Tickets are now available for the Team Finland Launch in Melbourne, which will be held on 2 May 2012.

Team Finland is an exciting new initiative of the Finnish government. It will change the way Finland and Finnish companies are promoted, both within Finland an abroad.

Team Finland was born out of a review of the way Finland’s external economic relations were being handled in the context of the internationalisation of business carried out last year by a working party chaired by Matti Alahuhta, President and CEO of Kone Corporation.

Their report was presented to Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen, Minister of Economic Affairs Jyri Häkämies and Minister for European Affairs and Foreign Trade Alexander Stubb at Finlandia Hall on 19 January 2012. The working party found the current system of trade promotion was siloed and fragmented, and put forward an alternative network-like structure.

Join the FACC, the Embassy of Finland and Finpro at the launch the Team Finland concept in Melbourne. There will be short presentations from the Chamber and Finpro, followed by an official launch by the Finnish Ambassador to Australia, Her Excellency Mrs Maija Lähteenmäki.

Tickets are $80 (members) and $100 (non-members), which includes a a true Danish smörgåsbord meal from the Danish Club. Sponsors and corporate members may take a table of 10 for $720, and invite their customers, suppliers and staff.

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Bookings can be made online with a credit card.

Numbers are limited to 50 people, with preferential seating allotment being given to members who book before 15 April 2012.

Tickets are now available for the Team Finland Launch in Sydney, which will be held on 19 April 2012.

Team Finland is an exciting new initiative of the Finnish government. It will change the way Finland and Finnish companies are promoted, both within Finland an abroad.

Team Finland was born out of a review of the way Finland’s external economic relations were being handled in the context of the internationalisation of business carried out last year by a working party chaired by Matti Alahuhta, President and CEO of Kone Corporation.

Their report was presented to Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen, Minister of Economic Affairs Jyri Häkämies and Minister for European Affairs and Foreign Trade Alexander Stubb at Finlandia Hall on 19 January 2012. The working party found the current system of trade promotion was siloed and fragmented, and put forward an alternative network-like structure.

Join the FACC, the Embassy of Finland and Finpro at the launch the Team Finland concept in Sydney. There will be short presentations from the Chamber and Finpro, followed by an official launch by the Finnish Ambassador to Australia, Her Excellency Mrs Maija Lähteenmäki.

Tickets are $80 (members) and $100 (non-members), which includes a sumptuous 2 course meal from the Sir Stamford at Circular Quay. Sponsors and corporate members may take a table of 10 for $720, and invite their customers, suppliers and staff.

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Bookings can be made online with a credit card.

Numbers are limited to 50 people, with preferential seating allotment being given to members who book before 1 April 2012.

The Chamber is hosting luncheons in Sydney and Melbourne over the next couple of months to celebrate the launch of Team Finland in Australia.

Team Finland is an initiative of the Finnish Government, supported at the highest levels by government and industry.  It involves a consistent and customer-oriented approach to Finnish trade promotion worldwide.  The network structure will operate in Finland and abroad, and will be implemented by developing existing resources and focussing them better.

The Finnish Ambassador to Australia, Her Excellency Mrs Maija Lähteenmäki, will be the guest of honour and will officially launch Team Finland.

The tentative dates for the luncheons are:
Sydney:        Thursday, 19 April 2012
Melbourne:   Wednesday, 2 May 2012

Further information will be sent when the arrangements are finalised.  It is anticiopated at this stage that the luncheons will be limited to 40 or 50 guests.  So, it may be that the events will be by invitation only, with the first invitations going to members.  If you are keen to attend, please renew your memberships in the next week or two.