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Last week, Itella company, a branch of Posti Group in Russia, announced its plans for the near future: the priority will be the renewal of warehouses and the preparation of large-scale labeling of goods in Russia.

Representatives of the Russian tourism business actively advertise Russian Golf clubs in Finland. These sites will become even more attractive with the introduction of electronic visas.

The Finnish company Honka, the world leader in the production of houses made of environmentally friendly wood, presented a new project in the resort town of Kupio. The tourist complex will be another reason to visit Finland.

Representatives of the diplomatic corps of Finland and the head of the Krasnodar region discussed at the regular meeting the possibility of supplying Kuban wines and a wide range of food products marked with "eco" to Suomi.

Representatives of the diplomatic corps of Finland in Russia reported an unprecedented increase in visa applications from Russians this month. The increase only in recent weeks was more than 35%.

The Finnish company Raute, one of the world leaders in the field of equipment for the woodworking industry, plans to open the second in Russia customer service center.

Fazer, as one of the most famous Finnish food producers, announced its intention to sell one of its Estonian divisions related to the catering sector. The deal is currently under consideration by the European Commission.

At the last SPIEF-2019, the head of the Leningrad region held talks with representatives of Nokian Tyres – one of the largest companies in the production of automobile tires. In the future, it is planned to expand production and increase the number of participants in the Hakka Guarantee program.

One of the leading mobile operators in Russia MegaFon and Finnish Cinia, specializing in data networks, signed an agreement on the development of the Arctic route for high-speed fiber optic lines.

Representatives of Finnish alcohol producers are concerned about the change in the excise tax on wine, beer and other alcoholic beverages in Estonia. This can lead to a drop in tax revenues in Finland itself.

One of the largest search engines in the world plans to make a record investment in the field of environmentally friendly production – almost 600 million euros.

At the beginning of this week, a group of Finnish business representatives, headed by official representatives of the Embassy of the country in Russia, will visit the capital of the Republic of Bashkortostan to strengthen existing ties and search for new projects.

The rail freight route between Anhui province in Eastern China and the capital of Finland began to operate on a regular basis. Delivery of the container takes no more than two weeks.

Last week the delegation, representing the Russian innovation complex Skolkovo, visited the representative office of the Finnish industry East Office, and held talks with the largest Finnish companies in the field of IT-technologies.

The company "Valio", one of the most famous Finnish dairy producers in Russia, has invested more than 70 million rubles in a new production line at the largest production "Galaxy" in the North-West region.

Finnish manufacturers of goods for sports and outdoor activities seek to expand their presence in the Russian market, including through the opening of the company stores with personalized service. An example is the new Jokikone store opened in Petrozavodsk.

This week the specialists of the Russian company Transport Integration will present a study on the assessment of passenger traffic between the two countries to the government structures of Finland for discussion. The city of Svetogorsk is recognized as a promising point.

One of the world's leading manufacturers of disposable tableware Huhtamaki plans to invest more than 40 million euros in the production capacity of the complex, located in Moscow suburbs.

Representatives of international steel NLMK group signed a contract with the Finnish manufacturer of equipment for the metallurgical and mining industry Outotec in the amount of EUR 15 million. The project is expected to be completed in two years.

This week more than 20 Finnish companies as part of a large business delegation will visit several million-person cities in the Ural mountains. The visit takes place under the auspices of the Finnish-Russian CCI and the Finnish Ambassador in Russia.