Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of Indonesia and his wife will make an official visit to Finland on September 12, according to a statement issued by the office of Tarja Halonen, …
Indonesian President To Make State Visit To Finland Read MoreThe agenda of the association includes enhancing understanding between people from the two countries and supporting the search for partners in commerce, investment, oil and gas, agro-forestry, environment, education and …
Vietnam-Finland Friendship Association Luanched Read MorePolitical and religious representatives, as well as intellectuals from Finland, Norway and Sweden will participate in an international forum “World Peace Forum” in Jakarta, Indonesia from August 14-16, 2006.The forum, …
Finland, Norway And Sweden To Attend World Peace Forum In Jakarta Read MoreThe Swedish, Norwegian and Finnish Red Cross groups and Thai Red Cross Society co-organized a training workshop on first aid and medical treatment in case of emergencies in Phang-nga, one …
Workshop For Handling Emergencies In Phang-nga Read MoreThe Finnish Government will provide Vietnam with official development assistance (ODA) to help upgrade three railway bridges on the Ha Noi-Hai Phong route, the Vietnam Railway Corporation said on July …
Finland Upgrade Vietnam’s Railway Read MoreSAS’s Finnish arch-rival has during 2006 presented a 27 percent growth on their al their routes to Asia, while SAS is at status quo – and to put salt in …
FinnAir Outperforms SAS On Asian Flights Read MoreThe Finns, who has seemed a bit absent on an otherwise thriving Thai real estate market among Scandinavians is likely to become just as interested once realizing the opportunity is …
Dream homes in Thailand now also for Finns Read MoreBack in 1996, a 25 year old Sakari Kuikka came to Singapore to get his internship with Finpro. His time in Singapore would have been quite impressive that making him …
“I’m Living Good Here” Read MoreISS is continuing its growth in Asia with its latest take over of the cleaning company Gayren Maintenance Service in the Philippines.Gayen has 1.500 employees, this makes it one of …
Growing ISS Enters The Philippines Read MoreKeppel Seghers is the environmental technology division of Keppel Integrated Engineering (KIE) a subsidiary to the Singaporean Keppel Corp.The plant in Finland will be able to treat 300 tons of …
Singapore Firm Helps Transform Waste To Energy Read MoreThe value of the agreement is 30 million U.S. dollars, according to a statement issued by Finnish mobile phone manufacturer Nokia.With Nokia’s support, M1 is expected to offer its mobile …
Nokia Lands High Speed Deal In Singapore Read MoreFinnish Juvenalia Youth Choir and Norwegian Viva Youth Choir will jointly present the choral performance, Voices of Joy, along with Operafest Children’s Choir from Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur on July …
Youth Choirs From Finland, Norway To Perform In Kuala Lumpur Read MoreClothes producer H&M are again picking up headlines in Danish newspapers. It happens after the union newsletter 3F visited another one of the company’s factories in Cambodia and found that …
H&M Back In The Search Light Read MoreScandAsia has joined a research project to help improve the experience of being an expatriate. The research project is set up by Saira Jhutty, a PhD Candidate at Alliant International …
Help Improve the Experience of Being an Expatriate Read MoreFinnair opens the new route as traffic to and from Asia is still increasing.Just over 14,000 Finns travelled to Malaysia last year and there are already more than 40 Finnish …
Finnair To Open Direct Route To Malaysia Read MoreTrying to stop the explosive growth in imports of leather shoes from Vietnam and Chine the EU-commission propose to limit the numbers of shoes entering the union. The solutions is …
EU Maintains Tax On Vietnamese Shoes Read MoreIn June the Nordic Investment Bank unveiled its new strategy. The bank is a multilateral financial institution, owned by eight member countries, that finances private and public projects in and …
Nordic Investment Bank Strengthens Activities In Asia Read MoreThe four Nordic Ambassador to Vitenam; Ambassador of Denmark Peter Lysholt Hansen, Ambassador of Sweden Anna Lindstedt, Ambassador of Finland Kari Alanko, and Ambassador of Norway Kjell Storlokken, have been …
Nordic Share Experiences In Fighting Corruption Read MoreThe ambassador Makku Niinioja greet the readers saying that the trade between the countries is better than last year in the first two months, adding that on his government side …
Second Issue Of Finn Biz Is Out Read MoreAs experienced expatriates Elina and her family consisting in her husband and two sons, 13 and 14 years old, have chosen Bangkok as the permanent home outside Finland.“Luckily you don’t …
Experienced Expat In Thailand Read MoreThe Nokia powered solution will allow Celcom subscribers to increase connectivity speed by up to 10 times the current rate, and they will see prices drop as well, Nokia writes …
Nokia Lands New Deal With Malaysian Celcom Read MoreAn international competition for Thailand’s Tsunami Memorial, dedicated to the victims of the devastating December 2004 earthquake and tidal wave, has been won by an unusual-looking Spanish project called “Mountains …
Finnish Contribution Takes Second Prize in Tsunami Memorial Contest Read MoreKONE from Finland and Vietnamese Thien Nam join hand together in escalator and elevator business in Vietnam and plan to deepen their cooperation in the future as the Vietnamese market …
Finland’s KONE Appoints Vietnamese Distributor Read MoreFinnish Pöyry business group has been commission by South East Asia Energy Limited of Thailand to serve as independent engineer during the implementation of Nam Ngum II hydropower scheme in …
Finnish Pöyry Awarded Contracts in Laos, Thailand Read MoreFinland has decided to grant 400,000 Euro emergency aid to the victims of the earthquake of 27 May in Yogyakarta. The aid will be channeled through the Finnish Red Cross …
Finland Grants Emergency Aid To Central Java Read MoreOwned by Dane Klaus Krogh Christensen, the Storm P Bar & Restaurant, named after famous Danish cartoonist Robert Storm Petersen, is the only Danish restaurant in Vietnam. It is a …
Storm P, Ho Chi Minh’s Scandinavian Meeting Point Read MoreThe Kullervo Symphony by Finland’s Jean Sibelius will be played in Singapore for the first time May 20, at the Esplanade, a concert hall famous for its acoustics.The famous Helsinki University Chorus …
Sibelius’ Kullervo Symphony To Play in Singapore Read MorePerhaps your next dinner could consist of Norwegian salmon with rice, broccoli and sour cream. And if so, now you can access the recipe on a new website www.Nordicplate.orgNordicplate is …
Norway Promotes Nordic Cuisine On the Web Read MoreThe ambassador Markku Niinioja marked his word on a column “from the ambassador’s desk” saying that he had the great pleasure to introduce the Finn Biz news to inform the …
Finn Biz Magazine Launched Read MoreFrom May 10 to May 28 cinema fans in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City are again to be charmed by the films of the 5th European Film Festival. Among …
Finnish Film Shown at Vietnam’s European Film festival Read MoreViking Veterans won the Veteran’s Cup in Bangkok for the third time in a row at Patana on May 7.They beat the Winking Frogs team in the final 3-0, making them the first team …
Viking Veterans Win Third Championship In a Row Read MoreFor the next 11 days, Finland’s capital of Helsinki will be celebrating various Asian art forms as the so-called “Asia in Helsinki” festival kicks into gear. It is the 10th …
Asian Festival Opens in Helsinki Read MoreConsumers in Malaysia now have the possibility to shop and pay using their mobile phones. The possibility comes after Visa International and Finnish cell phone maker Nokia released the world’s first credit card …
Nokia System Allows Malaysians To Pay By Phone Read MoreThe Marimekko exhibition comprises of more than 150 examples of fabrics, fashion clothing, accessories, and architecture. This exhibition examines the design company’s remarkable history from its early years through the …
Marimekko Exhibition In Bangkok Read MoreThe Embassy of Finland in Hanoi has announced details of the Finnish Concessional Credit Programme in Vietnam, whereby consulting companies can submit Expressions of Interest for consultancy services related to technical assistance …
Finnish Credits Programme Calls For Candidates In Vietnam Read MoreThe Embassy of Finland in Jakarta has launched a newsletter on economic relations and trade between Finland and Indonesia.FinnBiz will be a quarterly publication prepared by the embassy and will contains …
FinnBiz Newsletter Launched In Indonesia Read MoreAs April arrives heralding the coming summer, those of us who spend most of our time under South East Asia’s skies might miss the fresh air and exciting seasonal activities back …
Summer in Finland – A Very Special Time And Place Read MoreYour first priority when living away from home is ensuring that your child’s education is up to the standard you are used to and that your child is confident and …
The Right School For Your Child – All You Need To Know! Read MoreAs Pattaya and Jomtien become increasingly crowded, Scandinavians are looking further south-east where close to Rayong, the newly-established Rayong Properties assists foreigners find what they want. The operation is under the management of Juhani …
Finnish Auditor Changes Hats As Property Developer Read MoreEero Nevalainen has been appointed Director of EuroCham Hanoi Branch.Nevalainen, 56 and a native of Finland has been involved in business both for large multinational enterprises and smaller companies during …
New Finnish Director For EuroCham In Hanoi Read MoreAdvanced Info Service Plc (AIS), one of Thailand’s leading mobile phone service operators, has signed a deal with Finland’s Nokia to expand the AIS GSM network in the Northern, Central and Southern regions …
Nokia Wins Deal To Expand AIS Thailand GSM Network Read MoreFinnair is to open another destination in Asia, when flights from Helsinki to Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur commence May 2007. The route will be operated three times a week via Bangkok.“Demand …
Finnair Announces New Kuala Lumpur Route Read MoreFinnish Defence Minister Seppo Kääriäinen recently hosted two seminars, one in Kuala Lumpur and the other in Singapore, on the subject of cooperation between the Finnish and Malaysian and Singaporean defence industries.Discussions during the …
Finnish Minister Of Defence In Malaysia And Singapore Read MoreThe European Commission has adopted proposals by the European Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson to impose a provisional anti-dumping duty on leather shoes from China and Vietnam.The anti-dumping tax was adopted after a …
EU To Tax Chinese, Vietnamese Leather Shoes Read MoreJudging by the number of participants, taxation and legal issues when living abroad are obviously something that many members of the Nordic Chambers of Commerce in Thailand find interesting and …
Big Audience For Expert Tax, Legal Advice Read MoreThe 25 European Union member states have voted on imposing duties on cheap leather shoes from China and Vietnam, but only three nations – Belgium, Slovakia and Malta voted in …
Scandinavia Votes Against EU Shoe Tax Read MoreNokia expands network coverage for Thailand’s second largest mobile operator Total access Communication PLC (DTAC), as part of an existing exclusive frame agreement. Under the agreement, Nokia delivers a significant …
Nokia Expands DTAC Network in Thailand Read MoreSAS has decided to terminate all its commercial traffic to and from Singapore due to the substantial – yet unspecified – deficit that this route produces. Thus the Scandinavian airline …
SAS Closes Singapore Connection; Finnair Seeks To Expand Read MoreElectrowatt-Ekono, a subsidiary of the Finnish engineering and consulting company Jaakko Poyry Group Oy has announced they have been awarded a contract extention with Petro Vietnam. The contract includes project …
Finland’s Jaakko Poyry Group Wins Contract Extention In Vietnam Read MoreFinnish ambassador to Malaysia, Lauri Korpinen, last week announced that his government was eager to step up dealings with Malaysia. Right now the Finns are aiming for defence contracts and …
Finland Steps Up For Malaysian Defence Contracts Read More