Trade promotion services and experts in North Macedonia
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.
Team Finland assists Finnish companies in gaining knowledge of North Macedonian market and networking with local companies and institutions.
The objectives of Team Finland in North Macedonia are:
- promoting business opportunities in North Macedonia to Finnish companies
- marketing Finnish know-how
The Embassy of Finland in Belgrade works closely with the other Team Finland partners and brings together key actors from relevant sectors. An important part of the work is sharing information, as well as organizing promotion events and visits in order to raise knowledge about Finland in North Macedonia and North Macedonia in Finland.
Market information
Trade between Finland and both North Macedonia and Serbia has grown steadily in recent years. North Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro are engaged in EU accession negotiations. The EU supports these countries in developing public administration and investing in infrastructure. Serbia is the largest of the six Western Balkan countries to which the EU has allocated a total of EUR 9 billion in grant funding for the period 2021–2027, along with investment guarantees worth EUR 20 billion. In addition, the Western Balkan countries have been granted an extra EUR 6 billion in EU funding for the period 2024–2027 through the Western Balkans Reform and Growth Facility. Business opportunities exist, among other sectors, in manufacturing, where companies are investing in automation and energy efficiency. The public sector in North Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro is investing in transport, environmental, energy and digital infrastructure. In particular, investments in energy and energy efficiency are on the rise.
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
E-mail addresses are in the form: [email protected]. Scandinavian characters are replaced by: ä=a, ö=o, å=a.
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.
