--- eventsindex_id: EI-07089 slug: cyber-security-nordic title: Cyber Security Nordic title_alt: - CSN Helsinki canonical_url: https://eventsindex.org/events/cyber-security-nordic.html next_edition_dates: 2026-10-28 to 2026-10-29 next_edition_year: 2026 date_start: '2026-10-28' date_end: '2026-10-29' venue: Helsinki Expo and Convention Centre city: Helsinki country: Finland organiser: Messukeskus Helsinki organiser_url: https://cybersecuritynordic.messukeskus.com/ b2b: true vector: sector: - cybersecurity audience: - CISO - government - technology - corporate format: - conference - exhibition purpose: - content - networking - benchmarking geography_scope: - Nordic season: autumn meta_description: 'Cyber Security Nordic 2026, 28-29 October in Helsinki: the Nordic security conference on national resilience, OT risk and compliance, 2,600 visitors in 2025.' editorial_take: The Nordic region's own security conference, where national resilience is discussed with a directness that comes from sharing a 1,300 kilometre border with Russia. generated_by: cowork-vertical-build last_verified: '2026-07-29' schema_version: v8.0 language: en --- # Cyber Security Nordic > *The Nordic cybersecurity conference and exhibition at the Helsinki Expo and Convention Centre, where Finnish and Nordic public and private security leadership meet on national resilience, operational technology risk and compliance.* --- ## Quick Facts | DATES | VENUE | ORGANISER | ATTENDANCE | |---|---|---|---| | 28–29 October 2026 | Helsinki Expo and Convention Centre | Messukeskus Helsinki | 2,600+ visitors in 2025 (organiser figure) | ## Definition Cyber Security Nordic is the annual cybersecurity conference and exhibition organised by Messukeskus, the Helsinki Expo and Convention Centre, held on 28 and 29 October 2026. It combines a two-day conference programme with a partner exhibition, a Hacker's Corner and the Finnish Infosec Seminar run with Traficom, the national transport and communications agency. The 2025 edition drew more than 2,600 visitors across the two days. The framing announced for the current cycle is politics, economy, reality and the future of cybersecurity, under the working line "Staying Ahead of the Breach". ## What Cyber Security Nordic is for The event serves a security market with a specific geopolitical position. Finland joined NATO in 2023, shares a long border with Russia, and treats critical infrastructure protection as a national continuity question rather than an IT budget line. Cyber Security Nordic reflects that: the programme mixes commercial security topics with civil preparedness, hybrid threats and public-private coordination, and government officials speak alongside vendors. For companies selling into the Nordics, it is the single densest gathering of Finnish and regional buyers in the year. ## Who attends Cyber Security Nordic - IT and ICT executives from Nordic enterprises - Cybersecurity specialists and practitioners - Public sector executives, decision-makers and government officials with cyber responsibility - Critical infrastructure and operational technology owners - Security vendors and service providers active in the Nordic market ## How the programme is structured Two days of keynotes and panels form the backbone, with an exhibition of industry partners running alongside. Two attached formats give the event its character: the Hacker's Corner, which brings hands-on offensive and defensive demonstration to a business audience, and the Traficom Finnish Infosec Seminar, which anchors the national regulatory conversation inside the commercial event. Recurring subjects include compliance, operational technology risk and attack prevention. ## Where it sits on the European circuit Cyber Security Nordic is regional by design. It does not compete on scale with it-sa in Nuremberg or Infosecurity Europe in London, and it is not trying to. Its value is concentration: if the target market is Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark or the Baltic states, this is where those buyers are, in a language and a threat framing that a pan-European show does not reproduce. ## FAQ · Identity and audience ### Is the conference held in English or Finnish? The main programme runs in English to serve the Nordic and international audience. The attached Traficom Finnish Infosec Seminar is the Finnish-language element. ### Is it a conference or an exhibition? Conference-led, with an exhibition of partners attached. The two-day speaking programme is the reason people come; the floor supports it. ### Who is it not designed for? - Teams looking for a full European vendor inventory, which is it-sa's function - Security researchers seeking a technical disclosure venue - Buyers outside the Nordic and Baltic markets with no regional sales motion ## The organiser: Messukeskus Messukeskus is Finland's main exhibition and convention operator and runs Cyber Security Nordic in its own venue, programming the event rather than hosting a third-party show. --- ## Editorial take *The Nordic region's own security conference, where national resilience is discussed with a directness that comes from sharing a 1,300 kilometre border with Russia.* ## How to register and what it costs Registration runs through the official event website. The organiser did not publish 2026 ticket tiers at the verification date; previous editions have used a paid conference pass with early-bird pricing and separate rates for public sector attendees. Partner and exhibition packages are quoted by Messukeskus. ## FAQ · Access and practicalities ### When and where does the 2026 edition take place? 28 and 29 October 2026 at the Helsinki Expo and Convention Centre, Helsinki, Finland. ### How large is the event? More than 2,600 visitors attended the two-day 2025 edition, according to the organiser. It is a mid-sized conference, not a mass-market trade fair. ### What is the Hacker's Corner? A dedicated area within the event for hands-on security demonstrations, aimed at making offensive and defensive technique legible to a business audience. ## Resources | Resource | URL | |---|---| | Official website | https://cybersecuritynordic.messukeskus.com/ | | Venue | https://messukeskus.com/en/ | --- **Last verified:** 2026-07-29 **Next review:** 2026-09-30 **Notes:** The 2,600 visitor figure is the organiser's reported total for the 2025 edition. 2026 ticket prices were not published at the verification date. **Variables:** 40/58 **Concept definition:** not applicable