Trade promotion services and experts in South Korea

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.

Our services for companies

Team Finland in South Korea helps Finnish companies to access the Korean market, as well as to tackle emerging challenges when operating in Korea. In addition, we promote Finland and Finnish companies through different channels. By authoritative and expert services we support networking and collaboration between Finnish and South Korean parties. With results-oriented co-operation, we will ensure the high level of Finland’s competitiveness and the positive development of trade between our two countries also in the future. 

Market information

Two strongly growing industries in South Korea are the semiconductor and defence industries. The outlook for artificial intelligence has boosted the growth of the Korean semiconductor industry. At the same time, the new Korean Government is investing heavily in AI development. Due to the geopolitical situation, South Korea's strong defence industry has received significant deals around the world, including in Europe. Finland's procurements of K9 artillery from Korea have laid the foundation for deepening cooperation between the two countries in the defence sector.

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

Jyri Järviaho
Head of Mission
CV
Antti Niemelä
Deputy Head of Mission
Economy, Technology, and Trade
Jenni Kiilholma
Agriculture and Food Affairs
Issues related to food exports
Emma Lee
Senior Advisor Bio & Circular Economy, Cleantech
  • +82 10 435 666 43
Kyung Min Kim
Senior Advisor Maritime, Energy, Manufacturing
  • +82 10 440 987 32
Jason Park
Senior Advisor ICT & Digitalization, Defense
  • +82 10 942 061 02
Gloria Choi
Advisor F & B, Consumer Goods
  • +82 10 438 832 34

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

Team Finland partners in South Korea

  • Finland Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Korea (FINNCHAM Korea
  • Finnish companies in South Korea 

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.