101st EUROCONSTRUCT Conference – Update No. 1

by Markku Riihimäki, Forecon, Finland

Investing for Resilience –
Confidence by Construction

4–5 June 2026

Hanaholmen, Helsinki, Finland

Online attendance available

Conference Theme

Europe is upgrading its critical infrastructure to enhance resilience and long-term growth. Defence, security, and modernisation projects are increasingly shaping the construction agenda, turning uncertainty into concrete investment opportunities across regions and sectors. The continent’s construction market is entering a pragmatic recovery phase, driven by necessary and future-oriented projects.

Why attend – Your key benefits at a glance

19 European construction country forecasts

Comprehensive construction market projections across all EUROCONSTRUCT member countries – residential, non-residential, and civil engineering.

Strategic Intelligence on Resilience

Deep dives into Europe’s defence, energy, transport, and digital infrastructure investments that are reshaping the construction agenda.

Europe’s Top Experts in One Room

Keynotes and forecast and special theme lectures with leading economists, business experts, and futurists – plus networking from day one.

Forecast reports included

Participation includes – depending on the ticket type – pdf’s of the Conference Report, Summary Report, and the 19 Country Report > ready for your planning.

50+ year of experience

EUROCONSTRUCT’s unique methodology standardises national construction statistics for cross-country comparability since 1975.
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For every stakeholder

Whether you’re a construction firm, supplier, investor, policymaker, or analyst – the conference delivers intelligence tailored to your decisions.

What the conference delivers

The 101st EUROCONSTRUCT Conference brings together Europe’s leading construction economists, analysts, and industry decision-makers at the stunning Hanaholmen Conference Centre on Hanasaari Island. Delegates will experience a full programme of macroeconomic outlooks, sector-by-sector European forecasts, high-level keynotes, and expert roundtables – all backed by EUROCONSTRUCT’s uniquely harmonised dataset.

The event opens on 4 June with a networking boat ride from Helsinki city centre to Hanasaari and a dinner at Restaurant PLATS. The main conference on 5 June features presentations covering residential, non-residential, and civil engineering markets – plus special sessions on Basel regulation impacts, EIB investment priorities, and resilience-driven project pipelines.

Can’t make it to Helsinki? Online attendance is available – with 3 online participants included in every package.

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Who attends

The EUROCONSTRUCT conferences are designed for anyone who makes strategic decisions tied to European construction market developments:

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

Mid- and large-sized building companies

CONSTRUCTION SUPPLY INDUSTRY

Building design, building services, building materials, building chemistry, and construction machinery suppliers

DEVELOPERS

Property developers, investors, housing associations, project managers, architects and engineers

CONSULTANTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION BUSINESS

Consulting companies who are carrying out business and aquisition analysis for their clients in the financial market and for construction businesses.

INTEREST GROUPS

Industry associations from the construction sector, construction supply industry and related sectors

PUBLIC BODIES

Government departments, agencies, European organisations, national and international bodies.

FINANCE AND INSURANCE INDUSTRY

Banks, financial and credit institutions, insurances

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Markku Riihimäki

Forecon, Finland

forecon.fi

markku.riihimaki@forecon.fi

www.linkedin.com/in/markkuriihimaki/

Markku Riihimäki is a leading expert and CEO of Forecon Ltd, specializing in construction materials market forecasting and business intelligence for the building sector. With an M.Sc. (Tech) and decades of experience, he is recognized for his research-driven insights into construction product markets, both in Finland and across Europe. As a member of the EUROCONSTRUCT network, he plays a key role in international market outlooks, supporting strategic planning for construction industry stakeholders, authorities, and investors.