Vantaa Innovation Institute - Accelerating the development of international business
As a key player in the Vantaa International HUB, Vantaa Innovation Institute facilitates the growth and development of the airport city Aviapolis, the Vantaa region as a world-class business environment. Our versatile business development services promote competitiveness of your business by offering tools and networks for internationalization as well as creating new business.
Vantaa Innovation Institute operates as an innovative and effective partner through our network when creating and developing new business and innovations. Our services are carried out together with our partners, which include companies, R&D institutes and Universities along with other national and international actors.
Vantaa Innovation Institute Ltd. is a non-profit development company established in 2009. We are fully owned by the City of Vantaa. We support growth and ease internationalization of the companies operating or establishing business in the Vantaa area. Together with our partners we develop and create new business, new innovations and jobs.
Our head office is situated in Vantaa - in the heart of Helsinki metropolitan area and one of the fastest growing areas in Finland, in the airport city Aviapolis, where there is a high concentration of international business.
Read more about our versatile Business Development Services.
Vantaa Innovation Institute - Board
- Deputy Mayor Leea Markkula-Heilamo
- Deputy Mayor Jukka T. Salminen
- Deputy Mayor Elina Lehto-Häggroth
Vantaa Innovation Institute – Team
e-mail: forename.surname(a)vantaainnovation.fi
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| Ritva Alatalo | Mikko Punakivi | Elma Pehkonen-Rajamäki |
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| Cluster Programs | Training Services | ||
| Tel +358 40 541 5987 | Tel +358 40 568 4808 | Tel +358 400 337 930 | |
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| Kajsa Ekroos | Mirka Järnefelt | Risto Arttola | Aino Arjas |
| Project Manager | Project Director |
Technology Manager | Project Assistant |
| Training Services | Vantaa Innovation Environment |
Vantaa Innovation Environment |
Vantaa Innovation Environment |
| Tel +358 44 552 3568 | Tel +358 40 125 8535 | Tel +358 400 337 924 | Tel +358 40 145 6654 |
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| Tel +358 400 883 456 | |||
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| Mikko Sjöberg | Minna Niskanen | Lotta Väinölä | |
| Project Manager | Communications Coordinator |
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| Airport Cluster Finland | on maternity leave | Airport Cluster Finland | |
| Tel +358 50 534 1814 | Tel +358 40 149 5880 | ||
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Ilmari Halme |
Marjukka Holopainen-Rainio |
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