Helsinki Blockchain Center
Should this be solved with blockchain?
HBC connects research, business and implementers. We assess where blockchain, tokenisation or decentralised technology creates measurable value — and when a simpler solution is enough.
Ask before you decide.
The answer is grounded in HBC-approved knowledge cards and sources.
Where do you start?
Choose the path that fits your situation. No technical specification is needed.
You want to understand
Explore source-backed information on technology, use cases and HBC. You can continue with your own question in HBC AI.
You have a use case
Define the problem, actors, rights, data flows and value. HBC also assesses when blockchain is unnecessary.
You want to experiment
Define the goal, participants, responsibilities and measures before implementation. HBC helps find relevant experts and partners.
The network is not a promise.
It is an operating model.
HBC-reported activity in 2025–2026. ∞ represents an open partner network, not a partner count.
Where evidence, people and experimentation meet.
Examples of environments and themes where HBC connects expert knowledge with delivery.
Vantaa Innovation Activator
VIA gives companies across Vantaa’s strategic industry clusters a structure for co-innovation, growth and new business opportunities.
HydroLedger & BCCM
Digital product passports, verifiable provenance and emissions data turn the distributed hydrogen chain into a shared development challenge.
Digital trust
We connect AI, blockchain and tokenization with questions of trustworthy data, rights and practical application.
Three ways to work with HBC.
Get to know how HBC works, assess a real use case or join ongoing expert work.
Understand how HBC works
See how research, companies and implementers work together.
Assess your use case
Clarify the need and alternatives before choosing technology. Scope a pilot with the right partners.
Join a working group
Explore digital trust, tokenisation and routes to market with other experts.
A workshop before a technology project.
We begin with a shared question, not a chosen technology. In the workshop, we map the current process, participants, data flows and rights, then identify risks and measurable value.
The result is a bounded use case and a clear next decision: investigate further, run a pilot, or choose a simpler solution.
Local roots.
International connections.
HBC brings Finnish communities, Nordic and European networks and research expertise around a real need. VIA and BCCM show how a connection can lead to a practical programme or research collaboration.
Finland and the Nordics
Blockchain Forum Finland
Konsensus
Nordic Blockchain Association
Europe and beyond
Blockchain Forum EU
Blockchain Associations Forum
Research and application
Start with the question, not the technology.
Tell us your goal and where you are now. HBC guides your question to source-backed knowledge, a relevant working group or an expert conversation. You do not need to choose the technology first.