Trade and Commerce Day 2025 – Grow and succeed in Vantaa!

Location: Clarion Hotel Helsinki Airport, Taivastie 3, Vantaa 
Time: 21 October 2025 from 13:00 
Language: The event will be held in Finnish, but there is simultaneous translation into English.

The theme of this year’s Trade and Commerce Day is “Grow and succeed in Vantaa”. This year, the Trade and Commerce Day event is part of the Vantaudu kasvulle week, which brings together several inspiring business events and, above all, companies, entrepreneurs and experts who are interested in growth in Vantaa. We warmly welcome you to join the event and learn about the keys to growth that Vantaa is offering in 2026–2027 and what companies in Vantaa are highlighting as their own keys to success. 

The event will feature a number of successful businesses and, of course, the Mayor of Vantaa, Pekka Timonen. The event will be hosted by the Vantaa Area Director of the Chamber of Commerce, Reino Meriläinen.

This year, the Trade and Commerce Day event is part of the Vantaudu kasvulle week, which brings together several inspiring business events and, above all, companies, entrepreneurs and experts who are interested in growth in Vantaa. 

Program

Hosts:
Director, Reino Meriläinen, Helsinki Region Chamber of Commerce Vantaa Office / Business Vantaa
CEO, Pia Pakarinen, Helsinki Region Chamber of Commerce

Guest speakers:
CEO Juha Kokkonen Canatu
Head of Asset Management Johanna Saarivuo Fokus Nordic
CEO Tuomas Rasila Sensofusion
Mayor Pekka Timonen City of Vantaa 
CEO Juan Carlos Guzmán Monet Guzman Monet Group Oy

Panel discussion on the theme of growth:
CEO Kimmo Mäki, Finavia
CEO Pia Pakarinen, Helsinki Region Chamber of Commerce
Mayor Pekka Timonen, City of Vantaa
Chairperson Sakari Rokkanen, Vantaa City Council

William Suvanne Quartet reprise their role as the house band.

The program will be further specified closer to the event, changes are possible.

Enrollment

Registration for the event has closed - you can inquire about cancellations by email: business.vantaa@vantaa.fi.

Information about the event

Vantaa Trade and Commerce Day is Vantaa’s largest trade and business seminar. Approximately 500 local entrepreneurs and business representatives as well as other stakeholders and Vantaa decision-makers take part in Trade and Commerce Day every year. Trade and Commerce Day is organized by the Business Vantaa network: The City of Vantaa, Vantaan Yrittäjät, Vantaa Vocational College Varia and the Helsinki Region Chamber of Commerce.

ARRIVAL

Public transport to the Helsinki-Vantaa Airport

The P and I trains run between Helsinki city center and Helsinki-Vantaa Airport, with a travel time of only 30 minutes. There is an indoor route from the airport’s train station to the hotel and terminal. In addition, HSL’s airport bus 600 runs regularly from the Helsinki railway station to the airport.

Parking

The closest carparks to the hotel are Finavia’s carparks P1, P2 and P3

P1-P2 – route to the hotel through the terminal

P3 – outdoor route to the hotel

PB SHORT-TERM PARKING in front of the hotel (fee €2/20 min)

You can find up-to-date prices and instructions for parking at: https://www.finavia.fi/fi/lentoasemat/helsinki-vantaa/pysakointi?navref=quicklink

Accessibility

All conference facilities and floors are wheelchair accessible by elevator and there are accessible toilets on four floors. The Runway event space is fully accessible. 

The event is part of the Grow with Vantaa week, where companies, professionals, and new ideas come together. Enroll in the year’s best networking events and make an impact on Vantaa’s future!