Space Wednesday will take place on Wednesday, 12 August 2026, at the Wasa Innovation Center (Vaasa, Finland) as part of the Wasa Future Festival.
The programme is free and open to all — startups, companies, researchers, decision-makers, and anyone interested in the opportunities of the space sector.

Programme

12:00               Welcome words, Ali Arslan, UniVaasa & Instructions for using the Mentimeter, Johanna Kalliokoski, UniVaasa

12:05               Kvarken Space Center and the University of Vaasa, Ali Arslan, UniVaasa

12:25               Presentation of the national SpacEconomy project, Heidi Kuusniemi, TAU

12:40               Development of the roadmap in SpacEconomy project, Johanna Kalliokoski, UniVaasa

12:50               Nordic space cooperation, Søren Gram Riisgard, Space Denmark

13:10               Q&A and Mentimeter summary

13:30               Break

13:40               Preliminary results of the Nordic AuroraSpace project funded by Interreg Aurora, Petri Välisuo, UniVaasa

14.00               Multidisciplinary collaboration, Pekka Suominen, UniVaasa

14:15               Space economy and internationalization, Mikko Punnala, Sharpnav Oy

14:30               Panel discussion on space business organized by ESA BIC Finland (about 25 min)

More information coming soon.