Trade promotion services and experts in China

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.

The Team Finland network helps your company succeed in China:

  • we provide information about the Chinese market
  • we identify promising business opportunities in the market
  • we help you find suitable partners and contacts
  • we help you when you encounter possible trade barriers.

Upcoming trade promotion visits

8. – 10.9.2026

Team Finland Business Delegation to Southern China (Xiamen)

The Team Finland network is organising a business delegation visit to China on 8–10 September 2026, led by Mr. Sakari Puisto, Minister of Economic Affairs.

China

Market information

Finnish businesses are actively engaged in the Chinese market. With the world’s biggest population, rapid economic growth and vast opportunities, China will continue to be one of Finland’s most important trading partners. Finland offers high quality goods and services to China. With a wide range of Finnish professional skills and experience, based on Finland’s high-level of education and knowledge, shaped by Finnish design, culture and nature, we focus on solutions.

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

Embassy of Finland, Beijing

Mikko Kinnunen
Head of Mission
CV
Janna Laine
Press and Cultural Counsellor
Melissa Säilä
Minister-Counsellor
Head of Economic and Trade Section
Esteri Hukka
Desk Officer
climate, environment, energy, transport
Lauri Kangasniemi
Senior Specialist
Desk Officer
China's economic and trade policy
Marko Tiesmäki
Minister Counsellor, Trade and Business Promotion
Alex Liu
Adviser
Anna-Stiina Antola
Senior Specialist
Food industry
Candice Zhang
Adviser
Justin Di
Adviser
Marko Tiesmäki
Minister Counsellor, Trade and Business Promotion
Oliver Zhou
Adviser
Sanorita Li
Adviser

Consulate General of Finland, Shanghai

Anu Vuori
Head of Mission
CV
Heidi Höök
Deputy Head of Mission
Ria Gu
Coordinator
Yuzhong Shen
Adviser
Jianing Lu
Adviser
Liwei Tan
Adviser
Anna Ni
Adviser

Consulate General of Finland, Hong Kong

Timo Kantola
Head of Mission
Consul General
CV

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

Other Team Finland actors

FinnCham

Amanda Du Executive Director
FinnCham, Beijing
amanda.du(a)finnchamchina.org

Kari Hakala, Executive Director
FinnCham, Shanghai
kari.hakala(a)finnchamsh.org

Mika Autio, Chairman
FinnCham, South China
contact(at)finnchamGD.org 

Aims of the Team Finland network in China

The aim of the Team Finland network in China is to promote Finland and Finnish companies in China and to support the cooperation between Finnish and Chinese actors. The purpose of the Team Finland network is to strengthen the cooperation between Team Finland actors in China in order to gain better results through collaboration. Our objective is to support the competitiveness of Finland and Finnish companies, and to enhance trade relations between Finland and China. Customer-orientated approach is at the core of the actions.

Finland offers world-class expertise in technology, research and development, innovations and know-how. We are actively pursuing and developing close cooperation with Chinese partners. The outstanding and solid expertise of Finnish businesses offers a competitive advantage in the China's market.

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.