SpacEconomy partners

Tampere University (TAU)

Project coordinator. Leads WP8 Project Management: overall coordination, administration, financial oversight, risk management, open science, data management, and cross-WP integration. 

Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI)

Leads WP1 Space Data Ecosystems: develop EO/GNSS data ecosystem, AI/ML processing pipelines, decision-support tools, data sharing/governance, environmental monitoring, and use of FMI national satellite infrastructure.

University of Helsinki

Leads WP2 Science-Based Education: education pathways, courses, workshops, outreach, AI/ML literacy in the space sector, workforce development, and public science communication.

Aalto University

Leads WP3 Productivity Growth, Entrepreneurship and R&D: ecosystem development, research-to-market transfer, entrepreneurship, AI-driven productivity, business models, innovation transfer, startup and industry links, including ESA BIC / Phi-lab related activity.

University of Vaasa (Uwasa)

Leads WP4 Sustainable Governance for Space Economy: governance, regulation, investment and policy frameworks, international cooperation, place-based innovation policy, AI-supported policy tools, and the national roadmap for Finland’s space economy.

Finnish Geospatial Research Institute, National Land Survey

Leads WP5 National Resilience and Strategic Preparedness: protect critical space-based services, especially PNT/GNSS and EO, threat detection, resilience, space situational awareness, debris-related work, geodesy, and preparedness for disruptions.

University of Turku

Leads WP6 Impact: Foresight for the Economy and Welfare: long-term foresight, Delphi studies, scenario work, impact assessment, welfare and economic effects of space innovations, and strategic case studies.

Kupla Productions

Leads WP7 Interaction and Dissemination: communication, dissemination, website/intranet, newsletters, events, Winter Satellite Workshop presence, policy engagement, media/public outreach, and citizen panel coordination.