Time: Thursday 9 October 2025 at 9.00–16.00
Location: Oulu
Registration: https://link.webropol.com/ep/LIHdiscoverydayOulu2025 

Would you like to see in practice how state-of-the-art drone test environments in Oulu can contribute to the development of your business?

The strengths of the Oulu region include top-notch drone infrastructure, advanced location intelligence expertise and a dynamic innovation ecosystem, which create a unique platform for business development.

Join our Discovery Day

We are delighted to invite you to a unique event where you can learn, network and share ideas live. This event is suitable for infrastructure, energy, forestry, logistics, defence and technology companies that use drones for inspections, measurements, maintenance and surveillance.

The event is aimed at executives and technology solution managers from small and medium-sized enterprises, for whom Location Innovation Hub will offer more than 30 other test environments free of charge until the end of 2025. Drone test environments in Oulu region are part of our selection.

The number of participants is limited (max. 30) and the deadline for registration is 1 October, so register now!

We offer coffee and lunch to participants. The event is organised by Oulu University of Applied Sciences and the Location Innovation Hub.

Programme

Morning coffee and welcome (09:00–09:30)

• Arrival at the OuluZone test area. We travel to test environments by chartered bus from city of Oulu.
• Welcome, programme for the day, Jaakko Palmunen and Kimmo Paajanen

Use cases: Drone testing and future aviation (09:30–10:45)

• VTT and Nokia in Oulu, airspace surveillance, Jussi Kangasoja ja Timo Lind
• Research programme for intelligent and sustainable aviation and ADL at Oamk, Kimmo Paajanen
• DefTech North project presentation, the speaker will be announced later

Lunch and networking (11:00–12:00)

• Lunch at OuluZone
• Opportunity to network with other leaders and experts.
• Moving to Demo Test sites.

Test environments (12:00–16:00, including coffee break)

• Demo 1: Agricultural drone + dual use
• Demo 2: FPV + simulator flight
• Demo 3: Modelling + Gaussian
• Demo 4: Dropping cranes
• Demo 5: Thermal camera on a drone
• Demo 6: Airspace surveillance (demonstration / VTT)

Registration

Register now at: https://link.webropol.com/ep/LIHdiscoverydayOulu2025. The deadline for registration is 29 September.

Travelling from Helsinki? Interested in joining a group trip?

Are you travelling to Oulu from Helsinki for the event on 8 October? We're exploring the possibility of organising a shared journey – either by train or by plane – together with Location Innovation Hub and other entrepreneurs who are enthusiastic about drones. Would you like to join a group trip, either sharing a train carriage or meeting at an airport lounge before the flight?

Let us know your preference when you sign up. We'll confirm the travel option once there are enough participants.

More information

Communication Manager Anniina Lundvall, Location Innovation Hub, firstname.lastname@nls.fi