A'Pelago Northern Blue Accelerator program

April-August 2027, Baltic Sea region

2,500+

ecosystem members, from 20+ countries

€50M+

blue finance catalyzed

100+

blue economy growth companies supported

5 months · Multiple Baltic Sea markets · Hands-on market entry

Take your solution across the Baltic Sea region

Northern Blue helps ambitious companies move from a single-market presence to a regional one — connecting you with customers, partners, investors and ecosystems across the Baltic Sea countries.

What you’ll get

Enter new markets

Understand where your solution fits and identify the right markets, customers and routes to entry.

Build strategic partnerships

Meet potential customers, commercial partners, ecosystem actors and investors across the region.

Grow beyond your home market

Turn market exploration into concrete opportunities, partnerships and next steps for international growth.

Who is behind Northern Blue?

A’Pelago brings together a growing network of Blue Economy companies, investors, researchers, policymakers and ecosystem builders across the Baltic Sea region.

Northern Blue builds on this network to help companies find the right people, in the right markets, at the right time.

The programme at a glance

5 months
A hands-on internationalisation journey

Baltic Sea region
Exposure to multiple markets and ecosystems

Market access
Connections to potential customers and partners

Capital & networks
Access to investors and regional stakeholders

Practical focus
Less theory, more meetings, introductions and opportunities

Applications for A’Pelago Northern Blue 2027 are open.

Ready to take your Blue Economy solution across the Baltic?

Contact us

For questions about the current programme please contact our team:

Alina Sippolainen

Accelerator Lead & Ecosystem Advisor

alina@apelago.fi

Matilda Gustafsson

Head of Marketing &
Communications

matilda@apelago.fi

Sini Toivonen

Partnerships

sini@apelago.fi

Programme Partners