Team Finland in the United Kingdom
The Team Finland network promotes Finland and its interests abroad: the internationalisation of Finnish enterprises, investments in Finland, and the country brand. The Team Finland operating model brings together the key actors and services in these fields. The core of the network consists of the publicly funded organisations operating in these fields, such as the ministries, Finland’s network of diplomatic missions, Business Finland, national culture and science institutes, Finnvera, Finnfund, and the regional internationalisation services, built upon the ELY Centres.
The Team Finland network will help your enterprise become more international, grow, and succeed in the global market. For more information on services to companies seeking internationalisation, see: team-finland.fi.
Team Finland partners in Britain
Contact persons for Team Finland in Britain
Chair
Ambassador Markku Keinänen
Embassy of Finland, London
Coordinator
Päivi Pihlajamäki, Counsellor
Embassy of Finland, London
paivi.pihlajamaki(at)formin.fi
Tel. +44 (0)20 7838 6205
Business Finland
Harri Lanning, Head of Region West Europe
Business Finland, London
harri.lanning(at)businessfinland.fi
Perry Le Dain, Senior Advisor, Digitalisation and ICT, Creative industries
Trade related queries (email queries in English)
Business Finland, London
perry.ledain(at)businessfinland.fi
Tel. +44 (0)7867 781 237
Janna Mure, Advisor, Digitalisation and ICT, Food, Health
Trade related queries (email queries in English)
Business Finland, London
janna.mure(at)businessfinland.fi
Tel. +44 (0)7841 233 734
Meria Heikelä, Director, Health
Business Finland, London
meria.heikela(at)businessfinland.fi
Tel. +44 (0)7787 153 014
Caroline Stanton, Visit Finland Representative
Business Finland, London
Caroline.Stanton(at)businessfinland.fi
Sannamari Ojanperä, Advisor, Consumer Business
Trade related queries (email queries in English)
Business Finland, London
sannamari.ojanpera(at)businessfinland.fi
Tel. +44(0)7591387625
Roy Meredith, Senior Advisor, Invest In Finland
Trade related queries (email queries in English)
Business Finland, London
roy.meredith(at)businessfinland.fi
Tel. +44(0)7591 387624
Aziz Rahman, Senior Advisor, Growth Capital
Business Finland, London
aziz.rahman(at)businessfinland.fi
Finnish Institute in London
Emilie Gardberg, Director
emilie.gardberg(at)fininst.uk
Tel. +44 (0)7714 768932
Finnish-British Chamber of Commerce
Emma Jalonen, General Manager
emma(at)fbcc.co.uk
Tel. +44 (0)20 7602 5405
Objectives of the Team Finland network in Britain
Finnish companies are interested in the British market as success in the market often indicates a potential to succeed in other foreign markets. There is also an increased interest among the Finnish companies to come to Britain to attract investment to Finland and to Finnish companies. Finland holds a positive image in Britain and there is a keen interest towards Nordic countries.
Team Finland will concentrate on promoting business especially within the games industry, other creative industries (such as design and music export) and the clean tech industry. There is also demand for Finnish know-how within the UK energy efficiency industry. Food industry in Britain presents a new potential area for growth for Finnish companies.
Team Finland network offers Finnish companies a working infrastructure in Britain. The network helps emerging Finnish companies to access the UK market, plays a role in helping Finnish companies attract British investment and builds up the country brand through means of communication.
In Britain, Team Finland consists of the Finnish Embassy, Business Finland in London, Visit Finland, The Finnish Institute in London, the Finnish-British Chamber of Commerce and Finland’s honorary consuls around the country.
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