Bengt-Göran Persson, founder, and Maria Åslin, Project manager, for Bünsow Business Growth Forum went to Vaasa and Wasa Future Festival 2026 — a week filled with new connections, ideas, and opportunities for stronger collaboration across the Kvarken and the Nordics.
Great meetings and conversations with Sture Udd, Peter Vesterbacka, Finland’s Minister for European Affairs Joakim Strand, Henrik Keinonen from Vantaa, artist Benjamin Knock and his fascinating Terra: Forms exhibition, Peter Stolpe, CEO of Vaasa Insider, and many more people shaping the future.
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The spirit of Wasa Future Festival — bringing business, decision-makers, research, technology and culture together around concrete New Nordic action — is exactly the kind of bridge we want to continue building between Finland and Sweden.
And the journey continues to Sundsvall.
Peter Vesterbacka will join us as an opening keynote speaker, bringing the energy, relationships, and ideas from Vaasa into the next chapter of Nordic business growth.
🚀 Welcome to Bünsow Business Growth Forum, Sundsvall — October 7–8, 2026. Tickets go on sale on Friday, August 21.
Vaasa → Kvarken → Sundsvall → New Nordic Growth.
Meet, connect, and help turn new relationships into new business and collaboration.
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