May, 2026

• 24 May

  Manje Health and Preventum Labs are the Winners of the MASSIV and FINITIV Programs

  

  During this year’s Latitude59 event, Mastercard announced the winners of the leading startup partnership program Mastercard Lighthouse in the Nordics and Baltics, consisting of two parallel classes: FINITIV, for fintech companies, and MASSIV, for startups in sustainability and social impact tech.Swedish Manje Health won the MASSIV program and Swedish Preventum Labs is the overall FINITIV winner.Manje Health is building compliant …

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• 24 May

  7Sense is Redefining Sight through the Power of Touch

  

  The intuitive nature of the technology is perhaps its most startling feature. Rather than overwhelming the user with complex audio cues or digital commands, the system communicates naturally through the sense of touch. Users can instantly feel the proximity, motion, speed, and size of surrounding objects. This immediate feedback loop is so effective that early testers have been able to …

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• 21 May

  Latitude59 Opens New Nordic Hard-earned Lessons to the World

  

  Tallinn, Estonia — Latitude59, the most international and influential startup and technology conference in the Baltics and the Nordic region, opened in Tallinn today, bringing together 3,000 participants from 70 countries.In his opening speech, the President of the Republic of Estonia Alar Karis, emphasized that AI has already transformed many jobs, and even bigger changes are likely still ahead. “If …

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• 21 May

  Latitude59 Opening Was an Intro to a Learning Excursion going on right now globally

  

  Tallinn — Minister of Economic Affairs & Industry of Estonia Erkki Keldo said Estonia wants to be a place where bold new ideas could be tested safely and quickly. “The next generation of billion-scale companies will be born where technology develops faster than legislation, and where the state dares to say ‘yes’ while others are still hesitating. Estonia does not …

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April, 2026

• 22 April

  Startup Numbers Go Downward in Finland

  

  The Q1 2026 Startup Barometer reveals that the financial assessment of Finnish startups has hit its lowest level in the survey’s history. The “balance figure”—a metric where positive numbers indicate optimism—fell to 9.9 for member companies, down from 14.8 the previous quarter. When expanding the view to the entire startup ecosystem for the first time, that figure dropped even further …

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• 22 April

  Latitude59 Pitch Competition Draws Total 465 Applicants from Five Continents

  

  A total of 465 startups from five continents have applied for this year’s Latitude59 startup competition, taking place in Tallinn in May. The competition’s grand prize fund has grown by €100,000, reaching €400,000.The Estonian Business Angels Network EstBAN will contribute up to €200,000 to the prize fund, while the Latvian Business Angels Network LatBAN will add up to €100,000. The …

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• 22 April

  Mark Anthony Group Acquires The Finnish Long Drink to Fuel North American Expansion

  

  CHICAGO — The Mark Anthony Group of Companies has officially announced the acquisition of The Finnish Long Drink, a move designed to accelerate the growth of the fast-rising ready-to-drink (RTD) brand and expand its availability across North America.The acquisition marks a significant milestone for both companies. Mark Anthony Group, the powerhouse behind White Claw, aims to leverage its massive distribution …

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• 9 April

  From AI to “löyly”, Finnish sauna meets SXSW

  

  Part one: AI, SaaS + Sauna panel @ SXSW, the heat is on (“Löyly” [Finnish] meaning the heavenly steam of real Sauna)   Monday at SXSW took a different turn as Finns took over Bathe Austin, the new (and first) bathhouse in Austin. The program combined two things that don’t usually meet at tech conferences, especially outside Finland: tech and sauna. …

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• 8 April

  SXSW International Innovations Expo @ Fairmont

  

  Global showcase at SXSW’s International Innovations Expo Saturday at SXSW brought one of the more open and globally mixed formats of the week: the International Innovations Expo at Fairmont Austin. As the SXSW did not have one central location (the Austin Convention Center has been demolished ans will be completely rebuild), the SXSW activities were spread wider into the Austin’s …

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• 8 April

  🇪🇺 EU House at SXSW

  

  EU presence ran through GermanHaus — a familiar European anchor at SXSW On Friday March 13th, the European Union’s SXSW activities were concentrated into a single evening program under EU@SXSW, hosted at GermanHaus in downtown Austin’s Speakeasy. GermanHaus is not new as it has been one of the most consistent European presences at SXSW over the years — a platform …

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