MFA: Under-Secretary of State for External Economic Relations Matti Anttonen on a Team Finland visit to Belarus

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Press release 167/2016
9 September 2016

Under-Secretary of State for External Economic Relations Matti Anttonen on a Team Finland visit to Belarus

Under-Secretary of State for External Economic Relations Matti Anttonen will lead a Team Finland trade mission to Gomel and Minsk in Belarus on 12–15 September 2016. The purpose of the visit is to promote Finnish export to Belarus and to learn about the Free Economic Zone Gomel-Raton, which will host the fifth business forum between the countries. In Minsk, the delegation will meet important public authorities. Belarus is interested in Finnish expertise especially in the energy, agriculture and forest sectors.

The following companies will accompany Anttonen on the trade mission:

Antti-Teollisuus Oy, Biofire Oy, BusinessOulu, Farmtools Oy, Finnvera Plc, Fortum, HansHeat Oy, JPT-Industria Ltd, Navigator Logistics Oy, Peilituote Oy, Raute Corporation, Salo-Machinery, Teknos Oy, Valmet Technologies Oy, Veljekset Ala-Talkkari Oy and Wärtsilä Corporation.

Inquiries: Inkeri Virtanen, Desk Officer, tel. +358 295 351 732.

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