Finn Biz Magazine Launched
The 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 MoreFinnish Film Shown at Vietnam’s European Film festival
From 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 Win Third Championship In a Row
Viking 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 MoreAsian Festival Opens in Helsinki
For 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 MoreNokia System Allows Malaysians To Pay By Phone
Consumers 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 MoreMarimekko Exhibition In Bangkok
The 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 MoreFinnish Credits Programme Calls For Candidates In Vietnam
The 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 MoreFinnBiz Newsletter Launched In Indonesia
The 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 MoreSummer in Finland – A Very Special Time And Place
As 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 MoreThe Right School For Your Child – All You Need To Know!
Your 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 MoreFinnish Auditor Changes Hats As Property Developer
As 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 MoreNew Finnish Director For EuroCham In Hanoi
Eero 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 MoreNokia Wins Deal To Expand AIS Thailand GSM Network
Advanced 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 Announces New Kuala Lumpur Route
Finnair 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 Minister Of Defence In Malaysia And Singapore
Finnish 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 MoreEU To Tax Chinese, Vietnamese Leather Shoes
The 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 MoreBig Audience For Expert Tax, Legal Advice
Judging 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 MoreScandinavia Votes Against EU Shoe Tax
The 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 DTAC Network in Thailand
Nokia 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 Closes Singapore Connection; Finnair Seeks To Expand
SAS 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 MoreFinland’s Jaakko Poyry Group Wins Contract Extention In Vietnam
Electrowatt-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 MoreFinland Steps Up For Malaysian Defence Contracts
Finnish 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 MoreFinland’s Wärtsilä To Acquire Singapore’s Total Automation
“The transaction strongly supports Wärtsilä’s strategy to expand our Ship Power and Service businesses by broadening our global service offering,” Ole Johansson Wärtsilä chief executive said in a statement. Under …
Finland’s Wärtsilä To Acquire Singapore’s Total Automation Read MoreFinland Tells Jakarta Embassy Staff To Be Cautious
Finland’s Ministry for Foreign Affairs has told embassy staff to keep their guard up after the attack on the Danish embassy in Indonesia. Finland shares buildings with other Nordic countries …
Finland Tells Jakarta Embassy Staff To Be Cautious Read More45 Nordic Skydivers Join World Record Jump Attempt Over Thailand
Some time next week the world will see the largest freefall formation ever become a reality featuring no less than 400 skydivers freefalling to the ground below them in Thailand. …
45 Nordic Skydivers Join World Record Jump Attempt Over Thailand Read MoreTarja Halonen Wins Second Term As Finnish President
Social Democratic Party and Left Alliance candidate Tarja Halonen, Finland’s first female president, has been re-elected for a second six-year term as President of Finland. Moderate rightist opponent Sauli Niinistö …
Tarja Halonen Wins Second Term As Finnish President Read MoreFinnish Artist To Stage Tarot Exhibition in Bangkok
Marita Liulia has taken the Tarot and made it into a vehicle for contemporary art through the use of digital technology. Now the Finnish artist will stage an exhibition featuring …
Finnish Artist To Stage Tarot Exhibition in Bangkok Read MoreJaakko Pöyry Awarded Two New Contracts In Philippines
Electrowatt-Ekono Philippines, Inc., which is part of the Finnish Jaakko Pöyry Group’s Energy business group, has been awarded an operation and maintenance (O&M) contract by CIPP II Power Corporation worth …
Jaakko Pöyry Awarded Two New Contracts In Philippines Read MoreNordic Firms Considering Philippines for IT Potential
Representatives of two Nordic IT companies and the Swedish Chamber of Commerce will go to Philippines next month to explore the country’s potential according to Mary Borromeo-Hedfors, Philippines trade representative …
Nordic Firms Considering Philippines for IT Potential Read MoreVietnam Plans to Import More Finnish Salmon Eggs
The Aquaculture Research Institute of Vietnam plans to import more salmon eggs from Finland in order to expand a pilot salmon and sturgeon farming program in the northern mountains of …
Vietnam Plans to Import More Finnish Salmon Eggs Read MoreSwedish, Finnish Ambassadors and EU Envoys Visit Mindanao
Finnish ambassador to the Philippines Riitta Resch and Swedish ambassador to the Philippines H.E. Annika Markovic, were among other EU envoys who recently visited Mindanao in the southern Philippines to …
Swedish, Finnish Ambassadors and EU Envoys Visit Mindanao Read MoreFinland Firm Plans Investor Roadshow
Finland’s Kuntarahoitus Municipality Finance (KMF) said it is planning an investor roadshow in Australia and Asia via Australia’s largest bank, National Australia Bank (NAB). The roadshow will be headed by …
Finland Firm Plans Investor Roadshow Read MoreNordic Chamber Meet Discusses Education in Thailand
The Nordic Chambers has organised a panel discussion involving four international schools in Thailand on January 11, 2006 at the Conrad Hotel, Bangkok. The schools invited to participate were Bangkok …
Nordic Chamber Meet Discusses Education in Thailand Read MoreIndonesian Vice President to Meet Aceh Exiles
Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla will visit Finland soon to meet with exiled leaders of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) and to discuss further steps for maintaining peace in Aceh. …
Indonesian Vice President to Meet Aceh Exiles Read MoreFinland’s Vaisala to Outsource in Malaysia
Finnish meteorological and aerospace instrument maker Vaisala is to outsource some of the company’s measurement systems division production functions to Malaysia, the company said January 12. Vaisala is to start …
Finland’s Vaisala to Outsource in Malaysia Read MoreMore Than 29,000 Finns Voted Abroad in the First Round of Presidential Elections
According to the calculations made by the polling stations themselves, the number of Finns who came to vote at the Finnish embassies, consulates and other polling facilities abroad was well …
More Than 29,000 Finns Voted Abroad in the First Round of Presidential Elections Read MoreAlvar Aalto’s Exhibition in Jakarta – Museum Nasional
An exhibition of the famous Finnish architect and designer Alvar Aalto will take place in Museum Nasional, Jakarta from January 13 to February 06, 2006. The exhibition Alvar Aalto Houses …
Alvar Aalto’s Exhibition in Jakarta – Museum Nasional Read MoreNordic countries and Singapore join hands in Artist Exchange Program
Nordic Institute for Contemporary Art (NIFCA) launched an Artist-in-Residence Exchange program. The program aims to negotiate cultural differences, explore the potential to engage in inter and cross cultural activities, as …
Nordic countries and Singapore join hands in Artist Exchange Program Read MoreFinland Grants Cambodia’s Sustaining Livelihoods Project
The Government of Finland will provide a $4.7 million grant for the Sustaining Livelihoods Project in the Tonle Sap in Cambodia. The project will help improve livelihoods and reduce poverty …
Finland Grants Cambodia’s Sustaining Livelihoods Project Read MoreMedical Insurance Condition for Visa?
Dr. Alongkorn Chutinan, the brain surgeon in charge of treating the Danish patient Jan Johansen in Bangkok Pattaya Hospital, suggests that a Medical Insurance should be a precondition for tourists …
Medical Insurance Condition for Visa? Read MoreAdvance Voting Abroad of Finnish Presidential Elections 2006
In Finland, the round in the Presidential Election is held on 15 January 2006 and the possible second round on 29 January 2006. Meanwhile, Finnish Expatriates can vote for their …
Advance Voting Abroad of Finnish Presidential Elections 2006 Read MoreFinland Presents Its Tsunami Early Warning System to Thai
A consortium of Finnish research institutes and companies presented its study and recommendations on a tsunami and disaster Early Warning System to members of the Thai government, authorities and research …
Finland Presents Its Tsunami Early Warning System to Thai Read MoreThailand’s Training on Tsunami Warning System
Thailand tested its Tsunami Warning System on Friday 16 December. The training aims to ensure that people are well trained to handle the possible incident. The test covered 6 …
Thailand’s Training on Tsunami Warning System Read MoreNokia Wins USD 55 Million Network Expansion Deal in Thailand
Nokia and Advanced Info Service Plc (AIS), one of Thailand’s leading mobile phone service operators, have signed a deal worth over USD 55 million to expand Thailand’s AIS GSM network …
Nokia Wins USD 55 Million Network Expansion Deal in Thailand Read MoreNordic Bank Continues Lending to Vietnamese Businesses
Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) held a seminar on providing credits to Vietnamese businesses in Quy Nhon city in the central Binh Dinh province on 23 November, 2005. NIB vice president …
Nordic Bank Continues Lending to Vietnamese Businesses Read MoreExpensive Scandinavia
Norway is the most expensive country in the world according to a survey brought in the Danish newspaper, Jyllandsposten. The annual survey done by the analysis company ECA International shows …
Expensive Scandinavia Read MoreTsunami Sirenes Ready for New Tourist Season
Three Tsunami sirenes have already been set up at Patong Beach, and the entire island of Phuket will have 18 sirenes installed in tall towers along the coast. The local …
Tsunami Sirenes Ready for New Tourist Season Read MoreFinland leads Nordic entries to tsunami memorial design competition
The Nordic countries had submitted 21 entries out of a total 679 to the official Thailand tsunami memorial design contest when the deadline for proposals was crossed 15 November. Finland …
Finland leads Nordic entries to tsunami memorial design competition Read MoreNordic Embassies Singapore to Join Nordic Visa Co-operation
The Royal Danish Embassy in Singapore will handle all the Schengen Visa applications on behalf of other Nordic countries due to the coming pilot project during 7 November 2005 – …
Nordic Embassies Singapore to Join Nordic Visa Co-operation Read MoreFinns turn down Tsunami memorial
All people injured and relatives of the diseased, who want to take part in the the Boxing Day memorial, can apply the Thai government to have the trip to Thailand …
Finns turn down Tsunami memorial Read More