The event for assistive devices, rehabilitation and accessibility
Reach your target audience
A trade fair is an amazing and unique medium. Within just a few days, you’ll have access to thousands of people interested in the topic. You’ll meet new and existing customers, colleagues, partners, and industry experts, hear about the latest developments in the field, and share your own news and solutions.
At the assistive technology event, you’ll connect with professionals and decision-makers in the assistive devices, rehabilitation, healthcare, and social sectors, as well as users of assistive devices.
Apuväline – Assistive Technology event, 6-8 Nov 2025, Tampere Finland
Target groups
The event brings together:
- Procurement decision-makers in the industry
- Technical personnel in the industry
- Users of assistive devices and their relatives
- Assistive device technicians
- Architects and designers
- Physiotherapists, speech therapists, and occupational therapists
- Rehabilitation professionals
- Fitness instructors
- Practical nurses, basic nurses, and registered nurses
- Physicians
- Students
- Individuals interested in their own and their loved ones’ well-being
- Builders and developers
- People active in associations and organizations
- Others interested in the field and contributing to its development
Product categories
Products and solutions on display at the trade fair:
- Assistive devices for blood circulation and swelling treatment
- Housing and care services
- Equipment and devices for homes and facilities
- Cars and driving aids
- Assistive devices for nursing care
- Devices and supplies
- Hygiene products
- Furniture and interior design
- Assistive devices for communication
- Home services
- Education and special schools
- Rehabilitation and physiotherapy services
- Rehabilitation and therapy equipment and devices
- Exercise and sports
- Travel and leisure
- Mobility aids
- Assistive devices for the visually and hearing impaired
- Orthoses, prostheses, and supports
- Small assistive devices
- Wheelchairs
- Sexual health
- Social and healthcare services
- Technological devices and systems
- Clothing, footwear, and insoles
- Associations and public services
Insight into the target groups
Assistive technology experts
Assistive technology technicians, staff of assistive technology units, decision-makers in assistive device procurement, manufacturers and sellers of assistive devices.
Professionals working directly with assistive devices are well familiar with the event. Assistive technology units and technical experts in the field attend the fair to explore new innovations and meet colleagues. This event offers an unparalleled overview of the industry’s offerings. It’s a great opportunity to gather information, try out, and compare products.
Rehabilitation professionals
Physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech therapists, other specialized therapists, exercise and activity instructors, as well as memory and mental health experts.
Rehabilitation plays a vital role in the daily lives of assistive device users, helping to improve and maintain their functional abilities. Rehabilitation professionals assist in identifying and selecting the right assistive devices and provide guidance on their proper use.
Decision-makers in health and social care
Including procurement managers from wellbeing services counties, decision-makers in healthcare and social services, disability services, disability and accessibility ombudsmen, managers of care homes and institutions, as well as representatives from insurance companies and organizations.
It is essential for decision-makers to see what the industry markets have to offer. The fair provides an excellent opportunity to gather information, test, and compare products and solutions.
In addition to assistive and rehabilitation solutions, the event showcases various housing solutions and home-delivered services.
Healthcare professionals
Nurses, practical nurses, caregivers, elderly care workers, and providers and staff of home care services.
Nurses and care workers use assistive devices in their daily work, including solutions designed to ease their tasks as well as assistive devices used by their clients. It is essential to stay informed about what the market offers, identify what could benefit themselves or their clients, and understand how these devices function.
Assistive device users
Assistive device users may require devices for mobility, communication, hobbies, and various daily tasks at work and home. Assistive devices are designed to ease and enable everyday life. The need for assistive devices is highly individual.
The fair offers products, services, solutions, hobbies, peer experiences and information. An assistive device user could be a child or parent, a young person stepping into independent life, a working adult or a senior.
Key figures of 2023
8000
Visitors
190
Exhibitors
81
% Would recommend the event
75
% Will definitely or likely come in 2025 as well
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