Trade promotion services and experts in Singapore
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.
Market information
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.
Team Finland in Singapore
Team Finland Singapore helps Finnish companies and organisations identify market opportunities, support market entry and growth in Singapore and Southeast Asia. Singapore is a good gateway to whole Asia and especially to Southeast Asia. Team Finland Singapore especially promotes opportunities, business and cooperation in health and wellness, digitalization and smart cities and sustainability and circular economy.
In Singapore, Team Finland consists of the Finnish Embassy and Finnish Business Council Singapore. Finnish Business Council Singapore is a community of companies and individuals interested in fostering business between Singapore and Finland. Nordic Innovation House Singapore is a joint operation by Nordic countries. It connects Finnish and other Nordic startups and growth stage companies to Singapore and through Singapore to the SE Asia region. Embassy of Finland is part of the team that produces the joint services of the House.
Jointly established by Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture and Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Team Finland Knowledge (TFK) network works to reinforce Finland’s reputation as a leading country in education, science and innovation. In Singapore, the TFK Counsellor for education and science supports education and research organisations in building cooperation and networks in Singapore and Southeast Asia. Embassy also supports student and talent recruitment and mobility as well as education exports.
Objectives of the Team Finland network in Singapore
Finnish companies are interested in the Singaporean and Asian markets as Singapore is a good gateway to whole Asia and especially to Southeast Asia.
Team Finland will concentrate on promoting business especially within health and wellness, solutions for smart cities and circular economy.
Team Finland network offers Finnish companies a working infrastructure in Singapore and Southeast Asia. The network helps emerging Finnish companies to access the market, plays a role in helping Finnish companies attract Singaporean investment and builds up the country brand through means of communication.
In Singapore, Team Finland consists of the Finnish Embassy and Finnish Business Council Singapore. Nordic Innovation House Singapore is a key partner for serving Finnish growth companies entering Singapore or expanding from Singapore to Southeast Asia.
Team Finland's services related to business opportunities between Finland and Singapore
The following are Singapore specific services active at the moment. You can find all services on Team Finland website. Notice that you can find contact information to key stakeholders and listing of Finnish companies active in Singapore from the end of this page.
EU-Singapore Foreign Trade Agreement
EU-Singapore Free Trade Agreement EUSFTA entered into force in November 2019. The implementation will take place in stages. For example, nearly all import duties on EU-Singapore trade will be removed, at the latest in 2025. To learn more details and to follow up the implementation of different areas of the agreement into practice, see here.
Market Opportunities in Singapore identified by Team Finland
Check out the reports, market opportunities and sales leads identified from Singapore. The published materials can be found from Team Finland Market Opportunities.
More information on Team Finland
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.
