Major congresses coming to Finland in 2025

7.1.2025

Finland consistently ranks among the world's leading congress destinations, solidifying its position as a top choice for international associations.

Renowned for its breathtaking landscapes, cutting-edge infrastructure, and warm hospitality, Finland offers an exceptional setting for impactful meetings and conferences. Furthermore, the country's strong emphasis on innovation and sustainability resonates deeply with associations seeking to make a positive global contribution. 

The 2025 congress calendar showcases a vibrant array of events. Explore a curated list of upcoming meetings and congresses below.

7th Winter Satellite Workshop
21.-23.1.2025 Espoo
500 delegates
The Winter Satellite Workshop is the largest New Space meeting in Finland, Scandinavia and the Baltic countries. It brings together space tech specialists, scientists, and students to discuss current topics in a rapidly developing space field. 

8th International Safety Education Seminar ISES 2025
12.-13.3.2025 Levi
200 delegates
The program entails presentations from and networking with safety professionals such as researchers, teachers and fire inspectors from all over the world.

EENA Conference & Exhibition
9.-11.4.2025 Helsinki
900 delegates 
The conference of the European Emergency Number Association brings together leading international experts in the field of emergency services, offering insightful sessions. More than 800 participants and 40 exhibitors from over 50 countries in Europe and beyond are gathering to exchange on the latest state-of-the-art technologies.

8th International Conference on Tourism Research ICTR 2025
24.-25.4.2025 Jyväskylä
150 delegates 
The International Conference on Tourism Research provides a significant platform for scholars, researchers, and professionals to share and discuss the latest developments, challenges, and innovations in the field of tourism.

36th Nordic Congress of Dermatology and Venereology
6.-9.5.2025 Helsinki
500 delegates
NCDV 2025 is a platform for experts to share and exchange the latest research, advancements, and insights in the field of skin diseases and venereal infections. The programme will offer a mix of keynote sessions, free communications and case reports, posters and industry symposia.

ESPGHAN - 57th Annual Meeting of the European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition
14.-17.5.2025 Helsinki
4000 delegates
ESPGHAN is a unique meeting aiming to promote and better the health of children with special attention to the gastrointestinal tract, liver and nutritional status, through knowledge creation, the dissemination of science-based information and the promotion of best practice.
 
ESOC 2025 - 11th European Stroke Organisation Conference
21.-23.5.2025 Helsinki
3000 delegates 
ESOC is Europe’s leading forum for advances in research and clinical care of patients with cerebrovascular diseases. This event presents a prime occasion to convene, exchange insights, and delve into groundbreaking research in stroke prevention, treatment, diagnosis, and rehabilitation.

EAPC 2025 - Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care
29.-31.5.2025 Helsinki
2800 delegates
The EAPC Congress brings together the world’s leading palliative care experts, providing a key international platform to learn, network and share knowledge and research. The event offers a high quality educational experience, allowing participants to discover both innovative long-term strategies and solutions to challenges they meet in everyday practice. 
 

21st edition of the International Conference on Renewable Resources & Biorefineries RRB 2025
2.-4.6.2025 Turku
350 delegates
The conference aims at providing an overview of the scientific, technical, economic, environmental and social issues of renewable resources and biorefineries in order to give an impetus to the biobased economy and to present new developments in this area. 

AIS25 - The 47th Association for Interdisciplinary Studies Conference
4.-6.6.2025 Oulu
300 delegates
The conference will focus on the theme "Shaping the Future in the Era of Polycrisis" and it is intended for all those interested in multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, and transdisciplinary research and teaching at all stages of their research career and in all staff groups. This marks the second time the AIS organization has held its conference in Europe.

Congress of the International Council of Nurses ICN
9.-13.6.2025 Helsinki
5000 delegates
The 30th ICN Congress marks 100 years since the Finnish Nurses Association was founded and the ICN Congress was last held in Finland. ICN will provide opportunities for nurses to build relationships and to disseminate nursing knowledge and leadership across specialties, cultures and countries. 

The 36th NEFK - Nordic Ethnology and Folklore Conference
11.-14.6.2025 Turku
300 delegates
The event invites proposals for panels, posters, workshops, and roundtable discussions that explore contemporary perspectives on culture, cultural identities, representations, and socio-cultural changes in the Nordic region and beyond. 

11th Congress of the European Academy of Neurology EAN
21.-24.6.2025 Helsinki
5000 delegates 
EAN Congress is Europe’s biggest forum for neurology. An extensive exhibition is held concurrently with the congress.

eLTER Science Conference 2025
23.-27.6.2025 Tampere
400 delegates 
An international conference for advancing our understanding of ecosystems within a pan-European network of sites, platforms, researchers, and stakeholders to facilitate collaborative, inter- and transdisciplinary science including biogeoscience, biodiversity research, and social ecology. 

FESSH Congress 2025 - Federation of European Societies for Surgery of the Hand
25.-28.6.2025 Helsinki
2000 delegates 
For the first time, FESSH is being held in Finland. The theme of the congress is "Innovations," encompassing surgical and, notably, technological innovations. 

17th Congress of EACPT, European Association for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
28.6.-1.7.2025 Helsinki 
700 delegates 
The congress offers a cutting-edge exploration of clinical pharmacology and therapeutics in the ever-evolving healthcare and teaching landscape, the latest in the research and drug development arena and an update of recent advances and emerging developments within therapeutics.

The XXXII International Conference of Polyphenols ICP2025
7.-10.7.2025 Turku
400 delegates
The program includes plenary & regular talks and poster sessions.

The 50th International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves, IRMMW THz 2025
17.-22.8.2025 Espoo
800 delegates 
The International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves is the oldest and largest continuous forum specifically devoted to the field of ultra high frequency electronics and applications.

World Conference on Floating Solutions 2025
1.-3.9.2025 Espoo
250 delegates 
World Conference on Floating Solutions WCFS was initiated in 2019 to bring international experts and leaders together to disseminate recent research and developments in floating solutions. This conference will be of interest to architects, engineers, urban planners, biologists, social scientists, manufacturers, developers, researchers, and academics interested in floating solutions. 

15th International Conference on Indoor Positioning and Indoor Navigation IPIN
8.-11.9.2025 Tampere
300 delegates 
This event stands as the foremost global event centered around indoor localization technical discussion and competition. It has evolved into a worldwide platform where researchers, students, and businesses from various countries and regions come together to exchange ideas and foster collaboration.

European Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference 2025 SEFI
15.-18.9.2025 Tampere
350 delegates 
The SEFI Annual Conference is a scientific conference focused on Engineering Education and the biggest event of this type in Europe.

European Conference on Advances in Databases and Information Systems ADBIS 2025
23.-26.9.2025 Tampere
250 delegates
The ADBIS series of conferences provide a forum for the dissemination of research accomplishments and promotes interaction and collaboration among the database, information systems, data science, artificial intelligence and machine learning communities from all over the world. ADBIS 2025 will consist of regular sessions and invited keynote and tutorial talks presented by leading scientists.

International Conference on Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries TPDL 2025
23.-26.9.2025 Tampere
250 delegates 
In 2025, TPDL specifically reaches out to academic researchers and practitioners in digital libraries in the light of new technological advances.

MyData 2025
24.-26.9.2025 Espoo
1000 delegates

FAI General Conference, Annual General Meeting of Fédération Aéronautique Internationale
20.-24.10.2025 Vantaa
150 delegates 

18th European Public Health Conference EUPHA
10.-14.11.2025 Helsinki
2000 participants
The annual EPH conferences are considered the premier European gatherings of public health professionals worldwide. Delegates include researchers, policymakers, practitioners and educators in public health and many other related fields.

Finland has a strong international reputation when it comes to organising conferences and corporate events. Finns are experienced event organisers, and all services are first class. In recent years, Finland has consistently ranked among the TOP 20 congress destinations in the world. 

There are plenty of confirmed association meetings and congresses for Finland for the upcoming years. For more upcoming congress, see our Congress Calendar.