The Education Leadership Summit brought together an exceptionally diverse group of actors from across Finland’s education and learning ecosystem. Over two intensive days, representatives from dozens of organizations gathered, including education and edtech companies, higher education institutions, vocational education providers, investors, development organizations, NGOs, and public-sector experts and funding bodies.
What united the participants was a shared realization: Finnish education expertise enjoys a strong global reputation and clear international demand, yet its full potential for impact and sustainable business has not yet been realized.
There was a broad consensus that the current situation will not change without a new, bolder way of organizing and working together. To increase impact, we must move beyond fragmented efforts and begin building shared structures and solution-oriented collaboration that responds to the expectations of global partners.
The focus is now shifting from discussion to action. The next step is to define a concrete pathway forward: what we will build together, who will take responsibility, and the first practical actions. After a two-day Educraftor workshop, a dedicated working group has been appointed to advance this work.
During the spring, we will communicate openly about progress and about how international education cooperation will be developed in a more coordinated and impactful way.
This is not a short-term project – it is a strategic direction shaping the future of Finnish education collaboration.
Founding members of the new Finnish education gateway:
3DBear Oy – Anina Luoma
Arctic Education Oy – Pasi Toiva
Arctic Education Oy – Iida-Maria Peltomaa
Business Finland – Kimmo Koponen
Educraftor – Juhani Koivuviita
Educraftor – Peter Fagerström
Eduten – Henri Muurimaa
eLearning Finland Oy – Jukka Sormunen
Elina Education – Taina Mikkola
Fingo ry– Katja Väyrynen
Finnish Global Education Solutions Oy – Antti Kaskinen
Finnish National Agency for Education – Jaakko Skantsi
Finnish National Agency for Education – Maria Palmu
Finnpartnership – Birgit Nevala
Fuzu Oy – Jussi Hinkkanen
GraphoGame – Mervi Palander
GraphoGame Oy – Jesper Ryynänen
Infinit Capital – Laura Koponen
Infinit Capital – Pekka Koponen
Konsultipaja Oy – Mikko Salonen
Mestariluokka Oy– Jukka Ahonen
Metropolia AMK – Marja Remes
Ministry of Education and Culture – Jouni Kangasniemi
Mobie Oy – Pertti Ura
Mobie Oy – Risto Vahanen
Nordic ECO-Innovation Oy – Kristian Ylinen
NW Tech Oy – Heikki Mäkeläinen
Professional Publishing Finland Ltd – Ritva Laakso-Manninen
Seppo.io – Tero Kulha
Seppo.io – Riku Alkio
Teranga Consulting – Anu Saxén