AVANTO - Conversations on Finland's Global Ambition
Geoffroy Van HumbeeckFinland has world-class engineers, trusted institutions, and a growing startup ecosystem. And yet it still struggles to build companies that shape the world on its own terms. AVANTO asks why — and what it would take to change that. Through long-form conversations with founders, investors, policymakers and international observers, it builds a structured, honest account of what Finland's ecosystem a... more
| Publishes | Twice monthly | Episodes | 7 | Founded | 4 months ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Category | Business | |||
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Episode 7 of AVANTO with Atte Jääskeläinen, President of Sitra.
Finland has talent, technology, strong institutions and promising companies. Yet the country has struggled to create economic growth for a long time.
In this conversation, Atte Jääskel... more
In this sixth episode of AVANTO, Ari Tulla speaks from San Francisco.
Ari is Co-founder and CEO of Elo Health, formerly at Nokia in Silicon Valley, founder of BetterDoctor, early investor in Oura, Verda, Donut Lab, and Verge, and LP in Lifeline Vent... more
Jarmo Sareva is the Consul General of Finland in New York and former Ambassador for Innovation.
From New York — the city where global capital decides what to look at and what to overlook — he describes how Finland is read from the outside, and what... more
Most people assume Brussels is a closed system. That the big countries set the rules, and everyone else follows.
Petri Lahesmaa has spent more than 25 years inside those institutions. And his view is different.
Small countries can move faster. Alli... more
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This show probes why Finland's world-class engineering and institutions haven't consistently produced globally influential startups, and what it would take to change that. Across episodes, discussions center on capital access and governance, the role of national policy and EU dynamics, the importance of bold storytelling and visibility abroad, and how ecosystems—from Helsinki to Brussels to New York—can reorient toward scalable, global champions. A recurring thread is the tension between technical excellence and market-building, with practical examples from investors, diplomats, founders, and policymakers illustrating concrete steps toward higher ambition and faster international growth. The format tends to be long-form and deeply contextua... more
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1. Ari Tulla
2. Jarmo Sareva
3. Petri Lahesmaa
4. Johannes Korpela
5. Mikko Suonenlahti
6. Pauli Heikkilä
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