Our Services
Advice for Target Market
We help you to plan how to start or grow sales in a specific market:
- If you have selected the target market – we can offer help on market validation.
- If you have already validated the target market and you are ready for market entry – we can help to create market entry plan and actions.
- In case you are already in the market but underperforming – we can help to analyze why and what to do.
Access to Business Contacts
We help you to find meaningful and valuable contacts for your market needs:
- If you don't know who are the relevant stakeholders you need to know, we can help in mapping the needed contacts.
- If you know who you need to contact, we can help in providing access to them either by us or by our local network.
- We can also help you to find reliable local service providers to search for new contacts.
Local Business Behaviour
We provide information on how the business is done in the country and guide you to adjust your operations and behavior according to local business culture.
- If you are early on your journey to enter the market or are looking for general information, check out our “Doing business in the USA” guide in the section below.
- If you are closer to market entry, we can give you more detailed information how you should adjust your approach according the local way of doing business.
Market Studies
We share industry specific market studies and advice on customized market analysis.
- If you are seeking industry-level information on specific market – we can offer Industry specific market study report on selected industries and markets (subject to availability).
- If you need a market study that is specifically tailored to your company's needs – we help you to assess the market and to get help from right service providers and experts.
How to get started
- If your company is exploring multiple potential export markets or if you have not used Business Finland's services before, please leave a contact request through our become a customer page.
- If your company already has a contact person at Business Finland, please speak with that person first.
- The contact information for our personnel is given on the lower part of the web page.
Office contact information
Washington
Business Finland USA, Washington, Finland Trade Center
Embassy of Finland
3301 Massachusetts Avenue N.W. Washington D.C 20008-3624, USA
Silicon Valley
Business Finland Silicon Valley
Nordic Innovation House
470 Ramona Street
Palo Alto, CA 94301, USA
New York
Business Finland Office, New York
Consulate General of Finland, Finland Trade Center
605 Third Avenue, 35 floor
New York, NY 10158, USA
Market information
Annual main trade shows and events
Check the exact dates from our office.
There is virtually a trade show every week for any industry. However, there are 3-5 key events in each industry annually and being present is important. Do not expect sales from shows nor from your first showing. US trade shows are designed to showcase, meet, and become known and trusted. Sales happen afterwards and typically on the buyers’ terms.
Contact person
Elina
Fahlgren
Senior Advisor (Bio & Circular, Food, General Market Advice)
Titta
Houni
Senior Advisor (Health & Wellbeing, General Market Advice)
Katja
Kotala
Senior Advisor (Circularity, General Market Advice)
Bart
Kotlarek
Senior Advisor (Bioeconomy, Machinery, General Market Advise)
Ulla
Lainio
Senior Advisor (Maritime, Bioeconomy, General Market Advise)
Maritime, Bioeconomy
Luis
Lucatero
Senior Advisor
Linibelle
Minaya
Office Manager-Administrative Coordinator
Fikriye
Selen-Okatan
Senior Advisor (Digi, General Market Advice)
Juhani
Sirén
Director, North America (Head of Region)
Hartti
Suomela
Senior Advisor (ICT, General Market Advise)
Jennifer
Tarkiainen
Senior Advisor (Energy, General Market Advise)
Matt
Aistrich
Senior Advisor
Alex
Biggers
Senior Advisor (Investments to Finland)
Nancy
Najarian
Senior Advisor (Investments to Finland)
Charlie
Schick
Senior Advisor (Investments to Finland)
Martin
Schwirn
Senior Advisor