NordiCHI 2026 – Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction

The University of Vaasa and Åbo Akademi University are jointly organizing the international NordiCHI 2026 conference in Vaasa from October 3-7, 2026. Held every two years, the NordiCHI conference is one of the key events in the field of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) in Europe. 

The conference theme, “Pulse – exploring the energy that drives us,” provides a forum to present the latest research in HCI from various perspectives. The organizing institutions’ focus on sustainable business, energy, and society, caring for the society of today and the future, creates an excellent framework for discussion. 

The conference is expected to bring over 300 experts from academia and various organizations across Europe to Vaasa. The conference will feature two to three parallel sessions for presenting research papers, as well as workshops, tutorials, a doctoral consortium, poster presentations, an industry session showcasing company cases, and a session focused on arts-based approaches. 

The organizing units include the School of Technology and Innovations and the School of Marketing and Communication at the University of Vaasa, as well as the Experience Lab and Informationsteknologienheten at Åbo Akademi University. The conference will further strengthen the HCI research and collaboration of the organizing institutions, while also providing an opportunity for local students and companies in the energy cluster to participate in discussions in the field. The General Chairs of the conference are Laura Havinen, a university teacher in information systems at the University of Vaasa, and Susanne Hägglund, a research project coordinator at Åbo Akademi University’s Experience Lab. The organizing team includes members from both institutions, with a total organizing committee of over 40 researchers from across Europe. 

• The current conference website: https://sites.uwasa.fi/nordichi2026/ 
• Information about NordiCHI conferences: https://nordichi.eu/index.html