News Archive
In a league of their own : AmCham and Finland’s ice-hockey legends champion new business across the Atlantic
This October, some twenty AmCham members will head to Chicago with NHL stars with a singular game plan: to advance Finland’s business and brand in the U.S through a shared passion for icehockey. Hockey greats Christian Ruuttu, Jarkko and Tuomo Ruutu, Petri Skriko, Juha Rantasila and Mikko Ruutu joined AmCham in announcing the partnership over a golf friendly today.
Sari Baldauf to Finnish businesses: Get ready for a new normal.
When the recession ends, will Finnish companies emerge stronger and better? Or will they fall back into the same old habits? Director Sari Baldauf had strong words for business leaders: Returning to success will not equate to returning to business as usual.
AmCham welcomes Honorary Consuls from the US
AmCham is proud to host a 30-strong delegation of Finland's Honorary Consuls from the US on 21st May. The group will visit Helsinki at the invitation of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs.
AmCham members stand to benefit from tapping on the ground experience and expertise of some of the nation's influential and accomplished business leaders eager to seek fresh commercial opportunities for both the Finnish and US economies.
Finnish CleanTech to woo the US at boutique match-making event
Finland and America’s cleantech communities will convene in the fall for three high-powered days of deal-making, relationship-building and knowledge sharing at an elite matchmaking event brokered by AmCham Finland’s Energy Committee.
With the support of the US Embassy, the event will bring fifteen American cleantech giants -cherry picked for high value, growth and relevance - as well as US venture capitalists looking to put capital to work,to Helsinki from 2nd to 5th November this year.
Policy Committee to dialogue with Parliamentarians
Tax reform and the transatlantic relationship will top the agenda of the dialogue between Amcham’s Policy Committee and the Parliamentary Finnish-American Friendship Group this week. This Thursday’s working meeting at Eduskuntalo will see Members of Parliament and the Policy Committee, chaired by Max Mickelsson (Microsoft Oy) focus on driving foreign direct investment through tax reform. They will also discuss openly Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb’s landmark Chatham House speech on the Transatlantic relationship.