essence of finland

8th of september 2026

Welcome to join in Switzerland, zürich!

Switzerland remains a vital market for Finnish travel, with over 160,000 Swiss visitors travelling alone to Finland last year. Essence of Finland in Zürich welcomed 25 buyers and 22 suppliers during the 2025 event. This event is your chance to make a lasting impact. With a full day of scheduled B2B meetings, relaxed networking, and a scenic venue overlooking Lake Zürich, this event offers a practical and inspiring way to grow your business in the Swiss travel trade.

For any questions, please email Aleksi Pitkänen

who is attending

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Place

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Invited Buyers

Leading Swiss tour operators and travel agents
Key players from the Swiss travel trade

Participating Suppliers from Finland and Sweden

Destination Marketing Organisations
Hotels and hotel chains
Spas, meeting & incentive providers
Transportation companies
DMCs

8th of September 2026

Coming soon

This event offers two dynamic meeting formats to ensure high engagement and business value:

Open networking: meet everyone in a relaxed, free-flowing setting;
Pre-scheduled meetings: one-on-one appointments based on mutual interest and preferences.

This combination has been highly praised by both buyers and suppliers.

EVENT PROGRAM

8th of September

13.00 - Lunch for Suppliers and buyers

14.00 - Workshop begins

15.30 - Coffee break
16.00 - Workshop continues

19.00 - Aperitifs and lucky draw

19.30 - Farewell Dinner for selected suppliers and buyers

For suppliers, we arrange the possibility of a hotel night at a partner hotel at a special rate.

buyers

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Participation is free for buyers
As we carefully curate the entire day, featuring inspiring suppliers, event content, and exceptional menus, clear communication and reliability are crucial to us. Therefore, a €200 no-show fee will be applied to confirmed participants who do not attend. Name changes are possible until event day.

The last sign-up day is the 4st of September, 2026.

Suppliers

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We are delighted to offer companies the possibility to attend the workshop for the price of: Prices for 2026 will be announced soon; these prices are example rates from 2025.

Own table (1 person, 1 company): €1499 + VAT
Own table (2 persons, same company): €2098 + VAT
Shared table (1 person, with another company): €1290 + VAT

VAT applies to all prices.

Included in the supplier fee:

Company listing in event handbook
Meeting list
Assigned table with company name and number
Workshop day lunch