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 websiteLink to another website.(Opens New Window).

Brexit inquiries

The Team Finland Network in the UK advises and supports Finnish companies in questions regarding Brexit. You can submit your questions via e-mail to: [email protected]. 

Team Finland partners in Britain

Contact persons for Team Finland in Britain

Chair

Ambassador Markku Keinänen 
Embassy of Finland, London

Coordinator

Terhi Bunders, Counsellor
Embassy of Finland, London
terhi.bunders(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 the UK and Ireland

Jaakko Nousiainen, Interim Director
jaakko.nousiainen(at)fininst.uk
​Tel. +44 (0)7711 004 801

Finnish-British Chamber of Commerce

Jade Juvonen, General Manager
[email protected]
Tel. +44 (0)20 7602 5405

Objectives of the Team Finland network in the UK

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. As the UK leaves the EU Single Market on 1.1.2021, Team Finland UK shares information and gives advice to companies.

Team Finland UK promotes businesses for instance in the areas of green recovery (incl. electric vehicles, energy efficiency, smart cities), climate, education, digitalization, health and wellbeing In addition, Team Finland UK promotes Finnish creative industries and touring artists a lot of country branding work and promotes discussion around societal themes, that enhance the Brits' interest in Finnish solutions and social innovations.

In the UK, 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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