
We believe that each person should be given a fair chance and treated as an equal.
History
In 2012 the first series of seminars on the future of Ostrobothnia called “NEW NORDIC CENTER” were held. The aim was to develop the region as to also benefit the whole of Finland. In 2018 the event was renamed to Wasa Future Festival, continuing the tradition and mission of its predecessor.
See the history page for more.
Enablers
Wasa Future Festival is a participant-centered event. Each participant and speaker has contributed to a more comprehensive programme than ever. The following enablers are with us this year:
Vaasan yliopisto, VAMK, Puolustusvoimat, Novia, Hanken, Rannikko-Pohjanmaan Yrittäjät, EK, Kauppakamari, VASEK, Merinova, Vaasan kaupunki, Kulturfonden, Etelä Pohjanmaan Kulttuurirahasto, E2 Tutkimus, Nuoret Yrittäjät, Nuori Yrittäjyys ry, Vaasan nuorisovaltuusto, VAMIA, Gambit, Pohjanmaan liitto, Pohjanmaan kauppakamari, Vaasan Yrittäjät ry, Pohjanmaan ELY-keskus, Ålandsbanken, Nordic Live Productions, Åbo Akademi, Platonic Partnership Oy, Yrkesakademin i Österbotten, EnergyVaasa, Suomenkielisen Kouluviestikarnvaalin Tukisäätiö, Vaasan Sähkö, Vaasan Settlementti and many more.
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Contact information
Wasa Innovation Center
Gerbyntie 16
65230 VAASA
Event coordinator:
Janne Perttu
+358 50 473 4444
janne.perttu@wasafuturefestival.fi