Useful links
We have selected for you a list of useful links to organizations relevant to Finnish economy and industry.
Confederation of Finnish Industries EK
The homepage of EK includes macroeconomic charts about Finnish production, foreign trade, financial markets, prices, labour market, public sector and business life.
Association of Finnish Energy Industries
The Association of Finnish Energy Industries, Energiateollisuus ry, is an energy sector industrial policy and labour market policy organisation founded in 2004. It provides comprehensive representation for companies involved in the production, sourcing, transmission and sale of electricity, district heating and district cooling, as well as related services.
Association of Finnish Steel and Metal Producers
Association of Finnish Steel and Metal Producers is the trade association for the Finnish steel and non-ferrous metals industry. It represents the industry to policy and opinion formers, promotes the industry and the importance of steel and non-ferrous metals to schools and to the public.
Bank of Finland
The Bank of Finland is Finland's central bank and a member of the European System of Central Banks. The Bank's web site contains information on the Bank itself, its publications, and various activities.
Chemical Industry Federation of Finland
The Chemical Industry Federation of Finland acts as an umbrella for the entire chemical industry. In this capacity the Federation is the main operator, leading the way in issues related to labour market policies and business and industrial affairs. Branch federations and divisions are the cooperation expert forums for the various chemical industry companies.
Confederation of Finnish Construction Industries
The Confederation of Finnish Construction Industries RT (Rakennusteollisuus RT ry) is the joint interest organisation of building contractors, special contractors and the construction product industry. Its aim is to firm up the cooperation of industrial players so as to promote good construction and to strengthen the supervision of the interests and importance of the construction industry both in Finland and in the strongly internationally-oriented business environment.
Federation of Finnish Textile and Clothing Industries
The Federation of Finnish Textiles and Clothing Industries is a lobby, training and service organisation. Its primary mission is to enhance the business potential of members operating in the highly-competitive Finnish and international markets by furthering their business and labour-market interests.
Finfood - Finnish Food Information Agency
Finfood provides information on food and the foodstuffs industry. The objective is to promote Finnish food culture in Finland and abroad. Finfood has 300 Finnish foodstuff enterprises as members and it receives main funding from The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. Finfood is also the provider of Food from Finland’s web pages. Food from Finland (3F) is a web site dedicated to Finnish food and food culture. The site serves both business visitors and media.
Finnish Business and Policy Forum (EVA)
The Finnish Business and Policy Forum, EVA, is a private think tank, founded in 1974 and funded by the key business organizations in Finland. It is independent of government and political parties. EVA publishes reports, organizes debates and publishes policy proposals. The EVA web site contains information on EVA's reports and pamphlets that are policy oriented but written from practical point of view. EVA specializes, among other things, in researching Finnish attitudes.
Finnish Bioindustries
The FIB is Finland's biotechnology industry association. It is a private, independent non-profit organisation and member companies represent all life science areas, from health care and functional food to biomaterials.
Finnish Energy Industries Federation
The field of activity of the Finnish Energy Industries Federation comprises production, procurement, transmission, distribution and sales of electricity, district heating and district cooling, and the design, implementation, operation, maintenance and construction of networks and power plants, as well as provision of other services for the branch. The federation is responsible for promoting development of the sector and monitoring and improving its members’ operational preconditions in terms of industrial and labour market policy in Finland and abroad, particularly in the Nordic countries and the EU.
Finnish Food and Drink Industries' Federation (ETL)
The FFDIF represents and promotes the interests of Finnish food and drink industries. It has about 300 member companies and 25 branch associations.
Finnish Forest Federation
The Finnish Forest Federation works to improve the business environment for the wood-processing industries in Finland, in the EU and in other principal market areas, and makes the views of the sector know in economical and social debate.
Ministry of Finance
The Finnish Ministry of Finances provides statistics mainly about national economy and state finances.
Cleantech Finland
Cleantech Finland® is a guarantee of cutting edge technologies and services as well as reliable and efficient business practices. Cleantech Finland unites the top Finnish cleantech companies and experts.
Tekes – the Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation
Tekes is the main financing organization for R&D in Finland. Tekes' site provides information on funding and expert services for R&D projects and promotion of national and international networking. The site is a good source if you want to know what is happening in Finnish technology at large.
Research Institute of Finnish Economy (ETLA)
The Research Institute of the Finnish Economy, ETLA, carries out research on economics, business and social policy as well as makes economic forecasts. The site contains versatile information on ETLA's research activities and various graphs about Finnish economy.
Statistics Finland
Statistics Finland's homepage is an excellent source for basic statistics on Finnish economy, economic trends and society at large.
Technology Industries of Finland
The Technology Industries of Finland represents the country's largest industrial sector and is responsible for about half of the total industrial production, personnel and exports.
Central Chamber of Commerce of Finland
The Central Chamber of Commerce of Finland looks after the general interests of business and industry, as well as promotes the basic operating conditions of companies. The site contains information on the Chamber's activities in view of monitoring Finnish and European economic policy, as well as publications produced by the Chamber.
Federation of Finnish Commerce
Federation of Finnish Commerce is a nation-wide interest group for the commerce and trade. The association represents extensively the interests of the entire sector of wholesale and retail trade in Finland.
Finpro
Finpro site provides information related to services, support and information to help Finnish companies enter the international market. If you are interested in Finnish services and products or would like to export to Finland, click to the site for more information
Invest in Finland
Invest in Finland is an expert service organisation promoting foreign direct investment in Finland. In addition to a selection of news, the Bureau's site offers information on the Finnish business environment and business opportunities by different sectors as well as case examples of successful foreign firms in Finland.
Ministry of Employment and the Economy
The Ministry of Employment and the Economy (MEE) is responsible for the operating environment underpinning entrepreneurship and innovation activities, securing the functioning of the labour market and workers’ employability, as well as for regional development within the global economy. The Ministry was established in 2008, from the former Ministry of Trade and Industry, the Ministry of Labour and the unit responsible for regional development within the Ministry of the Interior.
Finland Convention Bureau
Finland Convention Bureau is a national convention bureau with around 90 members. Its Interner site provides you with information on up-coming conferences and events in Finland as well as useful information for organizing an event in Finland
Finnish Fair Corporation
The site offers you information on the kinds of fairs going on in Helsinki Fair Center - Finland's top international exhibition and congress location.
Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions (SAK)
SAK is the biggest labor market organization in Finland. The Organization's web site contains information in view of protecting interests of over a million Finnish wage-earners.
Confederation of Unions for Academic Professionals in Finland (AKAVA)
AKAVA is a trade union confederation for those with university, professional or other high-level education, formed by 31 affiliates and with about 461 000 members and with over 70% unionization rate.
Finnish Confederation of Salaried Employees (STTK)
STTK is one of the three trade union confederations in Finland. Its affiliated trade unions represent approximately 650 000 professional employees. These member unions organize employees in a wide range of sectors: Industry, private services, local and regional government and the State.
