ODDference (opens in a new tab)
With the ODD team · 2026
A business conference powered by creative expertise: two days, 30+ sessions.
Portfolio
Selected work, 2017 to 2026, by the year it began.
Case
ODDfest 2026
Founder and CEO, with the ODD team · June 2026
Helsinki’s creative week: independently made events across the city, ODDference at Bio Rex (two days, 30+ sessions), 150+ acts. I lead the team that makes it. In April 2026 the Alfred Kordelin Foundation announced a two-year grant to the festival.
Leading
ODDfest (opens in a new tab)
Founder and CEO · 2025–
Helsinki’s creative week. 2,600+ participants in its first year.
Norders
Co-founder · 2021–24
A creative marketing agency: film and content for clients.
Ambitious.Africa (opens in a new tab)
Co-founder, with Peter Vesterbacka, Vincent Forsman and Victor Lindahl · 2020–22
A Nordic–Africa youth community: education, entrepreneurship, entertainment.
Hanken Business Lab (opens in a new tab)
Project Lead 2022–25, then Development Manager; now on projects · 2022–
Led fundraising of more than €1.5M across multiple sources.
Nothing Hill, Kirkenes
Partner · 2022–25
An old hospital on Prestøya, planned as an Arctic campus.
allthingsodd.co (opens in a new tab)
Built by me, run with the ODD team · 2026
ODD’s site and brand system: Astro, a public repo, the plumbing behind it.
Stages
60+ talks, panels, workshops and hosted sessions since 2020, in Finnish, Swedish and English.
2026
ODDspace (opens in a new tab)
With the ODD team · 2026–
A workspace, event space and studio in Vallila.
allthingsodd.co (opens in a new tab)
Built by me, run with the ODD team · 2026
ODD’s site and brand system: Astro, a public repo, the plumbing behind it.
ODD brand system (opens in a new tab)
Codified and built · 2026
Twenty brand-book chapters, tokens with a drift check, a logo generator, a deck template.
Itse (opens in a new tab)
Own product · 2026
A local-first life OS built on my own AI second brain.
Impact Report Tool
Own product · 2026
Impact reports as web and PDF from one brand-agnostic template.
ronnyeriksson.com
Own site and brand book · 2026
This site: Astro, plain CSS, motion that follows the scroll.
Client builds
Confidential · 2026
Two builds for clients, named with their OK.
CreativeMornings/HEL (opens in a new tab)
Talk: 11 Glimmers of Hope · 2026
Twenty-nine minutes on video, Design Museum, January 2026.
Polar Bear Pitching, Oulu (opens in a new tab)
Keynote and workshop · 2026
“I don’t think anyone felt cold when Eriksson started speaking.” Suvi Sipola.
Arts Dynamics Talks (opens in a new tab)
Guest: All things ODDfest · 2026
Sixty-one minutes on video, March 2026.
CreaTech-käräjät, Rovaniemi (opens in a new tab)
Keynote · 2026
Orchestrating a creative ecosystem; then a panel on tourism.
Creative Week 2026 side events (opens in a new tab)
Co-organiser, with ODD · 2026
Three side events, with FiBAN, Junction and Hanaholmen.
2025
ODDfest (opens in a new tab)
Founder and CEO · 2025–
Helsinki’s creative week. 2,600+ participants in its first year.
ODDfest programmes
With the ODD team and guest curators · 2025–
150+ acts in 2026; Arthur C. Brooks on the main stage, 2025.
BajaMyArt
My concept · 2025
Festival toilets turned into artworks, with Humak students and Lassila & Tikanoja.
Väärinpäin, Radio Helsinki (opens in a new tab)
Host · 2025
Ten Sunday episodes, March to June 2025.
BusinessOulu
Workshop lead and coach · 2025–26
Startup Express coaching, 2025; the Polar Bear Pitching workshop, 2026.
2024
Sijoittajat, Yle (opens in a new tab)
One of four leads · 2024
Yle’s documentary series on investing, TV2 and Areena.
The Impact Stories, Katapult (opens in a new tab)
Host · 2024
Twelve podcast episodes with the Oslo impact community.
Valio
Two talks · 2024
A staff event in January; in May, a look at what comes next for the owner-cooperative’s advisers.
Seeds of Bravery
Mentor · 2024
An EU programme for founders; listed as a mentor.
2023
ODD / New Nordic Way rf (opens in a new tab)
Founder · 2023–
The non-profit behind ODD. 5,000+ participants, 500+ collaborators, 100+ partners, 2025–26.
2022
Hanken Business Lab (opens in a new tab)
Project Lead 2022–25, then Development Manager; now on projects · 2022–
Led fundraising of more than €1.5M across multiple sources.
Hanken Venture Studio (opens in a new tab)
Co-founder · 2022
Hanken’s startup accelerator; the university names me as co-founder.
Hanken Unicorn Nights
Co-creator; host of the Tallinn night, 2024 · 2022–24
Slush and Latitude59 side events on the unicorn phenomenon.
ICE Innovation Festival, Kirkenes
Co-organiser and speaker · 2022
An Arctic innovation and startup festival, two days in November.
Nothing Hill, Kirkenes
Partner · 2022–25
An old hospital on Prestøya, planned as an Arctic campus.
Workshops for companies and programmes
Confidential · 2022–26
Strategy days and idea workshops, named with the client’s OK.
2021
Norders
Co-founder · 2021–24
A creative marketing agency: film and content for clients.
New Nordic Wave of Change, Norders (opens in a new tab)
Host · 2021
Twelve podcast episodes; guests included Peter Vesterbacka and Henrik Dettmann.
Nordic Day (opens in a new tab)
Co-founder and host, with Peter Vesterbacka · 2021
A Nordic gathering on video, thirty-nine minutes.
Client advisory
Confidential · 2021–26
Sparring for founders, teams and programmes.
2020
Ambitious.Africa (opens in a new tab)
Co-founder, with Peter Vesterbacka, Vincent Forsman and Victor Lindahl · 2020–22
A Nordic–Africa youth community: education, entrepreneurship, entertainment.
2017
CaterMate
Co-owner from 2017 · 2017–
A catering startup I joined in my first year at Hanken.
Public record
- 15 October 2026 Itä-Savo News Sarjayrittäjä Ronny Eriksson, 30, kannusti Savonlinnassa näkemään erilaisuuden voimavarana (opens in a new tab)
- 5 May 2026 News ”Slushin ja Flown rakkauslapsi” nappasi ison siivun 0,6 miljoonan euron potista (opens in a new tab)
- 13 April 2026 News Ronny Erikssons udda kulturfestival får 200 000 euro (opens in a new tab)
- 9 April 2026 Grant ODDfest, Red Nose Company ja Tampereen yliopisto saavat merkittävän Suuret kulttuurihankkeet -apurahan (opens in a new tab)
- 9 April 2026 News ODDfest tuo kansainvälisen tason luovia tekijöitä Helsinkiin kesäkuussa (opens in a new tab)
- 12 March 2026 Conversation Arts Dynamics Talks: All things ODDfest (opens in a new tab)
- 2026 Column Suomi osaa rakentaa teknologiaa – mutta ymmärtääkö se, mikä maailmaa kiinnostaa? (opens in a new tab)
- 2026 Tapahtumaviesti News ODDfest, Red Nose Company ja Tampereen yliopisto saavat Suuret kulttuurihankkeet -apurahan (opens in a new tab)
- 6 June 2025 News ODDfest förenar kultur och business (opens in a new tab)
- 26 May 2025 Profile On liian vähän syitä tulla Helsingin keskustaan, sanoo Ronny Eriksson (opens in a new tab)
- 22 May 2025 Conversation Cofounderi: Ronny Eriksson – yrittäjyys on paras tapa löytää vapautta elämään (opens in a new tab)
- 16 May 2025
Jäbät & Tunteet Conversation #79 Mitä rohkeus vaatii? (opens in a new tab) - 17 April 2025 News ODDfest saapuu Helsinkiin – uusi kulttuuritapahtuma kesällä (opens in a new tab)
- 14 February 2025 Radio Den nya festivalen Oddfest ska föra samman den kreativa branschen med företagare (opens in a new tab)
- 2025 Radio Väärinpäin: Ronny Eriksson’s programme, ten Sunday episodes, March to June 2025 (opens in a new tab)
- 3 November 2024 Profile Ronny Eriksson vill ta kulturen till uppstartsvärlden: ”Det finns pengar” (opens in a new tab)
- 2024 TV Sijoittajat: one of the four leads in Yle’s documentary series on investing (opens in a new tab)
- 2024 Profile Lupaava koripalloilija ei kasvanutkaan pitkäksi… (opens in a new tab)
- 2022 Conversation Yksi Hyvinvointi #60: Nuoret työelämässä, paneeli (opens in a new tab)
- 7 September 2021 Conversation Valotuokiossa vieraana sarjayrittäjä Ronny Eriksson (opens in a new tab)
- 30 April 2021
Modern Talk by things+ Conversation S05E06: Pohjoismaisesta kilpailuedusta ja yrittäjyydestä (opens in a new tab) - 2021 Column Columns by Ronny Eriksson (opens in a new tab)