Slush is a student-driven, not-for-profit movement with the mission to create and help the next generation of groundbreaking entrepreneurs, originally founded to change attitudes toward entrepreneurship. The Slush 2023 event features two days full of stage programs, in addition to several side events, talks at networking sessions, roundtable discussions, and facilitated workshops. Our speaker line-up includes successful founders, top-notch investors, and other startup and tech influencers.

The event will take place on Nov 30–Dev 1, 2023 at the Helsinki Expo and Convention Center (Messukeskus).

However, be sure to fly in earlier, as the concept of “Slush week” is no joke. For example, Founders Day, Investor Day and Media Day are all taking place a day before the main event on Nov 29, which you do not want to miss. These are exclusive events curated specifically for your ticket category, and are essential to the Slush experience.

Also, don’t forget about our legendary afterparty taking place directly after the main event on Dec 1 and continuing into the wee hours of the following day, so we suggest you journey home on Saturday, Dec 2.

Slush is organized in the Helsinki Expo and Convention Center. Address: Messuaukio 1, 00520 Helsinki Helsinki Expo and Convention Center is located just a few kilometers from the Helsinki city center – you’ll be able to arrive at the venue within 15 minutes from all around the city.

The Slush Matchmaking Tool is our in-house tool that gives you an opportunity to book meetings with the most relevant people for you. You can scroll and filter through attendees, book meetings, and chat. A table at our dedicated Meeting Area is included for the meetings.

Access to Matchmaking is included in all of our ticket types.

The Matchmaking Tool for 2023 is launching in October, so stay tuned.

Purchase your ticket to Slush 2023 through the Slush Platform. If you are buying a startup, investor, or angel investor pass, we will first ask you to register your company, after which the Slush Team will review your profile and grant you access to purchase your ticket given that you meet the requirements. Attendee and Friday passes are available for all to purchase.

Our available ticket categories include Startup, Investor, Angel Investor, Attendee, and Friday Passes. In addition to those, journalists can apply for a Media Pass.

Startup Pass

Our Startup Pass is tailored for young, often tech-driven, companies aiming for rapid growth with a scalable business model. Please remember that each team member needs their own ticket to attend. Requires an application.

Investor Pass

Our Investor Pass is for individuals working for entities making direct investments in startups or venture capital funds – VCs, CVCs, LPs, Family Offices, and M&A Investors. Requires an application.

Angel Investor Pass

The Angel Investor Pass is suitable for individuals investing directly from their personal wealth or as a part of a syndicate. If you represent an institutional entity, please opt in for the Investor Pass. Requires an application.

Attendee and Day 2 Passes 

Attendee and Day 2 Passes are for people who are not startup founders or operators, investors, or media. Buying one does not require an application.

Media Accreditation

Slush Media Passes are for journalists/editorial members of the press only.

Communications and PR professionals, bloggers, and non-editorial employees of media companies are kindly advised to get an Attendee or Friday Pass.

Slush uses Stripe Payments Europe Ltd for payment processing, which accepts payments from credit cards with global payment options (Visa, MasterCard & American Express).

Contact [email protected] if you’ve got any questions about payment methods.

You can see your tickets and assign tickets to other people by logging into the Slush Platform.

Yes, you can assign the tickets through the Slush Platform to your team members on any date before the official Slush event starts. We recommend you do this well in advance to allow your colleagues to make the most of the Matchmaking Tool and hear about updates regarding the event.

The event will take place on Nov 30–Dev 1, 2023 at the Helsinki Expo and Convention Center (Messukeskus).

However, be sure to fly in earlier, as the concept of “Slush week” is no joke. For example, Founders Day, Investor Day and Media Day are all taking place a day before the main event on Nov 29, which you do not want to miss. These are exclusive events curated specifically for your ticket category, and are essential to the Slush experience. This being said, we hope you fly in the night of Nov 28, or even earlier if you want to explore our 300+ side events taking place all throughout the week.

Also, don’t forget about our legendary afterparty taking place directly after the main event on Dec 1 and continuing into the wee hours of the following day, so we suggest you journey home on Saturday, Dec 2.

Helsinki Airport is our local airport where all the flights to Helsinki will land. It is located 20km away from Helsinki city center with excellent bus, train, and taxi connections. The airport has been voted the second-best airport in Europe.

Check out more information from the airport website.

Slush can help with visa applications by providing a visa invitation letter. Contact [email protected] for this matter. Read more about Finland’s visa policies on the website of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland.

Our Startup Pass is tailored for young, often tech-driven, companies aiming for rapid growth with a scalable business model. We go through each application by hand. 

Once your application has been accepted, you can buy your Startup Pass. Please remember that each team member needs their own ticket to attend.

Slush offers a bunch of founder-focused events, activities, and opportunities for startups. Read about all of them here.

Investor Pass is for investors who make direct investments in startups or venture capital funds – VCs, CVCs, Angels, LPs, and M&A Investors.

No, you need to apply first. However, expect your investor application to be accepted within two working days of submitting it.

Yes, you can, and most of the meetings are booked already prior to the event, right after we’ve opened our Matchmaking Tool. Our Matchmaking tool allows you to:

• Discover any registered Slush visitor, startup, or investor, based on your search criteria 
• Book and manage meetings 
• Have 30-minute meetings with prospective startups in the Meeting Area.
• Chat with people prior to the meetings

Our 2023 Matchmaking Tool is coming soon, stay tuned.

Slush Media Passes are intended for journalists and editorial members of the press. We have a limited number of Passes available and therefore prioritize outlets with a significant following and journalists who show a track record of writing about startups, technology, or venture capital.

Freelancers, podcasters, bloggers, and other individual contributors are also welcome to apply but will be screened more thoroughly for relevance.

Communications and PR professionals and non-editorial employees of media companies are kindly advised to purchase an Attendee Pass.

All Slush photos can be found here.

Publications, articles, and all non-commercial Slush-related usage of our photos and videos are allowed when crediting the photographer or videographer and mentioning that the photo or video is from Slush.

You are not allowed to edit the photos or videos or to use them for commercial purposes. If you want to use the photos or videos for commercial use, get in touch with us.