Customer stories

Great days at Ruissalon Telakka with some of the brightest minds in the Nordic Ocean community. The APelago Initiative 2025 really managed to get all the stakeholders together at this great setting.

The Accelerator programme was great and gave us a good platform to build a concrete MVP, pitchdeck and finally a tested Business Plan with professionals from the maritime industry.

The Accelerator meetings were open and positive. A’Pelago successfully united stakeholders from various fields, and Parainen is proud to be part of the program.

I gained good friends, valuable contacts, potential partners, and a wealth of useful information on company development. They are skilled professionals with diverse expertise and kind-hearted people.

Today I had the great pleasure to speak at A’Pelago’s conference Reclaiming the sea – rethinking business in Kasnäs. Here with the two founders Timo Ketonen & Patrik Anckar.

Now that the Accelerator Program is over, we miss looking forward to the monthly workshops.

We received great coaching on investor pitches and excellent support for marketing and sales challenges. The coach’s input was invaluable – I wish we had daily access to him.

The Accelerator Program offered great info, contacts, and business idea sparring. The program had a proactive, forward-thinking, and unique atmosphere.

I enjoyed two days at A’Pelago Initiative – Business Camp at Korpoström. It was inspiring to visit the kids’ lab and meet the hero of our ecosystem, Fucus Vesiculosus. Thank you for this wonderful event!

I had the pleasure to join the A’Pelago Initiative -event in Korppoo. What a great event with important topics for all of us, lots of knowledge sharing, innovations and passion to take action.