The Finland Australia Chamber of Commerce was registered in August 2002. Our objective is to create awareness and commercial and cultural ties, promote and develop trade and create networking opportunities for members among the Finnish-Australian business community and the Finnish Community in Australia. We also work in conjunction with the European business community (e.g. European Australian Business Council – EABC).
Our interest groups include:
- Finnish business community in Australia
- Finnish companies in Finland with interest in Australian business
- Australian business community with interest in Finnish and European business
- Scandinavian and Northern European business community in Australia
- European business community in Australia (European Australian Business Council)
- Australian government officials
- Finnish and European community in Australia
- Executive Committee
The Finland Australia Chamber of Commerce is co-ordinated and managed by an Executive Committee which was elected at the Chamber’s most recent Annual General Meeting and has the following members:
President:
Ms Silke Koernicke, TressCox Lawyers, Sydney
Secretary:
Mr Geoff Charnock, Charnock O’Brien, Sydney
Treasurer:
Dr Joakim Westerholm, University of Sydney, Sydney
Other Members:
Ms Angela Foley, Finpro, Sydney
Ms Sanna Ruuskanen, Finnair, Melbourne
Mr Antti Niemelä, Embassy of Finland, Canberra
Mr Tim Purcell, WorldID Verification / IVS Holdings, Canberra
Ms Hanneleh Salonen, Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney
Mr Peter Vainio, Werfen Australia, Sydney
Ms Jarna Vartinen, NSW Government, Sydney
To contact any of the board members or the FACC secreteriat please email or call +61 2 9152 8707