
{"id":10430,"date":"2019-12-05T14:31:26","date_gmt":"2019-12-05T14:31:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.synergymediaspecialists.com\/?p=10430"},"modified":"2025-09-02T23:06:05","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T23:06:05","slug":"finland-and-japan-celebrate-100-years-of-friendship-and-cooperation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/finland-and-japan-celebrate-100-years-of-friendship-and-cooperation\/","title":{"rendered":"Finland and Japan Celebrate 100 Years of Friendship and Cooperation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" src=\"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/FI19-Lead-photo-1a.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/FI19-Lead-photo-1a.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/FI19-Lead-photo-1a-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/FI19-Lead-photo-1a-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/FI19-Lead-photo-1a-696x391.jpg 696w, https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/FI19-Lead-photo-1a-747x420.jpg 747w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption><strong>President of the Republic Sauli Niinisto<\/strong> and <strong>Jenni Haukio<\/strong> hosted <strong>Crown Prince Akishino<\/strong> and <strong>Crown Princess Kiko<\/strong> at Kultaranta on July 3.&nbsp; |&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>\u00a9&nbsp;Office of the President of the Republic of Finland<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/FI19-Lead-photo-2a.jpg\" class=\"td-modal-image\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/FI19-Lead-photo-2a.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17622\" width=\"250\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/FI19-Lead-photo-2a.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/FI19-Lead-photo-2a-300x237.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/FI19-Lead-photo-2a-768x607.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/FI19-Lead-photo-2a-696x550.jpg 696w, https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/FI19-Lead-photo-2a-532x420.jpg 532w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><figcaption><strong><strong>H.E. Takashi Murata<\/strong>, <\/strong>Ambassador of Japan to Finland&nbsp; |&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>\u00a9&nbsp;Embassy of Japan<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to H.E. Takashi Murata, Ambassador of Japan to Finland, \u201cThe Finnish and Japanese have many similar characteristics and share common values represented by 3 P&#8217;s, that is Punctuality, Patience, and Prudence.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe Finnish life philosophy of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sisu<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> correlates to the Japanese Bushid\u014d, a code for living a life of honor, self-discipline, bravery, and simplicity,\u201d he adds.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These shared values and ethics have brought Finland and Japan closer, with the latter being Finland\u2019s third-largest trade partner outside Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finland\u2019s Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade, Ville Skinnari, shares that Finland\u2019s exports to Japan are growing in double digits.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/FI19-Lead-photo-3.jpg\" class=\"td-modal-image\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/FI19-Lead-photo-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17626\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/FI19-Lead-photo-3.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/FI19-Lead-photo-3-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/FI19-Lead-photo-3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/FI19-Lead-photo-3-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/FI19-Lead-photo-3-696x696.jpg 696w, https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/FI19-Lead-photo-3-420x420.jpg 420w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Ville Skinnari<\/strong>, Finland\u2019s Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade&nbsp; |&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>\u00a9&nbsp;Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cApart from our well-known and continuously strengthening cooperation with Japan in the forest industry, our ties are becoming more comprehensive through the exchange of consumer products, innovations, creative ideas, and tourism,\u201d explains Skinnari.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Over 40 direct flights from Japan to Helsinki connect directly to over 60 other destinations every week, making Finland an important hub for Japanese businessmen and travellers.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement, which entered into force earlier this year, opens up new opportunities for Finnish and Japanese businesses to cooperate and grow together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Juha Pitk\u00e4nen, chairman of Finnish-Japanese Chamber of Commerce says that<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> t<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">he agreement is changing the perception of Finnish companies about the challenges of doing business in Japan.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/FI19-Lead-photo-6.jpg\" class=\"td-modal-image\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/FI19-Lead-photo-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17628\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/FI19-Lead-photo-6.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/FI19-Lead-photo-6-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/FI19-Lead-photo-6-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/FI19-Lead-photo-6-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/FI19-Lead-photo-6-696x696.jpg 696w, https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/FI19-Lead-photo-6-420x420.jpg 420w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Mikael Pentik\u00e4inen<\/strong>, CEO of The Federation of Finnish Enterprises&nbsp; |&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>\u00a9&nbsp;The Federation of Finnish Enterprises<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt signals that the Japanese economy is opening up and is enticing more companies to look into growth opportunities in Japan, even in niche markets,\u201d explains&nbsp;Pitk\u00e4nen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cForecasts show that the agreement could invigorate, for example, exports of agricultural and technological products from Finland to Japan, as well as automotive and white goods exports from Japan to Finland,\u201d adds Timo Vuori, executive vice president for international affairs at Finland Chamber of Commerce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Moving forward, Mikael Pentik\u00e4inen, CEO of The Federation of Finnish Enterprises shares, \u201cI encourage more Finnish companies to do business with Japan and to explore the Japanese market while at the same time I hope to see more Japanese companies doing business in Finland. We are great partners who share the same values and can build a strong alliance of freedom.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/FI19-Lead-photo-4.jpg\" class=\"td-modal-image\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/FI19-Lead-photo-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17632\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/FI19-Lead-photo-4.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/FI19-Lead-photo-4-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/FI19-Lead-photo-4-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/FI19-Lead-photo-4-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/FI19-Lead-photo-4-696x696.jpg 696w, https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/FI19-Lead-photo-4-420x420.jpg 420w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Tina Ropo<\/strong>, CEO of Business Japan&nbsp; |&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>\u00a9&nbsp;Business Japan<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><b>Leaders share insights with Synergy Media Specialists on the strengthening of relations between Finland and Japan<\/b><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Takashi Murata, Ambassador of Japan to Finland: \u201c<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The number of Japanese companies in Finland has more than doubled in the last five years from 82 to 212.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Business cooperation between Japan and Finland has been diversified. Recently, the cooperation in the field of Research and Development and others is in progress while in the past business collaboration and acquisition in wood, metal and machinery industries was mainly focused.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Ville Skinnari, Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade, Finland: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cTourism, particularly well-being and nature-related tourism is forecasted to grow. Flight connections between our countries continue to increase, not only to the Tokyo Haneda airport but to other destinations such as Hokkaido and Sapporo.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/FI19-Lead-photo-5.jpg\" class=\"td-modal-image\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/FI19-Lead-photo-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17636\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/FI19-Lead-photo-5.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/FI19-Lead-photo-5-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/FI19-Lead-photo-5-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/FI19-Lead-photo-5-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/FI19-Lead-photo-5-696x696.jpg 696w, https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/FI19-Lead-photo-5-420x420.jpg 420w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Timo Vuori<strong>,&nbsp;<\/strong><\/strong>Executive Vice President&nbsp;of International Affairs, Finland Chamber of Commerce&nbsp; |&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>\u00a9&nbsp;Synergy Media Specialists<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are happy to see more and more Japanese coming to Finland and exploring new sites apart from Helsinki and Lapland. Finnish tourists to Japan are also discovering alternatives to Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto such as Hokkaido, Okinawa, and Kyushu.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Juha Pitk\u00e4nen, Chairman of Finnish-Japanese Chamber of Commerce:&nbsp;<\/b>\u201cJapanese investors interested in opportunities in Finland should look out for Finnish start-ups with cutting-edge technologies. Our strong education system and research and development community have brought forth many successful start-ups that have created game-changing technological innovations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Risto Elomaa, President, International Sauna Association:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/b>\u201cSaunas are very popular for the Japanese, as sauna culture is very similar to the traditions built around Japan\u2019s onsens. The Finnish sauna experience attracts many Japanese travelers to Finland where there are more than 3. million saunas for a population of 5.5 million.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTo honor, the 100 year anniversary of diplomatic relations between Finland and Japan, 100 saunas are participating in a two-year campaign that caters to Japanese tourists.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Tina Ropo, CEO, Business Japan: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cDoing business in Japan is relationship-driven. A strong network of personal contacts is vital and it takes time to establish and nurture these relations. An experienced partner not only helps you to open doors and build relationships, but also minimize chances of misunderstanding and miscommunication. It is the same from Japanese companies\u2019 perspective when they are interested in entering the Finnish market or into growing their business in the EU through Finland.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Timo Vuori, Executive Vice President, International Affairs, Finland Chamber of Commerce: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cFinland is an engineering-driven society and we have always admired Japan\u2019s technological leadership across various industries.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kauppayhdistys.fi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.kauppayhdistys.fi<\/a><\/strong><br><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessjapan.fi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.businessjapan.fi<\/a><\/strong><br><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sauna.fi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.sauna.fi<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong><br><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saunainternational.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.saunainternational.net<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to H.E. 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