Nordic Space & Defence Summit 2026
Event partner: Kista Science City
Space tech and Defence tech attract huge interest and investments today. Since the defence and space markets largely overlap and both involve deeptech, THINGS decided to expand the Nordic Space Summit into the ultimate Northern meeting place for anyone interested in buying from, selling to, investing in, partnering with or just get on top of the New Nordic Space & Defence Tech Ecosystems - say hello to Nordic Space & Defence Summit 2026, March 18-19 2026!
Among the confirmed speakers are:
• Tomas Jonsson, Team Leader at CASSINI Space Entrepreneurship Initiative at European Commission
• Ted Elvhage, Founding Partner, Expansion Aerospace & Defence Ventures
• Edvard Foss, General Manager, Hyper - powered by Kongsberg Satelite Services.
THINGS kick-started the idea of Nordic collaboration in Space tech in September 2024. Each country is too small but together they could attract more resources, talent, attention, enable powerful partnerships and build a world-class support for Space Tech companies. Nordic Space Summit 2025 was the first acid test for the collaboration and it turned out very well, and demonstrated a large overlap with Defence tech.
The 2026 edition immediately got the name of Nordic Space & Defence Summit, the home market for that event is "New Nordic” i.e. The Nordic and Baltic countries and our mission is to provide the ultimate Nordic meeting place for Defence and Space. The event is also 3-4 times as big, starting after lunch March 18 and closing in the afternoon March 19, and will include networking dinner, a matchmaking for each domain, side events, exhibitions and of course a packed main stage program. NSDS26 brings together key stakeholders — startups, corporates, investors, media, and public agencies—to drive visibility, access to resources, networks, innovation one most importantly business!
Side events is a great way to add value to events by using the situation that a lot of interesting people have gathered to provide additional opportunities. We plan a Kista Space & Defence Tour March 18, 9:00-11:30 which will be open to all participants. Another example is DeepTech Alliance Next Gen Compute Exploration Program 2026 which will use NSDS for their next generation communication and cybersecurity mission.
This is the place to be for anyone interested in buying from, selling to, investing in, partnering with and understanding the New Nordic space and defence ecosystem! The numbers of tickets are limited and availability shows upon registration. Our event site will be updated continuously up and through the event.
THINGS always focus on enabling business relationships, why our events are quite small but with the right people and companies attending. At NSDS we plan for 200 attendees. We always say that we have presentations to allow us to have breaks.
👉 Secure your tickets by registering now or contact Magnus Melander if you want do discuss partnerships, sponsorship, speaker opportunities, exhibiting, workshops, hosting matchmaking, side events or have questions about NSDS26.
