Spotlight is Central Finland’s largest business event aimed at youth and young adults, and the biggest speaking event by JES, with a core focus on personal development. Every year, the event draws hundreds of participants on-site to Jyväskylä. The main event explores four different themes, guided by inspiring professional speakers. From Spotlight, participants walk away with concrete advice for developing their own skills and practices, among other things. Prior to the main event, workshops covering similar themes are organized. The event is free of charge, held annually in late autumn, and everyone is welcome!

JES Sunday Brunch is a casual brunch event held primarily on the first Sunday of every month, with tables sipping from the delicacies that pamper your taste buds. Brunch is often visited by a local company to present its activities, but above all, new acquaintances are encountered at the food.

JES Sweatnesday brings together international and Finnish students for an evening out, which typically includes an interesting speaker and a small-scale workshop, not forgetting, of course, the delicious food and sauna! The aim is to acquaint international students with the Finnish work culture and entrepreneurship. Sweatnesday is aimed specifically at international students, but anyone interested in an international atmosphere and entrepreneurship is more than welcome to network at the event!

Discovery Tuesday is a five-week English-language entrepreneurship program where participants have the opportunity to develop a business idea in teams under the guidance of experienced entrepreneurs. Discovery Tuesday has five consecutive days of events on Tuesday nights and each time has its own theme related to the development of the business idea. For the first four times, the evening begins with a “supercoach,” a keynote speaker who talks about the day’s theme and his or her own experiences. After this, the teams work on the theme and idea of the evening with the help of coaches. The final time is the final, where teams get to pitch their ideas to the jury, who choose the winner.

More information and application: www.discoverytuesday.com

JES Workshops are smaller training sessions focused on targeted topics to help you develop your practical skills. The themes of the workshops have included Search Engine Optimization, Service Design, Passion Success, Social Selling and LinkedIn.

On JES Excursions, we dive into the daily operations of different companies and visit their offices both in Finland and abroad. In the spring, the JES Excursion traditionally heads somewhere within Finland, while in the autumn, the destination is abroad. On our domestic excursions, we have visited figures like Jaajo Linnonmaa at Sanomatalo, the IT company Futurice in Helsinki, and the marketing communications agency Kuulu in Oulu. In recent years, our international excursions have taken us to Berlin and Vienna, and this year in October, we are heading to Milan.