Finnish companies join forces to catch up with Sweden

Today, Jorma Eloranta presented his recommendations for a national investment strategy to ministers Jyri Häkämies and Lauri Ihalainen. Eloranta wants to see Finland catch up with Sweden’s investment figures by the year 2020, with 60% of GNP sourced from foreign direct investment.

AmCham Finland has launched a new program to support the implementation of the investment strategy created by Mr. Eloranta.

AmCham Finland’s new ROI Dialogue Program challenges all companies operating in Finland to join forces in making Finland more attractive to foreign investment and so strengthening the Finnish economy. The ROI Finland Dialogue Program is a continuation of last year's ROI Finland -project.
Eloranta sees managers of foreign subsidiaries in Finland as key players in attracting and retaining foreign direct investment.

“They are the best ambassadors for this market. They are a resource Finland cannot afford to ignore,” Eloranta said to AmCham.

Both Eloranta and Häkämies say AmCham’s more than 100 affiliate member companies are key drivers in kick-starting the Finnish economy and increasing investment.

For nearly two years, AmCham has raised awareness of Finland’s poor record of attracting foreign direct investment and offered solutions. Finland has, for example, lost 25% of its American net investments in the past 12 months.

Please see Jorma Eloranta’s and minister Häkämies’ interviews (in Finnish) through these links on the new AmCham YouTube Channel:
Eloranta interview 
Häkämies interview 

Watch how AmCham members react to Eloranta's challenge here.