The Baltic twins - what can Finland learn from Estonia?

One hundred top Finnish business leaders, politicians and experts gathered on Monday this week in Tallinn to compare experiences with their Estonian colleagues with a view to learning from their neighbour’s know-how.

Kadri Tali was talking about the significance of the culture export

Panelists of the event included Prime Ministers of the two countries, Mr Andrus Ansip and Mr Matti Vanhanen, as well as top experts and representatives of the Finnish public and private sectors.

The Prime Minister of Estonia Andrus Ansip and Esko Aho were visualizing the future

Finland and Estonia have had very different paths to success. Do Finns have something to learn from the strategies pursued by their southern neighbour? And what’s in store for the future of Finnish-Estonian cooperation?

This one-day seminar took a look at some of the most important current issues in Finnish-Estonian cooperation, as well at future developments. Member of Parliament Heidi Hautala, Mikko Mäenpää (President of the Finnish Confederation of Salaried Employees), and Joakim Helenius (CEO and Chairman of Trigon Capital SA) were discussing issues related to different welfare models.

Mr Alvin Rabushka was a very popular discussion partner at the Reception

The panel on tax systems and tax competition was featured by Professor Alvin Rabushka (Stanford University), EVA Parliament Fellow Mart Laar, and Jukka Pekkarinen (Director General of the Finnish Ministry of Finance). Other speakers included Esko Aho (President of Sitra), Professor Bengt Holmström (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Secretary General Matti Maasikas, Tallinn City Mayor Jüri Ratas, and Helsinki Lord Mayor Jussi Pajunen.

Estonian executive Kadri Tali and Helsinki City Cultural Director Pekka Timonen presented their vision of future Finnish-Estonian cultural cooperation.

The EVA SYMPOSIUM was held at Eesti Kunstimuuseum KUMU (the Estonian Art Museum). A presentation on the venue itself was given by its designer, Finnish Architect Pekka Vapaavuori.

For more information on the EVA SYMPOSIUM, please contact:
Kati Heikinheimo, Communications Manager: email: [email protected], phone: +358 44 365 1994