Rising above the whole area, at the heart of Otaniemi, is the Innopoli Building. Innopoli is a modern, 22,000 m2 complex where new ideas and scientific knowledge are transformed into innovative and profitable businesses. Innopoli and its affiliate, Incubator, provide over 200 technology-based tenant companies with space, synergy and practical help.

Separating the wheat from the chaff
Innopoli has also organised the SPINNO Program, whose objective is to create new and viable technological enterprises. Over 100 new business ideas were proposed to SPINNO in 1994, but only 30 of them were chosen for development. The success rate for companies that grow out of the SPINNO Program is virtually 100%. Within Innopoli, the Mentor Program has been created to provide support for new, fast-growing businesses. The tried and tested leaders of established companies share their knowledge and expertise with newly-hatched entrepreneurs. A land of forests, lakes and saunas is Finland's image of the past. Now, on the threshold of the next millennium, Finland's new image is a source of highly sophisticated technology for use at home and for export.

Innopoli prides itself on its full range of business services, such as top-of-the-line communications connections, legal advice, marketing expertise and conference facilities, but this doesn't mean that it has forgotten rest and relaxation. Innopoli also has a pub, a gym and three saunas. Innopoli can even provide the sweet-smelling bunches of birch leaves traditionally used by sauna-users.

If you are interested in new knowledge, innovations and a new location for your operation, Innopoli can arrange a highly fruitful tour for you through Otaniemi Science and Technology Park and the recently-established Spektri Business Park.