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...” guides 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
Beijing
Business Finland China, Beijing, Finland Trade Center
Technology Center, Embassy of Finland, Kerry Centre, South Tower, Level 24, 1 Guanghua
Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100020
tel. +86 10 8529 8625
fax +86 10 8529 8654
Shanghai
Business Finland China, Shanghai, Finland Trade Center, Consulate General of Finland
Room 402, Building 2, 690 Bi Bo Road, Pudong, Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park,
Shanghai 201203
tel. +86 21 6104 2280
fax +86 21 6104 2289
Guangzhou
Finland Trade Center, Unit 1009B, Main Tower, Guangdong International Building, 339 Huanshi Dong Road - Guangzhou, China 510098 – China
tel. +86 20 8331 5301
fax +86 20 8337 4183
Annual main trade shows and events
Check the exact dates from our office.
Mainland China
- Circular Economy: IE Expo, China International Environmental Protection Exhibition & Conference (CIEPEC) ,UM Expo (solid waste and recycling resource), Propak China, PACKON, WEPACK etc.
- Consumer Business + Food & Beverages: SIAL China, Design Shanghai, China International Consumer Products Expo , China International Import Expo (CIIE), China Beauty Expo (CBE) etc.
- Winter Sports: China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS), ISPO Beijing
- Digitalization & IoT: PT Expo China, World Internet Conference, MWC Shanghai, World Internet of Thing Convention, etc.
- Smart Mobility & Automotive: Auto China 2024, China EV100, China International New Energy and Intelligent Connected Vehicles Exhibition, etc.
- Maritime & Ports: Marinetec China 2025, Ocean Expo Ningbo, ShipTec China, INMEX China, Portech Asia, Maritime Silk Road Port International Cooperation Forum
- Health: CMEF, China International Senior Care & Rehabilitation Expo, CACLP, Asia Global Health Summit and HK International Medical Healthcare Fair
- Metal, Machinery & Manufacturing: BAUMA China, China International Machine Tool & Tools Exhibition,China International Machine Tool Show etc.
The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area
- Canton Fair (China Import and Export Fair): a trade fair held in the spring and autumn seasons each year since 1957 held in Guangzhou; the oldest, largest, and the most representative trade fair in China.
- CHTF (China High Tech Fair): the largest and most influential scientific and technological fair in China held in Autumn in Shenzhen each year.
- CIOE (China International Optoelectronic Exposition): the largest optoelectronic trade exposition in China held in Shenzhen each year.
- Auto Guangzhou (Guangzhou International Automobile Exhibition): one of the top four auto shows in China held in Guangzhou in November each year.
- Airshow China (China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition): the largest airshow in China held in even years in Zhuhai of Guangdong.
- Drone World Congress and UAV Expo: the largest UAV conference and exhibition in China held in each year in Shenzhen
- Asian Financial Forum: AFF is Asia’s premier platform for global leaders in government, finance and business to exchange insights, intelligence as well as to explore business and investment opportunities.
- Asia Global Health Summit, Asia's Thought-Leadership Platform for Health Innovation and Investment
- Eco Expo Asia, The leading fair in Asia for promoting innovative green technologies, B2G, B2B and B2C opportunities for the green industry through its strong support from Hong Kong, Mainland China as well as international government authorities and industry associations.
Contact person
Leichuan (Justin)
Di
Senior Advisor (ICT, General Market Advice)
Sanorita
Li
Senior Advisor (Health)
Yao (Alex)
Liu
Senior Advisor (Energy)
Jusa
Susia
Senior Director, Head of Region (General Market Advice)
Marko
Tiesmäki
Country Director (General Market Advice)
Candice
Zhang
Advisor (Consumer)
Yuan (oliver)
Zhou
Senior Advisor (Manufacturing, General Market Advice)
Zerui (Ria)
Gu
Advisor
Jianing
Lu
Advisor (Food, Foodtech)
Wen (anna)
Ni
Senior Advisor (Bioeconomy, Wood)
Yuzhong
Shen
Advisor (Energy, Circular Economy, General Market Advice)
Liwei
Tan
Senior Advisor (Maritime, Ports & Logistics)
Mika
Klemettinen
Trade and Innovation Consul
Innovation collaboration
Elisa
Yu
Innovation Advisor
Innovation Collaboration
Yingying (Joey)
Gui
Senior Advisor (Investments to Finland)
Invest in FInland
Tianxiang
Liu
Director, Invest in Finland China
Invest in Finland
Xia (Lisa)
Li
Manager, Trade partnerships (Greater China)
Visit Finland
Zhaohong (David)
Wu
Head of Greater China
Visit Finland