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Three venues, one event flow. Friday starts at EduCity with arrival, the opening and the challenge briefings. The build continues across BioCity and Joki. On Sunday, everyone returns to EduCity: the company challenge winners at 13:30, then the finals at 14:00.

6–8 November 2026 · Turku, Finland · Updated 4 Oct 2026

Dates
6–8 Nov 2026Turku, Finland
Official opening
Fri 17:00EduCity
Build spaces
BioCity + JokiAround the clock
Submissions close
Sun 10:00Hard deadline
Company winners
Sun 13:30EduCity
Finals
Sun 14:00Five finalists · ends ~15:00

The official opening is Friday 6 November at 17:00. Arrival times differ by role — your guide has yours.

// choose your guide

One page per role.

Each guide puts your next action first: where to be, when, what to bring — and where to get help.

EveryoneVenue ExplorerZoomable floor plans for EduCity, BioCity and Joki — and a 3D preview of the event spaces.

// the weekend at a glance

Friday to Sunday.

Shared milestones for everyone. Role-specific times are in your guide. All times local Turku time (EET, UTC+2).

  1. Arrive

    Fri afternoon

    EduCity — role-specific arrival times.

  2. Opening

    Fri 17:00

    EduCity lobby, Taidon portaat.

  3. Briefings

    Fri 18:15

    Company rooms at EduCity.

  4. Build

    Fri 18:45 →

    Dinner, then BioCity + Joki around the clock.

  5. Winners · finals

    Sun 13:30

    EduCity — company winners, then the finals at 14:00.

Friday 6 November

  1. 15:00

    Builder registration opens

    Check in at EduCity — both main entrances lead to registration. Public challenge previews open in sinceai.app.

    EduCityMain entrances → registration

  2. 17:00 to 17:45

    Opening ceremony + keynote

    The official start of Since AI Hackathon 2026.

    EduCityLobby · Taidon portaat

  3. 18:15 to 18:45

    Company challenge briefings

    Each company presents its challenge to its teams in its own EduCity room.

    EduCityCompany briefing rooms

  4. 18:45

    Dinner, move to your workspace and start building

    Right after the briefing, walk with your team to BioCity or Joki. Eat when it suits you — dinner runs until 21:30 — find a workspace and start building as soon as you arrive. Build spaces stay open around the clock.

    BioCity + Joki

Saturday 7 November

  1. 09:00 to 12:00

    Challenge partner Q&A open

    Meet the challenge companies at Joki — Showroom (floor 1) and floors 2–3.

    Joki

Sunday 8 November

  1. 10:00

    Hard submission deadlineDeadline

    Submissions close. The deadline is fixed.

    sinceai.app

  2. 13:30

    Company challenge winners announced

    The winners of all 15 company challenges are announced at EduCity.

    EduCity

  3. 14:00

    Finals: five finalist presentations

    The five most-voted solutions present and the jury selects the overall winner of Since AI Hackathon 2026 — about an hour.

    EduCity

  4. Around 15:00

    Since AI Hackathon 2026 ends

    EduCity

// three venues, one event flow

EduCity, BioCity, Joki.

All three are on the Turku Science Park campus in Kupittaa, a short walk apart. Kupittaa railway station is next to the campus.

  • EduCity in Turku at night

    EduCity

    EduCity (Turku AMK Kupittaa campus)

    Joukahaisenkatu 7, 20520 Turku
    • Arrival, registration and team formation (Fri from 15:00)
    • Opening ceremony (Fri 17:00)
    • Company challenge briefings (Fri 18:15–18:45)
    • Company challenge winners (Sun 13:30) and the finals (Sun 14:00)

    Main entrances: Both main entrances (west and east) are in the glass entrance pavilion at deck level and lead to registration. From Joukahaisenkatu, take the wide outdoor stairs at the east corner — or the step-free lifts in the passage between ICT-City and EduCity.Current plan

    Directions (opens in a new tab)Floor plans
  • BioCity at dusk: a large glass and dark-panelled office building on a street corner, seen from the Tykistökatu–Lemminkäisenkatu junction.
    Photo: Turun Teknologiakiinteistöt Oy

    BioCity

    Tykistökatu 6, 20520 Turku
    • Build space in the main lobby (around the clock)
    • Meals
    • Visibility & tech partner stands

    Company entrance: Tykistökatu 6 — the main entrance in the open recess next to the glass corner tower (level access). Companies and partners come in here.Current plan

    Event entrance: Builders: the courtyard-side entrance from Jussin aukio, into the Aulagalleria.Current plan

    To Joki: Indoors from the far (south-east) end of the main lobby, down a short stair (10 steps).

    Open around the clock

    Directions (opens in a new tab)Floor plans
  • Joki's round glass tower lit up at dusk on the campus courtyard.
    Photo: Turun Teknologiakiinteistöt Oy

    Joki

    Visitor and Innovation Centre Joki

    Lemminkäisenkatu 12b, 20520 Turku
    • Build space in the Aula and the Cave hall (around the clock)
    • Challenge partner Q&A — Showroom and floors 2–3
    • Company Lounge (floor 1)

    From BioCity: The event way in: from the far (south-east) end of BioCity's main lobby, down a short stair (10 steps) — follow the event signs.

    Street door: Lemminkäisenkatu 12b is closed during the event — enter Joki through BioCity.Current plan

    Step-free access: The way in from BioCity has 10 steps. If you need step-free access to Joki, email info@sinceai.fi before the event so the organisers can arrange a step-free way in.Current plan

    Open around the clock

    Directions (opens in a new tab)Floor plans

EduCity → BioCity & Joki

Current plan

A 3-minute outdoor walk along the raised campus deck to Jussin aukio.

about 200 m outdoors · 3 min

  1. Leave EduCity by the west main entrance — after Friday's briefings, volunteers and event signs show the way.
  2. Follow the raised deck past ICT-City to Jussin aukio and take the wide outdoor stairs down (about 10 steps).
  3. Enter BioCity through its courtyard-side event entrance.
  4. Joki is indoors from BioCity: at the far (south-east) end of the main lobby, down a short stair (10 steps).
Walk the route in 3DWalking directions EduCity → BioCity event entrance (Jussin aukio) (opens in a new tab)BioCity's street address on the map (Tykistökatu 6 · front door) (opens in a new tab)
Schematic overview of the event venuesSeen from the north-east. EduCity on the left. About 200 m along the raised campus deck (3 min) leads to BioCity's courtyard-side event entrance on the right. Joki is joined to BioCity; its round tower (the Q&A floors) stands on the courtyard. Schematic, not to scale.BioCityJokiEduCityCourtyardEvent entranceSCHEMATIC · NOT TO SCALE

EduCity — arrival, opening, briefings, Sunday winners and finals

BioCity — build hall, meals, partner stands

Joki — build areas, Q&A tower, Company Lounge

Schematic, not to scale. Doors are signposted on the day — follow volunteers and event signs.

// stay

Accommodation & discounted rates.

Accommodation is not included in hackathon participation unless Since AI has confirmed it to you personally. We have arranged discounted rates in Turku for Since AI participants — availability is limited, so book early.

// the whole campus in 3D

Walk the campus before you arrive.

EduCity, BioCity and Joki in 3D, built to scale from City of Turku open data: find your room or stand, follow the arrival routes and see the campus at the hour you arrive.

Interactive 3D · built to scale

Kupittaa campus · arrivals and the walk between venues

Open the 3D campus

// help

Questions?