Highlights – Location Innovation Hub

23.01.2026

Purple promotional graphic for the Location Europe Data Provider Webinar titled “Bringing European Geospatial Data Together”. The image shows a purple silhouette map of Europe over a night-time city background. Event details read: “27 Feb 2026, 9:00–10:30 CET, online”. The LocationEurope.eu website and logos of Location Innovation Hub, EDIH European Digital Innovation Hub Network, and the European Union appear at the bottom.

23.01.2026

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Bringing European Geospatial Data Together – Location Europe Data Provider Webinar

How can national datasets become part of a truly cross-border European data ecosystem? We invite national mapping agencies, transport authorities, statistical offices and other public data providers across Europe to explore how your datasets can be integrated into Location Europe platfrom.

12.01.2026

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12.01.2026

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Location Innovation Hub Continues Its Work – Funding Secures Services Until 2028

Location Innovation Hub has successfully operated for three years. The hub has established itself as a national accelerator for location information and technology development while also expanding its network across Europe. With new EU funding secured, LIH will continue its activities for the next three years.

04.12.2025

Four different map visualisations side by side. From left to right: a detailed urban map with buildings in pink, a satellite-style map showing green forests and blue lakes, a land-use map with yellow highlighted areas over a grey base map, and a heatmap of Finland shaded from light yellow in the north to dark red in the south.

04.12.2025

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Location Finland – a new test platform helping businesses and the public sector make better use of data

The Location Innovation Hub has launched a test platform that combines location data from Finnish organisations and makes it available through a single interface.

02.12.2025

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Join the next big leap in drone innovation – Drone Hackathon 2026 at Nokia Arena

The Drone Hackathon 2026 offers a one-of-a-kind playground for drone innovation inside Nokia Arena, home to the world’s largest indoor drone testing facility.

19.11.2025

Cover image for a guide titled 'Nordic Business Expansion to Africa: A Practical Guide'. The design features a digital map outline of Africa with glowing network nodes on a purple background. Logos of Location Innovation Hub and University of Turku appear at the top left, and a patterned vertical border runs along the left edge.

19.11.2025

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New guide helps Nordic businesses expand into Africa’s growing markets

The global business environment is changing, creating new opportunities for Nordic companies in Africa. Download our new guide offering practical advice and insights to help Nordic SMEs and startups understand and take advantage of African markets.

02.10.2025

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02.10.2025

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Learn how AI and location data work together – free online course

A new online training course "Location and AI: Deep Dive" helps bridge the gap between AI and geospatial data. It provides a practical deep dive into some of the most common AI applications in the geospatial domain.

26.09.2025

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26.09.2025

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Free guide to making the most of precise positioning in business

"Positioning and Sensor Technologies: A Business Use Guide" helps small and medium-sized enterprises select positioning solutions that suit their needs.

18.06.2025

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18.06.2025

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Take part in a survey to help shape the future of geospatial expert education

What kinds of development needs related to the use of geospatial data does your organisation currently have, and what skills do you believe will be needed five years from now? Take part in a survey organised by University of Turku.

05.06.2025

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05.06.2025

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New online training: How to combine artificial intelligence and location data in business

Published in collaboration with OGC, this new online training course provides an introduction to the use of artificial intelligence and location data in business.