Event

Supporting Ukraine’s Recovery – Cities and Businesses Working Together

Event
Updated 24.11.2025
Ended
16.12.
Event
16.12.2025
A Grid, Otakaari 5 A (Espoo), auditorium Jeti

The cities of Espoo, Helsinki and Vantaa together with Business Finland, invite you to a joint event focused on collaboration for Ukraine's recovery. 

This event will bring together Finnish companies with Espoo, Helsinki and Vantaa partner cities in Ukraine: Kryvyi Rih, Dnipro and Boryspil. The aim is to share concrete needs and explore potential areas for collaboration. 

Why attend

1. Hear directly from Ukrainian cities about their recovery priorities and collaboration opportunities. 

2. Learn how Finnish businesses and cities can contribute to recovery efforts.

3. Network with peers and explore partnership possibilities.

Program

13.30 Registration and Coffee
14:00 Welcome
Teemu Haapalehto, Director of Economic Development, City of Espoo 

Greetings from Ukraine: Concrete Needs and Areas for Collaboration 
City of Kryvyi Rih 
City of Dnipro 
City of Boryspil

15:05 Support and Collaboration for Ukraine’s Recovery 
Jyrki Härkki, Senior Advisor, Business Finland 

Finnish Companies solutions for the needs of Ukrainian municipalities 

15:30 Networking and Coffee 
Opportunity for cities and companies to build connections.

16:30 End of event

Moderators: 
Petri Lautjärvi, Senior Advisor, Business Espoo 
Sofiia Yakovyshyna, Artist 

More information

Jyrki

Härkki

Senior Advisor, Ukraine reconstruction

Jyrki

Härkki

Senior Advisor, Ukraine reconstruction

+358 40 343 3455

jyrki.harkki (at) businessfinland.fi