Colorado

Colorado and Finland share a common interest in advancing sustainability and cutting-edge technologies. They cooperate in green economy, quantum, and aerospace technologies at both scientific and commercial levels.

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The regions are building a results-oriented partnership that promotes industrial, trade, and policy cooperation. The partnership focuses on key sectors where both regions have world-leading capabilities:

  • Quantum and high-performance computing technologies

  • Green Economy: clean energy and climate resilience, including wildfire prevention, zero-emission vehicles, clean transport, sustainable infrastructure, and clean building technologies

  • Aerospace technology and applications: sensor and weather technologies, space research, and space weather

The Republic of Finland and the State of Colorado signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to support growing cooperation. The MoU was signed by Colorado’s Governor Jared Polis and the Ambassador of Finland to the U.S. Mikko Hautala on February 15, 2022.

Read the full MoU

For more information, please contact:

Mr. Christian Heikkinen
Embassy of Finland to the United States in Washington D.C.
[email protected]

Finnish companies
Ms. Jennifer Tarkiainen
Business Finland Silicon Valley
[email protected]

Finnish R&D
Mr. Petri Koikkalainen
Embassy of Finland to the United States in Washington D.C.
[email protected]

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