The Nordic startup landscape is changing. ARCTIC15 data offers a snapshot of where it’s going

Artificial intelligence may dominate the startup conversation, but the latest data from ARCTIC15 2026 suggests that the Nordic and Baltic ecosystem is becoming considerably more diverse — and increasingly focused on technologies with applications in healthcare, defence, energy and manufacturing. A new analysis of participation data from the 2026 edition of ARCTIC15, organized by ArcticStartup in Helsinki, mapped more than 1,150 startups across 40 industry categories. The findings offer a snapshot of where founder activity and interest are concentrated across the region, and point to a broader shift from traditional digital services toward AI-enabled, science-based and industrial technologies. Software and Technology remained the largest...

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