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Created earlier this year, the analytical company Business Finland officially launched a new project to develop the business environment in the country. Now you can get a residence permit in Suomi for a successful startup.

Last week representatives of the Transport ministries of Finland and Russia participated in joint events dedicated to the half-century anniversary of the navigation channel. The meeting of the two countries representatives allowed to discuss the roads adjacent to the waterway.

The only low-cost airline of the Russian Federation announced the opening of a new direct flight from Moscow to the capital Suomi in early October. This is the first airline route in the direction of the most Northern countries of the European Union.

The private Finnish meteorological service Foreca has entered into an agreement with the Bosch group of companies to provide weather information services. Data will be used in the new development of the concern for unmanned vehicles.

Ninth year in a row, Finnair has been recognized as the best airline in Scandinavia. One of the crucial components of the victory was the punctuality in the work of all the services of the carrier.

Representatives of the Food Industry Association of Finland noted the gradual recovery from the crisis of food export that arose after the introduction of sanctions by Russia. Manufacturers began to actively sell products to the countries of the European Union and Asia.

One of the world's largest transportation services returns to the Suomi market, taking advantage of changes in the local legislation. Now the competition between the companies, providing taxi services, will increase again.

At the recent competition World Dairy Innovation Awards, which actively promotes new types of food products, the Finnish company received the prize for the unique development of MiFU. In fact, "milk meat" appeared in the market.

Last week, information on how much Russian tourists spent in Suomi last year was published. The total amount was slightly less than 350 million euros, which is almost 25% less than in 2016.

Within the next few weeks, the purchase of the Finnish energy company Fortum Corporation by the German Uniper should be finalized. The deal was approved by representatives of the European Commission and the Russian government.

Raiha Hydraulics Oy, one of the leading Finnish companies in the field of hydraulics, has become a leading supplier of pipe modules, flanges, hydraulic systems and high pressure components to Russia.

At the end of May the European Commission published updated recommendations on the issue of plastic products usage in the Union. In addition, it announced a list of goods getting completely prohibited, such as cups or food containers. Finland plans to take advantage of these restrictions for the development of domestic business.

During the events of the St. Petersburg economic forum, the city administration representatives discussed with the Finnish delegation the possibility to organize jointly the forum on innovations, which is scheduled for mid-September 2018.

In the next two years, Finland's largest sea carriers are planning to spend more than 10 million euros on the development of modern digital systems for the industry growth.

Last week, analysts of the Canalys technology market published a report on smartphone sales in Europe in the beginning of this year. Despite the overall decline, Nokia managed to reach the fifth place.

In early may, Nord stream 2 project started its movement from the EU to Russia – Germany started work on the construction of a gas distribution hub and maintenance areas. In a short time the laying of pipes will begin in Finland.

The GrainSense company, created on the basis of the technical research centre of Finland VTT, has developed a new device that allows farmers to conduct more efficient manufacturing activities.

Peikko Corporation opened a new plant in St. Petersburg in the presence of official representatives of Russia and Finland at the end of April.

According to the Finnish Agency Ilastokeskus, the number of tourists from Russia has decreased by more than 15% in recent months.

Last week, the Federal Road Agency of the Russian Federation and Finnish Trafi Agency signed a memorandum aimed at the development of an automobile corridor between the two countries, increasing the level of safety and speed of goods traffic.