EastCham Finland
EastCham Finland (Finnish: EastCham Finland kauppakamariyhdistys ry) is a non-profit organization, whose mission is to promote companies' business and competitiveness as well as economic relations in Ukraine, Central Asia and Southern Caucasus.[1][2][3]
EastCham Finland is headquartered in Helsinki.[4] It has offices also in Almaty, Kazakhstan and Kyiv, Ukraine.[2][5][6][7]
History
[edit]From 1946 to 1992, the organization was known as the Finnish-Soviet Chamber of Commerce (Suomalais-neuvostoliittolainen kauppakamari, SNKK),[8][9] and from 1992 to 2022, it was known as the Finnish-Russian Chamber of Commerce (FRCC) (Suomalais-Venäläinen kauppakamariyhdistys ry or Suomalais-Venäläinen kauppakamari, SVKK).[2][10][11][12][13]
Finland's former Prime Minister Esko Aho served as the chairman of the FRCC from 2013 to 2019.[14][15]
Russia declared EastCham Finland as an undesirable organization in September 2023.[16][17]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Front page". EastCham Finland ry. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ^ a b c "Suomalais-venäläinen kauppakamari päivitti nimensä – EastCham Finland toimii laajemmalla alueella". Yrittajat.fi (in Finnish). 7 October 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
- ^ "Miltton and EastCham Finland announce strategic partnership to support Finnish business engagement in Ukraine's reconstruction". Miltton. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
- ^ "EastCham Finland kauppakamariyhdistys ry". Kauppalehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ "Altyn Shakirkhanova has been appointed Senior Business Advisor and Head of EastCham's Almaty office". EastCham Finland ry. 7 August 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ^ Niemelä, Satu (26 March 2024). "EastCham Finland and EK to open an office in Kyiv – the role of Finnish business will be strengthened in Ukraine". EastCham Finland ry. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ^ "EastCham Finland ja EK avaavat toimiston Kiovaan – suomalaisen elinkeinoelämän rooli vahvistuu Ukrainassa". kskauppakamari.fi. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
- ^ Kohvakka, Mikko (29 July 2011). "Science, Technology and Changing Power Relations: the negotiation process of the agreement on Finnish-Soviet Scientific-Technical Cooperation, 1955". Scandinavian Journal of History. 36 (3): 349–370. doi:10.1080/03468755.2011.583412. S2CID 143505606. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ "Suomalais-neuvostoliittolainen kauppakamari". Finna. National Library of Finland. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ Tuomasjukka, Tuukka (31 May 2023). "Lavealla tiellä". Suomen Kuvalehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ "Cooperation with Russia". Finland Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ Rekolainen, Jaana (29 September 2022). "The Finnish-Russian Chamber of Commerce now EastCham Finland". EastCham Finland ry. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ^ "Suomalais-venäläinen kauppakamari päivitti nimensä – EastCham Finland toimii laajemmalla alueella". Yrittajat.fi (in Finnish). 7 October 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
- ^ HS, Pekka Hakala (23 May 2013). "Esko Aho nimitettiin Venäjä-lobbareiden johtoon". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 31 March 2025.
- ^ "Venäjä-lobbareista lähtevä Esko Aho jättää myös Suomalais-venäläisen kauppakamarin keväällä – "Luontevaa, että jään myös siitä pois"". Kaleva (in Finnish). Retrieved 31 March 2025.
- ^ "Venäjä | Venäjä julisti entisen Suomalais-Venäläisen kauppakamarin ei-toivotuksi alueellaan". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 14 September 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ^ "Пришедший на смену финско-российской торговой палате EastCham признали «нежелательной организацией» в России". Новости (in Russian). 14 September 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
