SIAL 2026 Food from Finland Pavilion booking for exhibitors is open – register now
SIAL Innovation 2026 is the biggest one-stop shop in the food industry, and the place to be for tastemakers and trend-seekers who want to nurture their business. Messeforum Oy and Fennopromo Oy will organize the Food from Finland Pavilion at SIAL Paris, Parc des Expositions de Paris-Nord VIllepinte, France from 17 to 21 October 2026. They warmly welcome Finnish food and beverage companies to join the National Pavilion.
About SIAL
SIAL Paris is the biggest one-stop shop in the industry, and the place to be for tastemakers and trend-seekers who want to nurture their business. More than 60 years, SIAL Paris has been welcoming a melting pot of industry players to the French capital to share their savoir-faire and create the recipes of the future. Today, the biennial attracts exhibitors and visitors from over 200 countries and is a flagship event in the worldwide food calendar. SIAL Paris has been a great success for Finnish brands and companies in previous years.
About the Finnish Pavilion
As before, the Food from Finland Pavilion will provide a high quality platform for the Finnish exhibitors. The organizers also aim to secure an excellent location for the Pavilion. Exhibitor spaces will be allocated in order of registration.
Registration
The registration will close on 19 December 2025. Please note our cancellation policy: the registration is binding and cannot be cancelled by the exhibitor. The stand package fee will be invoiced in two equal installments. The first invoice (50 %) will be sent after the registration to the event. The second invoice (50 %) will be sent prior to the event in summer 2026. The fee will not be refunded should the exhibitor withdraw from participation. Please find attached: Appendix 1: Terms & Conditions for registration. Appendix 2: Conditions of Contract for Exhibition Attendance Packages.
The organizers reserve the right to changes.
The Fee and what it includes
Price: 16 200 € (not including VAT) The stand package price includes:
- Stand area
- The mandatory 1260 € co-exhibitor fee charged by the SIAL trade fair organization is included in the price
- Planning, construction and dismantling of the stand
- Graphic design and production
- Two full size stand partition walls for logo and marketing slogans
- Open shelves, negotiation table and chairs
- Showcase vitrine with bottom print
- Storage room space for warm and cold items
- Electricity, water, cleaning, some tasting cups and some dishes for product presentation
- On-site support
Possible with additional cost:
- TV screen
- Cold / freezer vitrine
- All the company-specific devices ordered by the exhibitor for its own use will be invoiced separately (LCD screens, air fryers, microwaves, hot plates, etc.)
The current value added tax will be added to the price.
Please note, the price does not include freight or travel costs.
Participation terms and conditions in registration link »
Exhibition Explorer funding
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry & Business Finland offer funding for SME’s (turnover up to 50 Mio. €) and MIDCAP enterprises (turnover up to 300 Mio. €) for exhibitions. Exhibition Explorer grants are awarded to groups of at least four SMEs or at least 2 SME’s and 2 MIDCAP enterprises. Check the 25.9.2025 updated conditions for the granting of financing on Business Finland News.
SME’s and MIDCAP enterprises may receive support for 50 % of the costs related to stand construction, stand rental and mandatory participation fees. Funding is discretionary. Whether a company receive the grant depends on if the conditions of the funding are met. If the Exhibition Explorer grant is awarded to a company, the total stand package fee can be approximately only 8100 € for SME’s and MIDCAP companies.
To receive funding, at least four eligible applications to the same event are required. Companies in the group need to have a true desire to grow and internationalize their business. The evaluation process of the applications starts when four applications have been submitted to and received by Business Finland / The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.