Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
The Pan-Nordic & DACH Innovation & Investment Roadshow in China 2018 was co-hosted by Invest in Finland, Invest in Denmark, Business Sweden, Helsinki Business Hub, Invest Stockholm, Advantage Austria, and …
Pan-Nordic Innovation & Investment Roadshow held in China Read More
European Higher Education Fair 2018 was held in Banduing on 8 November, Jakarta during 10-11 November and Yogya on 13 November. The Embassy of Finland in Jakarta team was delighted …
Annual European Higher Education Fair held in Indonesia Read More
Ambassador of Finland to Indonesia Jari Sinkari presented his credentials to the President of the Republic of Indonesia Joko Widodo on 8 November in a ceremony held in the Presidential …
Finland’s new ambassador to Indonesia accredited Read More
Finnish SuperPark will open in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in the first week of December 2018. The 40,000 square park will offer more than 20 activities for all ages according to …
Finnish activity park to open in Malaysia in December Read More
On 11 November, the four Nordic embassies in Vietnam participated in the Hanoi Pride Parade. Ambassadors of the Nordic countries and over 50 diplomats took part in the Hanoi Pride …
Nordic countries celebrated Hanoi Pride Read More
Finland’s Ambassador to China Mr Jarno Syrjälä visited (in September 2018) the Beishan ski tunnel project in Jilin City, Northeast China. The ski tunnel is being built as a Sino-Finnish cooperation …
Sino-Finnish ski tunnel project in Northeast China Read More
Finnish children’s science academy ‘Kide Science’ in October signed an agreement with the Singaporean Edufarm Learning Center. Teacher training is to commence in November, with the first students set …
Finnish children’s science academy entered Malaysia and Singapore Read More
At the opening ceremony of Wujiang Road’s Nordic Culture Week on 7 November, speeches were heard from our Consul General Jan Wahlberg as well as representatives from Business Sweden and …
Nordic Culture Week Wujiang Read More
The 3rd meeting of China-Finland Committee for Innovative Business Cooperation was organized on 8 November in Shanghai during the China International Import Expo (preceded by working groups meetings on 7 …
China-Finland Committee for Innovative Business Cooperation Read More
Finnish Nokia has on 7 November signed contracts with China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom at China International Import Expo in Shanghai. The contracts are worth a combined value …
Nokia has signed big contracts with Chinese companies Read More
On 7 November the 20th anniversary of sister city relations between Espoo in Finland and Shanghai in China were celebrated at St. Regis hotel in Shanghai. Opening words were delivered …
Espoo and Shanghai: 20 years of sister cities Read More
Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Anne-Mari Virolainen visits Shanghai and Beijing on 4-9 November, where she is accompanied by a business delegation. The main aim of the visit is …
Finnish minister visits China Read More
The Embassy of Finland in Bangkok visited SEAS (Stopping Exploitation through Accessible Services) of Change’s learning centre in Rayong on 29 October. This project is funded by Kesko Corporation of …
Finnish embassy visited ‘Stopping Exploitation through Accessible Services’ Read More
Finnish-Malaysian ties took off upon the inking of an Investment Guarantee Agreement in 1985, with many Finnish companies back then drawn to Malaysia’s relatively cheaper manufacturing and technical talents and …
Finnish investors drawn to Greater Kuala Lumpur’s rich talent base Read More
A new survey ranks best non-native speakers of English. Sweden is number one, while Singapore is number three. Global language training company Education First (EF) ranks best non-native speakers of …
New survey: Sweden and Singapore best at English Read More
Finnish education know-has gained visibility in China during October. The Finnish way of education has been in focus in China due to two events in October. On 15-16 October Finnish …
Finnish education gained visibility in China Read More
The Embassy of Finland in Bangkok visited on 29 October SEAS of Change learning center in Rayong. Stopping Exploitation through Accessible Services (SEAS) of Change learning center is a project …
Finnish embassy visits learning center in Thailand Read More
On 13-15 November the Nordic China Smart City Conference takes place at Stockholmsmässan in Sweden. The theme is: ’Combining China’s new model for growth and the Nordic’s Eco Governance’. This …
Nordic China Smart City Conference Read More
During the upcoming Singapore Fintech Festival which draws attendants from worldwide – over 30 000 of them expected in 2018 – the just established Nordic Innovation House Singapore organizes and …
Nordic finTech investor event Singapore Read More
The Embassies of the Nordic countries Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden jointly celebrated their National days for the fourth consecutive year on Thursday 18 October in Jakarta – this time …
Nordic Night in Jakarta: embassies celebrated joint National Day 2018 Read More
The government of Hong Kong and Consulate General of Finland have expressed wishes to increase cooperation between the two countries in education, innovation and technology. Chief Secretary of Hong Kong …
Hong Kong and Finland want to increase education cooperation Read More
Finnish Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Ms. Anne-Mari Virolainen visited Jakarta with a Finnish business delegation during 8 -10 October. Minister Virolainen met with the Indonesian Minister of Energy …
Finnish Foreign Trade, Development minister in Jakarta Read More
Finnpartnership organized a ‘Doing Business with Finland’ seminar in George Town on 16 October together with MIDA Penang, Business Finland and the Embassy of Finland, Kuala Lumpur. The focus was …
Finnpartnership Penang event Read More
As part of the Week for Ho Chi Minh City Innovation, Startup and Entrepreneurship (WHISE 2018), celebrating the 45th Anniversary of Vietnam – Finland Diplomatic Relations, the Embassy of Finland …
Smart Solutions from Finland in Ho Chi Minh City Read More
Finland and Malaysia are connecting and collaborating to drive education forward. Mr. Olli-Pekka Heinonen, DG at the Finnish National Agency for Education, Opetushallitus – Utbildningsstyrelsen visited Kuala Lumpur on 17 …
Finnish education conference held in Kuala Lumpur Read More
On 17 October the Embassy of Finland in Bangkok attended the international seminar at Educa Thailand 2018. Two Finnish experts shared their knowledge on stage. Sanna Vahtivuori-Hänninen from the Ministry …
Finnish Teacher Education Forum, Educa Thailand Read More
In a post-event press release Finland and Helsinki sums up their ‘Meet Finland in Singapore’ week, which took place during 12 – 19 September, ending on a positive, upbeat note. …
Finland’s super-week in Singapore Read More
China and Finland launched a Committee for Innovative Business Cooperation in June 2017. The members of this Committee from Finland are the top leaders of Finnish corporations and the Nokia …
China-Finland Innovative Business Cooperation Committee event Read More
In 2017, 52,595 Thais applied for a Schengen visa in Nordic consulates. Swedish embassy received the most applications (16,396). Finland was the only to feel a decline in applications between …
Over 50,000 Thais applied for a Schengen visa in Nordic consulates Read More
NordCham Philippiness held the the Nordic Ambassadors’ Luncheon ‘Sustainability through World-leading Cleantech Innovation’ at Fairmont Makati on 3 October. The event brought together the four Nordic Ambassadors and industry leading …
Nordic Ambassadors’ Luncheon Philippines 2018 Read More
The 2018 edition of the NordCham Philippines Crayfish Party was held at Sofitel Philippine Plaza Manila on 8 September. The party extravaganza was filled with amazing food, drinks and entertainment, …
NordCham Philippiness Crayfish Party 2018 Read More
At the annual World Cleanup Day 2018 in September, taking place simultaneously in a number of places around the world, the Embassy of Finland in Jakarta joined in. Together with …
Nordics joined World Cleanup Day Jakarta Read More
Lunette from Finland has launched its eco-friendly, innovative feminine hygiene in Thailand. In the end of September 2018 the Embassy of Finland in Bangkok visited the Finnish product, the Lunette …
Finnish innovative feminine hygiene brand’s Thailand launch Read More
The Nordic embassies in Kuala Lumpur have met with Malaysia’s Minister for Education. “Inspiring exchanges during Nordic meeting with HE Minister of Education YB Dr Maszlee Malik on sustainability, innovation, …
The Nordic missions met Malaysia’s Minister of Education Read More
Chancellor of the University of Helsinki Kaarle Hämeri and the Consul General Johanna Karanko were in late September promoting a bid to establish a new research centre Hong Kong Kong-Helsinki …
New research centre Hong Kong-Helsinki Oasis Read More
The 5th annual ‘Speak Dating’ event in celebration of the EU Day of Languages was held on 26 September 2018 at the Hong Kong Festival Walk shopping mall. The event …
Speak Dating EU event held in Hong Kong Read More
Team Finland led by Consul General Jan Wahlberg on 10 October visited the R&D Center at Nokia Shanghai Bell to discuss future cooperation. This Shanghai lab plays a unique role …
Finnish visit to Nokia Shanghai Bell Read More
Finnish film festival 2018 in Singapore started on 11 October and will continue until 21 October 2018. The opening of the film festival started with screening of “Tom of Finland”. …
Finnish film festival in Singapore started Read More
The four Nordic Chambers of Commerce in Thailand have jointly signed a memorandum of understanding with Thailand’s Private Sector Collective Action Coalition against Corruption(CAC) on 11 October 2018. The signing …
Nordic Chambers of Commerce support anti-corruption in Thailand Read More Finnish Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Anne-Mari Virolainen visits Jakarta, Indonesia, with a Team Finland trade delegation on 8–11 October. The themes of the visit will be energy, waste …
Finnish Minister starts visit in Indonesia Read More
Finnish Nokia launched Nokia 5.1 and 6.1 plus models in Malaysia during the last week of September. The launch was carried out by HMD Global who is the current owner …
New Nokia smartphone models launched in Malaysia Read More
Nokia’s first technology trial of wireless PON internet service in Indonesia went well. Finnish Nokia and XL Axiata, a leading Indonesian telecom operator, successfully deployed the first wireless PON (WPON) …
Nokia successfully delivered wireless internet in Indonesia Read More
Several Finnish officials visited Rohingya camps in Bangladesh on 29 September 2018. Ambassador of Finland to Myanmar Riikka Laatu and Ambassador of Finland to Bangladesh and India Nina Vaskunlahti have …
Finnish envoy visited Rohingya camps Read More
The Nordic Film Festival 2018 in Bangkok started on 27 September 2018. On the evening of 27 September, this year’s Nordic Film Festival was opened with a blast. The four …
Opening of Nordic Film Festival in Bangkok Read More
Team Finland China met on 25 – 26 September in Beijing with a program open for Finnish companies to join as well as the Finnish Embassy in China, Business Finland …
Team Finland China meeting held in Beijing Read More
“Let there be crayfish!” With those word, lots of crayfish arrived at the annual Scandinavian Society Siam’s Crayfish party in Bangkok. 120 Danes, Swedes, Norwegians, Finns and Icelanders had gathered …
Crayfish, snaps at Bangkok Scandinavian Crayfish party Read More
The EU-funded EU Business Avenues in South East Asia is tasked to help SMEs from EU countries with business internationalisation. ScandAsia takes an in-depth look and talks to some Nordic …
EU-funded support programme for SMEs: EU Business Avenues Southeast Asia Read More
Finnish Yle investigation has examinted the lives of Thai massage parlour workers in cities throughout Finland. A new report by Yle’s MOT investigative journalism programme has found that many of …
Finnish journalists look into the situation of Thai massage workers Read More
The first Interfaith and Intermediate Dialogue between Finland and Indonesia was held in Helsinki on 17 September. Indonesia and Finland has agreed to promote to promote global peace efforts through …
First interfaith dialogue between Finland and Indonesia Read More The Finnish brand SuperPark will open their first activity park in Singapore in November. People of all ages in Singapore can soon enjoy the indoor activity park brand SuperPark, when …
Finnish activity park will open in Singapore in November Read More