Export and internationalization: services and experts in Italy

Italian Team Finland network helps your company succeed in Italy, Malta and San Marino:

  • we provide information about market opportunities in  Italy, Malta and San Marino
  • we identify promising business opportunities and activate companies in Finland
  • we have an extensive network of  partners and stakeholders
  • we  provide help with trade barriers

Team Finland contacts in Italy, Malta and San Marino

Embassy of Finland, Rome

Matti Lassila, Ambassador 
Chairman

Virpi Kankare, Deputy Head of Mission
Team Finland Coordinator, commerce and EU
virpi.kankare(at)gov.fi, tel. +39 06 852 231

Hanna Laurén, Counsellor, Trade and Investment 
Export promotion, business advice and support (smart mobility and digitalization)
hanna.lauren(at)gov.fi, tel. +39 337 164 0147

Silva Paananen, Counsellor, Trade and Investment 
Export promotion, business advice and assistance (health sector and circular economy)
silva.paananen(at)gov.fi, tel. +39 337 163 1726

Contact person in Milan

Birgitte Kankaro, Consular Services Coordinator and Public Diplomacy Officer
birgitte.kankaro(at)gov.fi, tel. +39 02 25061474

Goals and services of the Italian Team Finland network

Our goal is to strengthen the commercial and economic relations between Finland and Italy, Malta and San Marino, to support Finnish companies interested in the markets, to attract investment and to promote Finland's country brand.  We also aim at increasing Finnish companies’ and stakeholders’ understanding of the markets in Italy, Malta and San Marino. We work to identify the industries and areas with the greatest growth opportunities and strive to activate Finnish companies accordingly.

The services of the Italian Team Finland network include market opportunities publications, creating connections and partnerships and assisting in problem solving.