Helsinki Python meetup, with Hive and PyData Helsinki
Details
Welcome along to our first event of 2026, kindly hosted by Hive!
You have to RSVP for the event to join. If you can't make it, please update your RSVP promptly so another Python enthusiast from the waiting list can take your spot.
Just a heads-up: we won’t be serving food or drinks this time, so please eat beforehand.
Photos of the event may be shown on different digital channels of HelPy, PyData Helsinki and our host. Please also share your own photos!
Location: Hive Helsinki - Haapaniemenkatu 5a, 4th floor
Type "Hive Helsinki" into your maps application to spot the exact location of the entrance (next to Sörnäisten rantatie on the Näkinpuisto side). Hive is located on the 4th floor. If you need elevator access, ring the buzzer on the door!
Schedule:
- 17:30 - Doors open
- 18:00 - Welcoming words
- 18:10 - Talk: Wrapping chatbots by Felipe Dessoy Caraballo & Nikolai Zharkevich
- 18:45 - Break. Say hi to your neighbor!
- 19:00 - Quiz
- 19:10 Talk: Refurbishing Old PDFs for Comfortable Reading by Mikael Koponen
- 19:40 ⚡️Talk: My year at JetBrains by Alex Grönholm
- 19:55 - End of programme
- 20:00 - Let's start moving to a nearby bar to continue Python discussions
Talks:
🤖 Wrapping chatbots by Felipe Dessoy Caraballo & Nikolai Zharkevich
We are creating an API service that wraps the logic of building chatbots using FastAPI and LangChain.
📜 Refurbishing Old PDFs for Comfortable Reading by Mikael Koponen
I have a bunch of old PDF articles which I’d like to read on my iPad. Unfortunately, many are poorly scanned and have weird layouts. While modern OCR libraries are more than enough for machine readability, they still make too many mistakes for an enjoyable reading flow. In this talk, we will go through my approach to automated document reconstruction. We’ll look at the trade-offs between different techniques, evaluating cost, effort, and accuracy in the attempt to make these documents readable again.
⚡️My year at JetBrains by Alex Grönholm
I'll share my experiences working as a PyCharm developer over the course of 2025.