Nordic Space & Defence Summit 2026
Event partner: Kista Science City
Space tech and Defence tech attract huge interest and investments today. Since the defense 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 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
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 twice 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!
Program (prel)
March 18
9-11:30 Kista Space & Defence tour (KSC)
12:00 doors open
13:00 Welcome and intro Keynote
13:30 Break
13:45 Main stage: Defence, Matchmaking: Space
17:00 18:00 drinks och buffé business mingle until 22.00
March 19
09:00 Main stage: Space, Matchmaking: Defence
12:30 Lunch
13:00 Main stage: New Nordic Space & Defence- where do we go from here, incl Alumni updates, Awards, insights and panels.
16:00 Farewell drinks until 17.00
This is the place to be for anyone interested in selling to, buying from, investing in and understanding the New Nordic space and defence ecosystem! Options for tickets, exhibitions, sponsorship, hosting matchmaking, side events as well as venue, hotel suggestions etc will be available in October, and our event site will be updated continuously.
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 150 attendees.
👉 Take advantage of the early bird prices to secure your tickets by registering now or contact Magnus Melander (magnus@thingstockholm.com) if you want do discuss partnerships, speaker opportunities, exhibits, matchmaking, side events or have questions about NSDS26.
