Columns & Interviews

The Consul General of Finland in New York, Mika Koskinen, sat down with Marko Salonen, the Executive Director of the Finnish American Chamber of Commerce in New York, to chat about the latest changes in New York business environment and its effects on Finnish businesses operating or wishing to operate in the U.S.

Right before the beginning of the fall semester, Consul General Mika Koskinen had a chat with Heli Sirviö, lecturer in Finnish and Swedish Culture and Language at Columbia University. COVID-19 nearly caused the Finnish Studies program to shut down, but due to Heli’s persistent efforts, it’s still up and running. Remotely, for now.

In this series, we highlight the important work done by our honorary consuls around the 35 States in our jurisdictional area. Frank Donnelly, the honorary consul in Houston, Texas, has an impressive career with Finnish marine and energy company Wärtsilä. In the interview, he shares his thoughts on the rapidly changing clean energy market in the US, molded by COVID-19, as well as his ideas of Finnish businesses’ strengths in the Lone Star State.

In this series we highlight the important work done by our honorary consuls around the 35 States in our jurisdictional area. This month, we talked to the honorary consul in Minnesota, Elaine M. Kumpula, about her work as an immigration lawyer helping Finnish businesses and individuals find their ground in the U.S. Following the recent restrictions on nonimmigrant visas, she offers us some helpful advice on approaching the rest of the year.

In light of Minkkinen's commemorative exhibition Arno Rafael Minkkinen: Fifty Years currently on view at Edwynn Houk Gallery in New York, Consul General Mika Koskinen spoke to the artist about his early days in Finland, emigration to the United States and shooting in different regions of the world over the last decades.