Nordic scaleup awards and summit

Nordic Scaleup Summit and Scaleup Awards

Project 2025 - 2026 Active

Nordic Scaleup Summit and Scaleup Awards is the premier gathering of leading founders, business leaders, investors and policymakers from the Nordics. The purpose is to celebrate Nordic high-growth scaleups and the entrepreneurs that run the companies, as well as their achievements and impact in the Nordic economy and society.

Nordic Scaleup Summit

Nordic Scaleup Summit will showcase Nordic success stories. The goal is to raise awareness about the importance of scaleups and find recipes for successfully scaling a business globally. The Summit will provide you a unique opportunity to network with your peers and thought leaders from the Nordics.

Nordic Scaleup Award

Nordic Scaleup Awards is the first and only Nordic award dedicated to scaleups. It is also one-of-a-kind award with a regional focus covering the five Nordic countries. Entry is open to all Nordic scaleup companies who fulfil the eligibility criteria and who can demonstrate best-of-class business performance.

Nordic Scaleup Summit and Scaleup Awards is organized by Dagens Industri in cooperation with Nordic Innovation

Epicenter is responsible for recruitment of companies for Nordic Scaleup Awards 2026.

Read about the winner of Nordic Scaleup Awards 2024

Read about the winner of Nordic Scaleup Awards 2023

Read about the winner of Nordic Scaleup Awards 2022

Background

Nordic Scaleup Summit and Scaleup Awards was originally supported under the Nordic Scalers special initiative. The purpose of the initiative was to make the Nordic Region leading not only for starting up, but also for scaling up businesses.

After a break in 2025, Nordic Scaleup Summit and Nordic Scaleup Awards will return in 2026. This time as a part of the Nordic Growth and Capital Attraction program.

Contacts

Senior Innovation Adviser Ville Mäkinen

Ville Mäkinen

Senior Innovation Adviser
Ville has broad experience in strategy, business development and corporate venture capital roles in industrial corporations striving towards green transition. He has also worked in corporate finance advisory. He holds M.Sc in Industrial Engineering and Management as well as M.Sc in Accounting and Finance.

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