Support and contacts for internationalisation
Does your company need support for networking in the target country, and are you looking for local contacts? Do you need help in gaining access to the target market or in overcoming barriers to market access? The services of the Ministry’s foreign network are available to your company. Covering some 90 embassies and 400 honorary consulates around the world, our network shares information with companies, facilitates establishing contacts and gives advice in market access issues.
Business contacts in the target country
Finland’s missions abroad support Finnish companies by establishing contacts with local organisations and business partners. Their networking events range from business lunches and dinners to events such as seminars and workshops. You may even use the embassy premises for your networking purposes.
The ambassador or a senior ministry official may be present to bring prestige to your company event by hosting or inaugurating it. This is a good way to increase the reliability, credibility and visibility of your company in the target market.
Finland’s diplomatic missions are ready to assist Finnish companies in establishing contacts with local authorities and companies.
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Trade promotion visits
On Team Finland trade promotion visits you will meet decision-makers and businesses in the target country and learn about market opportunities in your specific sector. Team Finland visits are arranged regularly by the Ministry in cooperation with the other Team Finland organisations based on companies’ needs and areas of interest.
We also coordinate visits to Finland by high-level decision-makers and business delegations from target countries to enable them to learn about Finnish expertise on the spot. For more detailed information, please contact a Finnish diplomatic mission or consult Business Finland’s listing of upcoming group visits. In addition, missions arrange various other events that will facilitate your networking with relevant operators in the target country.
Support for market access
The Ministry identifies the best channels for influence and will raise up any issues related to trade barriers and other market access problems faced by the Finnish companies. The Ministry and its missions abroad strive to eliminate trade barriers that restrict exports by Finnish-based companies. Examples of barriers to trade include high customs tariffs or cumbersome customs procedures, technical regulations, acceptance procedures, and other official regulations that restrict exports.
We target direct advocacy efforts on public authorities in the export countries concerned, and we also strive to ensure through the EU that Finnish companies enjoy the best opportunities for international trade. For our efforts to be successful, companies should inform us of their goals and needs in terms of market access promotion so that Finland’s interests can be furthered on occasions such as trade negotiations with the country in question and in meetings with its public authorities.
You can report a trade barrier on the Team Finland contact request form (Select: International Operations - Trade barriers as a special export case).
