(FI/EN) Slush toi jälleen valoa marraskuuhun! Vuosittain järjestettävä Slush on tärkeä väylä ulkomaisten investoijien houkuttelemiseksi ja Helsingin sekä koko Suomen kansainvälisen tunnettuuden lisäämiseksi. Tapahtuma tuo Helsinkiin myös runsaasti matkailutuloja. Slush keräsi yhteen yli 5 500 startupia ja 3 300 sijoittajaa 90 maasta.´Kansainväliset vieraat arvostivat Helsingissä erityisesti kaupungin turvallisuutta, toimivuutta ja vapautta antaen arvosanaksi yli 4 (asteikolla 1-5). Helsingin elinkeinojohtaja Marja-Leena Rinkineva: – Uusien yritysten ja työpaikkojen luominen on Business Helsingin toiminnan tavoite. Slush on vuoden tärkein startupien ja sijoittajien kohtaamispaikka ja kasvutapahtuma Helsingissä. Helsinki on Slushin yhteistyökumppani. ➡ Lisää: https://lnkd.in/dQtGA7ag * Slush once again brought light to November! Slush brought not only investors and international contacts to Helsinki, but also plenty of tourism income. The annual event is an important avenue for making Helsinki and the entire Finland more internationally well-known and for attracting international investors to the region. Slush brought together 13,000 startups, operators, and investors from 90 countries. International visitors appreciated especially how safe, functional, and free Helsinki is, and gave the City a grade above 4 (on a scale from 1 to 5). Helsinki Director of Economic Development Marja-Leena Rinkineva: – Creating new businesses and jobs is the goal of Business Helsinki’s work. Slush is both the most important meeting place for startups and investors and the most important startup event of the year in Helsinki. Helsinki is a partner of Slush. ➡ Read more: https://lnkd.in/dvhcjnzA #Slush2024 #Helsinki
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