Impact follow-up

Helsinki Think Company's first decade of impactful entrepreneurship

We are an expert on impact entrepreneurship and a catalyst for positive social change. Discover the results of our work.

Key points

we introduced entrepreneurship society action at the university of Helsinki
positive environmental and societal impact has been at the core of everything we do since day one
120 +
companies emerged from our activities
30 000 +
workshop & programme participants
Open impact report
A word from our alumni entrepreneurs
"Helsinki Think Company helped me to see entrepreneurship as an option. The fact that there are other ways to be an entrepreneur besides making a profit, changing the world one step at a time with your own skills, also became clearer."

- Milla Kallio, founder of FEMMA Planning
“I believe that entrepreneurial skills are practical working life skills these days. Every student should learn the same things during their studies that I had a chance to learn at Helsinki Think Company myself”
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- Samu Hannukkala, founder of Achievely
“I gained extremely valuable skills - about working life, entrepreneurship and the content of our business”
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- Matti Petteri Pöntiö, founder of Y4 Works
We provide an inspiring platform where students can put their academic knowledge into action and learn valuable work-life skills.
Top 5 skills from our programmes
Creative problem solving
Project work
Communication skills
Teamwork
Networking

What do programme participants think?

"The programme was really hands-on and maybe the most important gain was to learn how to transform an idea into something more meaningful and concrete, when it comes to business with social impact."

SÄRÖ/FRACTURE 2023
"The programme was one of the first real creative and job oriented experience on the topic I am still studying."

Circular Economy Sprint 2022
"I see entrepreneurship as the only way to do work after uni because of the programme. Still continuing with the company I created thanks to the programme."

HELSEED Workshops 2022-2023
"The programme has changed my mindset. I have gained a great interest in entrepreneurship, and now looking for the opportunites of employment in a startup. In future I would be interested in an own business."

HealthX 2023
"Project management skills improved significantly, as did familiarity with various business thinking tools. I have been able to use these skills in my work."

4UNI 2023
"I realised that entrepreneurship is the way to make a concrete impact on the topics that I find valuable. And I don't need a specific business education - my academic skills are sufficient and valuable."

4UNI 2019
Get to know our programmes
Read more about the meaningful encounters at our activities on Think Media (in Finnish)
Helsinki Think Company started as an association founded by students in  2014.
80 +
board member volunteers
companies founded by board members
100750 €
allocated Think Company fund since 2015
“The culture of helping and sharing with each other is the best part of this community. I feel much more secure about what I am able to do with my academic expertise and my creativity after this year"

- Elisa Paljakka
“Being in the association board has given me more opportunities to develop and grow than I could have ever imagined. The skills I have learned on the board, such as project management and teamwork, have already proven useful in my work”

- Toivo Hursti
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