Supporting your company in internationalisation

We offer general advice on internationalisation(external link, opens in a new window) and foreign trade, including information on countries and markets. Your questions may concern, for example, investment issues, starting a business, market surveys and market surveyors, fairs, potential partners, certain rules or appropriate contacts in the country concerned.

Contact us by email: Helsinki Region Chamber of Commerce/Enterprise Europe Network, Johanna Niemistö johanna.niemisto@chamber.fi or
Johanna Marin-Hyppönen johanna.marin-hypponen@chamber.fi
EEN’s other experts in Finland(external link, opens in a new window).

We offer general legal advice on internationalisation and foreign trade regarding, for example, the impact and implementation of EU legislation, national legislation, international trade agreements, disputes, transport conditions, taxation and public procurement. The service is free of charge and available to all Finnish SMEs. The legal advice does not involve the preparation of documents and does not replace the services of law firms, for example.

Contact us by e-mail:
Mika Lahtinen mika.lahtinen@chamber.fi or
Maija Kärkäs maija.karkas@chamber.fi or
een@chamber.fi

We provide information on the funding opportunities and programmes offered by the EU and support companies in identifying a suitable EU funding programme. We help companies find out which funding programmes could be useful for their business.

More information(external link, opens in a new window) on EU financial advice is available on the website of Enterprise Europe Network.

Contact us preferably by e-mail: Helsinki Region Chamber of Commerce/Enterprise Europe Network, Johanna Marin-Hyppönen johanna.marin-hypponen@chamber.fi

Contact information of EEN’s other experts in Finland on the EEN website(external link, opens in a new window).

The European IP Helpdesk(external link, opens in a new window) provides free assistance in IP issues. The service is intended for SMEs involved in trade or other international activities in the EU and for parties seeking or already receiving EU funding. The European IP Helpdesk provides practical guides from the point of view of companies, a newsletter, webinars and other training as well as general advice on concrete issues through the Helpline service. The Helpline is in English and requires registration.

Advice can also be obtained from Enterprise Europe Network in Finland(external link, opens in a new window). 
The European IP Helpdesk contact person at the Helsinki Region Chamber of Commerce can forward your questions to the Helpline on behalf of your company.

Contact us preferably by e-mail: Maija Kärkäs, maija.karkas@chamber.fi

The Enterprise Europe Network unit of the Helsinki Region Chamber of Commerce forwards information to the European Commission on the problems businesses encounter in operating in the EU internal market. For example, in an EU country, there may be a problem with additional certificates for products required by an authority or other local legislation that appears to be incompatible with internal market rules and hamper market access.

We advise companies confidentially in concrete issues and report problems faced by companies to the Commission without identifying the companies that have encountered difficulties. The aim is to simplify and improve internal market legislation. The purpose is to ensure that future political decisions can take better account of the practical experience of companies operating in the internal market.

We also cooperate through the SOLVIT network(external link, opens in a new window) if a problem can be suspected of originating from a misapplication of legislation or, for example, incorrect harmonisation of EU legislation in another EU country. In the Solvit network, problems are solved by means of unofficial cooperation between authorities. In Finland, the service is handled by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment.

Contact us by e-mail:
Maija Kärkäs, maija.karkas@chamber.fi or
een@helsinki.chamber.fi

Chambers of Commerce issue foreign trade documents, such as the European Union General Certificate of Origin and ATA Carnet Customs Document for temporary export.

Foreign parties may ask the company to confirm a specific document at the Chamber of Commerce. The request is usually related to foreign trade routines. The most common foreign trade documents to be confirmed by the Chamber of Commerce are commercial invoices, packing lists, price lists and various certificates. By confirmation, the Chamber of Commerce verifies the content and existence of a specific document at the time of confirmation. At the discretion of the Chamber of Commerce, such explanations of the information contained in the documents must be provided in order to convince the Chamber of Commerce of the correctness of the information.

Read more:
https://vientiasiakirjat.fi/en/(external link, opens in a new window)
https://www.atacarnet.fi/ATA-Carnet-in-English(external link, opens in a new window)

Contact: asiakirjatiimi@helsinki.chamber.fi, tel. Exchange +358 9 228601

The Work in Finland Employer Advisory Service provides guidance throughout the different stages of international recruitment. Our advisors can assist you with topics such as:

• work-based immigration and residence permits
• the right of foreign employees to work in Finland
• employer obligations when hiring foreign staff
• national Work in Finland services

Our service is free of charge. You can call us on weekdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., request a call back, or contact us by email.
+358 29 5016770
wif.neuvonta@keha-keskus.fi

Discover more about the Work in Finland Employer Advisory Service(external link, opens in a new window).