Entrepreneurship Societies in Finland

Entrepreneurship Societies are student-driven non-profit organizations that empower Finland's brightest students towards high-growth entrepreneurship at universities.

Entrepreneurship Society Impact Report 2024

Startup Foundation gathered data from all the Finnish Entrepreneurship Societies in order to better understand their impact. The 2024 report explores the impact of these societies and highlights the success stories behind student-driven startups and Finland's startup ecosystem projects.

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Entrepreneurship Societies in Finland

As of 2025, there are now 15 active Entrepreneurship Societies in almost every university or university of applied sciences in Finland. The majority of these organizations are volunteer-based and non-profit, run by students who are responsible for organizing startup activities in their universities.

Jyväskylä Entrepreneurship Society

https://www.jkles.fi/en/

Tampere Entrepreneurship Society

https://tamperees.com/

LUT Entrepreneurship Society

https://lutes.fi/

Aalto Entrepreneurship Society

https://www.aaltoes.com/

Helsinki Think Company

https://www.thinkcompany.fi/

Patteri Entrepreneurship Society

https://www.patteries.com/

Hanken Entrepreneurship Society

https://www.hankenes.org/

Oulu Entrepreneurship Society

https://oulues.com/

Pori Entrepreneurship Society

https://www.pories.fi/

Arcada Entrepreneurship Society

https://www.arcadaes.com/

Vaasa Entrepreneurship Society

https://www.ves.fi/

Seinäjoki Entrepreneurship Society

https://www.seies.fi/

Lahti Entrepreneurship Society

https://www.lahties.com/

XES Helsinki Entrepreneurship Society

https://www.xeshelsinki.com/