New Team Finland Executive Group aims for stronger and clearer guidance on export promotion

Minister of Economic Affairs Wille Rydman and Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Ville Tavio appointed a new Team Finland Executive Group on 16 May 2025.

Team Finland Day 2024. Photo: Susanna Lehto, Business Finland

The management of the Team Finland network will be reformed in line with the Programme of Prime Minister Petteri Orpo's Government. The Executive Group of Team Finland will be organised into two groups to clarify operational management.

The Core Executive Group will consist of representatives of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment and the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. The Extended Executive Group will have representatives from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment, the Ministry of Education and Culture, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, the Ministry of Transport and Communications, the Ministry of the Environment, the Ministry of Defence, Business Finland, Finnvera, Finnfund, the Centres for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment, Finnish Industry Investment Ltd, Finland Chamber of Commerce, the Confederation of Finnish Industries and the Federation of Finnish Enterprises.

Both executive groups will be chaired alternately by a representative of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment and a representative of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs.

The reform of the management structure is part of renewing the Team Finland network's management and activities, as outlined in the Government Programme. The aim is to reinforce export promotion structures and support Finland’s strategic interests. The reform will, among other things, strengthen the role of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in efforts to promote exports and internationalisation.

“The Team Finland network will continue to work as a team. Together we can offer better services to Finnish enterprises. Seamless cooperation between all Team Finland partners is key to ensuring the international growth of Finnish enterprises,” says Minister Ville Tavio.

Team Finland is a network of public sector bodies offering internationalisation services to businesses, with the goal to provide a seamless service experience from advice to financing.

Inquiries

  • Juha Pyykkö, Deputy Director General, Department for International Trade, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, tel. +358 295 350 133
  • Maija Lönnqvist, Senior Ministerial Adviser, Department for Innovation and Enterprise Financing, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment, tel. +358 295 047 105
  • The email addresses of the ministries are in the format firstname.lastname@gov.fi.