Finland-Korea Business Association, Finland-Japan Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise Europe Network and Helsinki Region Chamber of Commerce are organizing a morning seminar on opportunities and challenges when doing business in Japan and Korea.

Japan and Korea are leading world economic powers and important partners for the EU. Japan is the 3rd and Korea the 4th largest trade partners for Finland outside the EU area and after the USA and China. These highly attractive and thriving markets offer vast business opportunities for Finnish companies, especially after Free Trade Agreements have been formed with the EU.

Date Thursday, November 14, 2019 at 8.30 – 11.00
Place Europe Hall, Malminkatu 16, 00100 Helsinki

Program
08.30 Registration and coffee

09.00 Welcome
Anu Vauhkonen and Juha Pitkänen, Finland-Korea Business Association and Finland-Japan Chamber of Commerce Chairs

09.15 EU-Japan and EU-Korea Free Trade Agreements’ benefits for businesses
Ms Saara Harju, Market Access Unit, Ministry for Foreign Affairs

09.35 The impact of FTAs on business with Japan and Korea
Dr Erja Kettunen-Matilainen, School of Economics, University of Turku

9.55 Company presentation by Myssyfarmi
10.10 Company presentation

10.30 Closing words by EEN, networking
11.00 End of event

The event is free of charge. Please register here by November 8, 2019.
Language of the seminar is English.

Welcome!
More information about the event:
jenni.isola( a ) chamber.fi and johanna.niemisto( a ) helsinki.chamber.fi