Trade promotion services and experts in Australia 

Our services 

The services of our missions abroad are available to your company. We provide up-to-date market information, facilitate establishing contacts and help in market access issues. 

The services provided by the missions are part of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs’ business services. The Ministry for Foreign Affairs is a member of Team Finland, a network of public sector actors providing internationalisation services to Finnish companies.

Team Finland in Australia supports Finnish companies to succeed in the Australian market by: 

  • offering information about the Australian market and its opportunities 
  • identifying and analysing promising market opportunities 
  • assisting in finding suitable partners and contacts 
  • helping to reduce possible barriers in entering the market. 

Team Finland in Australia offers information about the local market and local business opportunities. We help businesses to establish connections and support them to solve problems by answering relevant questions. 

The Embassy of Finland is located in Australia’s capital city, Canberra and features an event space in the chancery building. Finland Trade Office is located in Sydney at the premises of Business Sweden.

Upcoming trade promotion visits

5. – 8.10.2026

Team Finland visit to Australia

The Team Finland network is organising a business delegation visit to Australia (Perth) on 5-8 October 2026 in connection with Land Forces 2026. The visit is led by the Ambassador of Finland to Aust...

Australia
25. – 30.10.2026

Team Finland visit to Australia: IMARC 2026

The Team Finland network is organising a business delegation visit to Australia (Sydney) on 25-30 October 2026 in connection with IMARC 2026 and Mines & Money Sydney (co-located). The visit is l...

Sydney, Australia

Market information

Australia’s growing markets and the forthcoming free trade agreement with the EU are creating significant opportunities. The number of Finnish companies in Australia, one of the priority countries in the Finnish government programme, is steadily increasing, and Australia holds an important position as one of Finland’s largest export destinations outside Europe.

 

Read more about the free Team Finland Market Opportunities online service, which provides information on sales leads, business opportunities and future trends, along with country reviews. New content is added to the service almost daily. Companies need to sign in with a business ID to use the service. 

Our experts

Arto Haapea
Head of Mission
CV
Ahti Törrönen
Deputy Head of Mission
Aku Valta
Adviser
  • +61 455 117 411
Birgit Tegethoff
Adviser
  • +61 410 250 806

E-mail addresses are in the form: [email protected]. Scandinavian characters are replaced by: ä=a, ö=o, å=a.

Other Team Finland actors in Australia 

Finland-Australia Chamber of Commerce (FACC)

Email: chamber(a)finland.com.au

Joona Puhakka, President 
Tel. +61 41 6683950 

Saku Koskinen, Vice President 
tel. +61 41 3377387

Aims of Team Finland in Australia 

Our mission is to strengthen trade and economic relations between Finland and Australia. We do this by supporting Finnish businesses that are entering the market, promoting Finland’s country image and working to increase Finnish knowledge and interest in the Australia. We also aim to support Finnish businesses in New Zealand and the Pacific.  

Finnish honorary consulates

Honorary consulates complement Finland’s network of missions abroad, which consists of embassies, consulates general, consulates and liaison offices. Honorary consuls are private individuals who carry out consular functions on a part-time basis without remuneration. An honorary consul can advise Finnish companies on how to get information on local business culture and find business partners, among other matters.