Turku will host the internationally significant AI Summit artificial intelligence event on November 17, 2025, at Logomo. AI TURUUS VAI day, organized alongside the event, will bring together entrepreneurs, experts, and those interested in the utilization of AI.
Turku will host the internationally significant AI Summit event on November 17, 2025, at Logomo. The event will examine the next stage of AI development and its impact on the economy and societies both locally and globally. It will also consider the significance of artificial intelligence for European competitiveness and security.
Led by Peter Sarlin, founder of the artificial intelligence company Silo AI and CEO of AMD Silo AI, the AI Summit will bring together leading figures from the Finnish business world, international AI suppliers, and the world's leading AI experts and speakers, including professors from top universities in Paris and New York.
AI TURUUS VAI, held at BioCity, is part of Artificial Intelligence Week, during which artificial intelligence will be examined from different perspectives at a variety of events around Turku. Keep an eye on communications and catch the most interesting events of the week.
The event is organized by the City of Turku and Business Turku in collaboration with AI Finland and Foundation PS.
AI TURUUS VAI 2025 – artificial intelligence, networking, and inspiration in Turku!
AI TURUUS VAI -day, held alongside the AI Summit Turku 2025 event, brings together entrepreneurs, experts, and those interested in the use of artificial intelligence. The day will feature live streaming, networking, and practical examples of how artificial intelligence is changing business, products, services, and research.
The event will also address ethical issues and sustainable development principles related to artificial intelligence, the role of artificial intelligence in scientific research, and artificial intelligence as a partner and tool for creativity – where is the line between humans and algorithms?
Note: The event is full!
Program
AI TURUUS VAI
- 8:30 Doors open
- 9:00 Welcome from the City of Turku and Business Turku: AI leadership does not happen by chance
- Vesa Palander, City of Turku, and Minna Arve, Business Turku
- 9:15 Interview: Peter Sarlin, Silo AI, and Karoliina Partanen, AI Finland
- 9:30 Panel: Concrete or utopia – artificial intelligence as a superpower in SMEs
- Hanna Saari, Antti Merilehto, Timo Savolainen
- Moderator: Ville Blåfield
- 10:30 Case examples: As an engine for growth: AI-powered products, services, and practices
- Toni Perämäki, Valohai
- Maria Flemmich-Suominen, Avidly
- Mika Arhi, HP
- 11:30 Lunch
- 1:00 p.m. Panel: My intelligence is my law – ethical principles for sustainable artificial intelligence (ENG)
- Victoria Palacin, Mikko Alasaarela, Pekka Abrahamson
- Moderator: Ville Blåfield
- 2:00 p.m. Deep dive: Smart people – in a smart city!
- Vesa Palander, City of Turku, and Markku Pelkonen, Growth Resilience Oy
- 2:45 p.m. Interview: Joni Obradovic, finalist in the Artificial Intelligence Thesis of the Year competition
- 3:15 p.m. Speech: Artificial intelligence X scientific research – AI raises the bar to a new level
- Jari Björne
- 4:00 p.m. Closing remarks and transition to the Älyttömät jatkot -afterparty
- Ville Blåfield
The program is subject to changes.
AI TURUUS VAI: Älyttömät jatkot -afterparty from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Welcome yourself and come and be surprised by an evening where creativity meets technology and community spirit. There will be space to explore and time to network. Food, drinks, networking, and vibes to the beat of the DJ will be provided. Joki Visitor and Innovation Center, Cave space (in the immediate vicinity of BioCity).
- 6:00 p.m. - Artificial intelligence as a partner & tool: where are the boundaries between creativity and algorithms? Showstoppers from music to text, from images to movements.
AI Summit live stream program
- 10:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. See the detailed program here: AI Summit 17.11.
Other events during AI Week, November 17–23
- Fri–Sun 21–23 November, Since AI, The AI Hackathon
- Wed 19 November klo 18–19.30 PhD Jenna Kanerva & professor Filip Ginter: Artificial intelligence as an aid to cultural history research
Information for travelers to Turku
- Oldest but Boldest: Historical Turku – AI SUMMIT Edition (2,5 h) Make the most of your time in Turku—lace up, log off, and explore. In two and half hours you’ll trace 800 years of history, taste local favourites, and see why Turku is Finland’s most liveable innovation hub. Max 20 participants — please register to secure your spot: Historical Turku AI Summit edition
- Book Turku: Pick and book your favorite holiday experiences here
- Sokos Hotels & Radisson Blu Hotel
- Booking information for the Scandic hotels and the discount code CCON.
- Destination Turku: In this brochure, you'll discover why Turku is the perfect destination for a pre-summit getaway — a unique opportunity to combine business and pleasure, or as we like to call it, Bleisure.
