Presentation at Vietnam Open for Business seminar, Mar 13 2014.

1. SUOMI-ASEAN KAUPPAYHDISTYS
FINLAND-ASEAN TRADE ASSOCIATION
• founded in 1993
• domicile: Helsinki
• secretariat at the Finland Chamber of Commerce
• non-profit organization
• covers all ASEAN countries
• purpose of the trade association:
• to develop the trade between the ASEAN countries and Finland
• strives to give up-to-date information about the developments of the
national economies and legislation of the member countries
• grants scholarships to Finnish students or researchers in the ASEAN countries
• chairman: Mr. Nicholas Oksanen, Pöyry Finland
• membership fee 2013: 100,- (SMEs) and 200,- (large companies)

2. SUOMI-ASEAN KAUPPAYHDISTYS
Examples of member events
• ”Business opportunities in Southeast Asia and Australia”
• ”ASEAN’s position and role in East Asia and in Asian region”, Bart
Gaens/The Finnish Institute of International Affairs
• ”ASEAN as a business environment”, Erja Kettunen-Matilainen/Aalto
University
• Traditional discussion meeting with the Finnish Ambassadors in ASEAN
countries
• “IPR Protection in the ASEAN Region”
• Miniseminars on business opportinities in Myanmar, Vietnam, Indonesia

3. SUOMI-ASEAN KAUPPAYHDISTYS
FINLAND-ASEAN TRADE ASSOCIATION
Contact details
Chairman Mr. Nicholas Oksanen
Pöyry Finland
Email: nicholas.oksanen@poyry.com
Secretary Ms. Hanna-Leena Harma
Finland Chamber of Commerce
Tel. +358 9 4242 6228
Email: hanna-leena.harma@chamber.fi
P.O. Box 1000, 00101 HELSINKI, Finland