The fourth round of the startup program Founder’s Corner came to an end in April 2026, producing yet another batch of aspiring entrepreneurs. Founder’s Corner is a hands-on workshop series designed especially for people in the early stages of entrepreneurship and for those who are just beginning to explore their own startup ideas.

So far, the program has helped launch 40 startups, four of which have already been officially registered as companies. The next round begins on September 22nd, and you can be part of it too. Read more below! The program is in Finnish.

📅 Ilmoittaudu nyt 22.9. alkavaan Founder’s Corneriin ja rakenna startup nollasta! (Business Corner) (FI)
Tule rakentamaan digitaalista liiketoimintaa ohjatusti ja kehittämään yrittäjyyden taitojasi. Käymme läpi 11 työpajan aikana, miten luot uuden myyntisivun, miten vakuutat asiakkaasi sekunneissa, ja miten oikeasti teet rahaa jo syksyn aikana. Ohjelma on maksuton ja suomeksi Business Cornerilla Linnanmaan kampuksella tiistaisin klo 9:30 – 11:30. Oamkin opiskelijoiden on mahdollista saada 7 opintopistettä ohjelman suorittamisesta. Lue lisää ja ilmoittaudu täältä.

📅 22.5. BusinessOulun oppimis- ja kokeiluympäristöt yrityksille (Technopolis City Center) (FI)
Lue lisää ja ilmoittaudu.

📅 27.–28.5. From Pitch to Growth: A Hands-On Sales & Marketing Training for Founders (Startup Station)
Turn your ideas into traction, and your traction into growth. This two-day intensive training is designed for startup teams who want to sharpen their sales execution and build marketing that actually drives results. Read more and register here.

📅 28.5. Thinking International: Opportunities in Thailand and Southeast Asia (Startup Station)
Join for an exclusive meeting with a representative of Thailand-based VC firm, Valkeus Ventures, to explore untapped opportunities in one of the world’s fastest-growing regions. You will learn why Thailand and Southeast Asia can be a smart next market, how international investors view Finnish startups, and why thinking internationally from the start matters. Read more and register here.

📅 1.–3.6. Funding Strategy for Growth (Startup Station)
Are you an early-stage startup founder who is looking for funding but not quite sure of the options available? Or perhaps you already know a thing or two and need help in building a funding strategy? This two-day coaching helps you to understand how investors think, what different funding paths look like, and how to make strategic choices that unlock growth capital. Read more and register here.

📅 8.–18.6. LaunchX Summer Accelerator (Tellus, University of Oulu)
LaunchX is a summer startup accelerator organized by Oulu Entrepreneurship Society (OuluES), built exactly for this purpose: to move ideas from thoughts into practice. Do you have that one business idea sitting in a drawer that you’ve never properly launched? Or maybe you already have a team, but the project hasn’t really gained momentum yet. Now is your chance to fix that! Read more and register here.

📅 8.–25.6. Vibekoodaus ja kontekstinhallinta – Ideasta tuotteeksi tekoälyn avulla (Technopolis City Center) (FI)
Lue lisää ja ilmoittaudu.

📅 9.–17.6. Creative Funding (Technopolis City Center) (FI)
Lue lisää ja ilmoittaudu.

Coming up in autumn…

📅 17.–18.9. PrintoCent Innofest – Register before May 31 (Nallikari restaurant, Oulu)
PrintoCent InnoFest is an innovation competition — it’s a place where ideas, problems and Printed Intelligence solutions meet. This open innovation event has been the launching arena for several innovations and start-ups, new products and business opportunities in existing companies. Read more and apply here.

📅 8.10. Future Tech Oulu 2026 (Tullisali, Event Center, Oulu)
BusinessOulu invites you to Future Tech Oulu 2026, one of this autumn’s biggest tech events in Oulu, bringing together professionals, researchers, entrepreneurs and members of the tech ecosystem. Read more and register here.