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Honest stories from the heart of Finnish design
Finland is full of brilliant design stories but most of them never get told. This is a space to share the lessons learned: the highs, the hard parts, and everything in between.
Join us for a day of inspiration and networking.
The confirmed speakers of 2026
Roope Rainisto
Supercell, Creative AI Lead (ex-Varjo)
Pioneer in AI art, visual storytelling and human-centered design.
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Karoliina Korppoo
Sholf Development, Game Creator (ex-Colossal Order)
Lead designer of Cities: Skylines, 2nd ever Finnish TED speaker.
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Juha Kosonen
Konseptiplus, CEO (ex-Huawei, ex-Nokia)
Lead designer behind Huawei's successful smartwatch lineup.
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Satu Peltola
Relex, Lead Product Manager, former Design Director
Scaling design inside Finland's $6B supply-chain unicorn.
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Anna Helminen
Sanoma Learning, Director, UX & New Product Concepts
Leading a design team that serves 20 million students in 11 countries.
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Maria Lumiaho
Zalando, Head of Product Design
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Sami Sorvali
Taiste, Design Director
Driving creativity and designing next-generation wearable experiences.
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Ida Silaste
Taiste, Senior Designer
Bringing visual craft and storytelling to complex digital products.
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What to expect?
Curated talks
Stories from design veterans who work or have worked at companies like Supercell, Varjo, Zalando, Relex, Huawei, Nokia, Colossal Order – with insight you can't google.
Space to connect
We’ve reserved time and space for meaningful conversations. No speed networking, just shared curiosity.
One track, shared focus
No FOMO, no choosing between sessions. Everyone gets to experience the same stories together.
Relaxed atmosphere in Suvilahti
The industrial charm of Tiivistämö sets the stage for an intimate and inspiring day.
From designers, for designers
The event is curated by long-time design leaders Lassi Liikkanen and Matias Pietilä. The event brings together people who care about thoughtful, human-centered design – and stories that go deeper than case studies.
Feedback from 2025
The speaker lineup was out of this world! I have been to many three-day conferences that combined couldn’t match what you packed in one day!
Truly the benchmark for a well-organized one-day event!
All in all, a very nice and compact event. Good atmosphere. You could see it was organised by design professionals.
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The 2026 edition will unfortunately be cancelled. We could not secure enough participants to create the kind of event we had envisioned. Thank you to everyone who showed interest and supported Finnish Design Tales. All the bought tickets have bee refunded.
The ticket includes access to all talks, morning and afternoon coffee breaks, and cloakroom service. Please note that lunch is not included in the standard ticket due to space limitations. However, the Redi shopping center with a wide selection of restaurants is conveniently located just 200 meters from the venue.
Pricing
Regular
199
€
Sales end on 24.9.
~159 € + VAT
Last minute
249
€
Sales end on 8.10.
~198 € + VAT
Prices include VAT 25.5%.
Contact
You can reach us at info@designtales.fi or use the form below.
Finnish Desigh Tales
Organising companies:
Saunologia Oy (3404841-6)
Next Time Design Oy (3467942-9)
info@designtales.fi