Helsinki Python

About

A local usergroup for the Greater Helsinki region meeting up roughly every month.

• Join our group on meetup.com
• Get into our Discord
• Propose a talk
• Send us an email
• Follow on Mastodon or Bluesky
• Connect with us on LinkedIn
• Read the code of conduct

Collaboration

We are constantly looking for companies to collaborate with. Please get in touch if you could host us and/or sponsor food and drinks for a meetup. You can approach one of the organisers directly or email helsinki-python@googlegroups.com

What hosts get

• 5-10 minutes to present your company at the start of the meetup
• A full speaker slot for one of your people
• A room full of local Python talent
• Talks from our community’s speakers

What we ask from hosts

• A space for the meetup which:
  • is within the city (Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa - all ok)
  • reachable by public transportation
  • and can fit at least 40 meetup participants
• IT setup (screen, microphones, and the like)
• Ideally, food and drinks for the participants

Organisers

• Cal Paterson
• Daniel Vahla
• Hugo van Kemenade
• Sami Lehtinen

Next events

• Zalando - date TBD

Would you like to host us? Please get in touch.

Past events

• Tuesday, 4th August 2026 - Summer social, Thirsty Scholar

• Wednesday, 10th June 2026 - IQM Quantum Computers

• Wednesday, 20th May 2026 - ICEYE

• Tuesday, 21st April 2026 - TEK & ILRY

• Wednesday, 11th March 2026 - UpCloud

• Tuesday, 27th January 2026 - Hive

• Tuesday, 9th December 2025 - pikkujoulut at Kaisla

• Wednesday, 22nd October 2025 - Zalando photos

• Tuesday, 9th September 2025 - Wärtsilä

• Monday, 18th August 2025 - Witted AIcorp

• Wednesday, 30th July 2025 - Group trip to the Museum of Malware Art

• Sunday, 27th July 2025 - Summer picnic, Meripuisto

• Wednesday, 11th June 2025 - Helen

• Tuesday, 27th May 2025 - MariaDB

• Tuesday, 15th April 2025 - Reaktor

• Wednesday, 19th March 2025 - Taiste

• Wednesday, 26th February 2025 - Hive Helsinki photos

• Wednesday, 15th January 2025 - Wolt photos

• Tuesday, 10th December 2024 - Nitor - photos

• Thursday, 14th November 2024 - Mavericks photos

• Tuesday, 22nd October 2024 - Elisa photos

• Thursday, 26th September 2024 - Swappie - videos

• Wednesday, 28th August 2024 - Vincit - photos

• Monday, 22nd July 2024 - Summer picnic, Koff Park

• Wednesday, 12th June 2024 - Hive Helsinki & Dead Set Bit - photos

• Tuesday, 7th May 2024 - Zalando - photos

• Wednesday, 3rd April 2024 - Wolt x Aiven - videos - photos

Community

• Our friends at Archipylago down the road in Turku host monthly meetups and sprints for Python people.

• The PyData Helsinki arranges data and machine-learning focused Python meetups in Helsinki.

• PyLadies Tampere is a mentorship group focused on helping more women become active participants and leaders in the Python open-source community.

• Visit Techtribes to find more tech meetups in Finland.