🇫🇮 Finland Mentioned

🇫🇮 Finnfund, the Finnish development financier, has signed a $15 million loan agreement with Vietnam’s EVF General Finance JSC. The article frames the Finnish role as providing funding that supports smaller businesses, women-led firms, and green finance in Vietnam.

🇫🇮 Finland’s Neea Kerttula won gold in the Retail Sales category at WorldSkills Shanghai 2026. The article highlights her Finnish success, noting that Denmark and Norway took bronze.

🇫🇮 Vietnamese National Assembly Vice Chairman Nguyen Doan Anh visited Finland on a business trip from 21–23 September, touring the Finnish technology companies Nokia and ICEYE. The article highlights Finland’s role as a partner for deeper tech cooperation through these company visits.

🇫🇮 According to Yle, nearly 80 Vietnamese people were offered fake jobs at a Finnish fur farm. The Finland angle is tied to Finnish authorities and possibly Finland’s representation abroad, since the job offers were connected to the Finnish immigration/official channels.

🇫🇮 Foreign trade and development official Jarno Syrjälä says Finnish companies should take the lead in the partnership with Vietnam. The article frames the Finland angle as a call for Finnish businesses to drive economic and business-to-business cooperation between the two countries.

🇫🇮 Finnish Ambassador in Vietnam Pekka Voutilainen met three Finnish education providers to discuss the recruitment of Vietnamese students. The article highlights Finland’s role in promoting education cooperation and student recruitment in Vietnam.

🇫🇮 Finland will support Indonesia and Pacific countries in preparing for climate change and extreme weather through a new cooperation project. The Finnish Meteorological Institute (Ilmatieteen laitos) is involved, bringing expertise related to climate and weather risk assessment and preparedness.

🇫🇮 Team Finland is inviting Finnish food and agricultural technology companies to join a trade mission to Vietnam on 10–13 November 2026. The aim is to help Finnish firms expand their opportunities in Vietnam by leveraging their food-sector expertise and technology.

🇫🇮 Finnish companies and business organizations are mapping growth opportunities in Southeast Asia’s developing markets at an event in Kuopio on 22 September 2026. The article frames this as part of Finnish firms’ efforts to internationalize and build connections to tap into opportunities in the region.

🇫🇮 Finland and Malaysia are looking to deepen cooperation in technology and the green transition. The article frames Finland’s role as providing expertise that can support closer partnership with Malaysia in these areas.