Current affairs

Last week, 9 Finnish companies arrived in New York in order to take part in Kasvun Roihu’s Grow to USA 2018 program. The week in the frames of Grow to USA was filled with pitching opportunities, workshops, and meetings with potential business partners and well-known investors. “Our aim is to help Finnish companies to grow and enter international markets”, tells Anni Hintikka from Kasvun Roihu, the company behind Grow to USA program.

Embassy of Finland in D.C. is hosting a beautiful exhibition by Finnish born, New York based artist Heidi Hankaniemi. Metro and Bloom – Making Connections will be on display for public on September 15th and 29th.

For Arto Sillanpää, a Master's student of Global and Transnational Sociology, his internship at our Defense Attaché's Office provided a perfect place to dive deeper into US current affairs and politics.

Finnish born and California based teacher Aulikki Flagan shares her thoughts about what Finnish education system has to offer to foreigners pursuing the career of an educator.

Arto Uusitalo arrived in Washington D.C. in August 2018 directly from Seoul, South Korea, where he worked as a chef for the ambassador of Finland. Despite his young age, Uusitalo has a vast international career. Prior to Seoul, he worked for the ambassador of Finland in Belgium and before that for a hotel in Bangkok, Thailand.

In July 2018, The Global Access Program (GAP) at the UCLA Anderson School of Management held its annual Company Launch event with nine Finnish companies who are supported by Business Finland, amongst a total of 40 companies from nine other countries.

Consulate General of Finland in New York will bring the portable passport unit to Dallas Oct 1st-5th 2018. A passport must be applied for in person. An appointment is required from the Honorary Consulate in Dallas directly.

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Starting 1st of August Embassy of Finland in Washington D.C. will no longer take in or handle visa or residence permit applications. Read more about the change.