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The annual forum Finnish Business, held in Saint Petersburg for representatives of Russian and Finnish businesses, has been moved to the autumn of this year. This was announced by the organizers of the event - the Finnish-Russian chamber of Commerce.

Finnish state-owned energy company Fortum together with Russian Norilsk Nickel and German chemical concern BASF will create a new battery recycling facility in the West of Suomi. The resulting metals are planned to be reused in the future to create batteries for electric cars.

In the first two months of this year Finland imported almost 280 tons of reindeer meat produced in the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous district of the Russian Federation. This volume is almost 60% of the last year's deliveries.

Finnish machine-building concern Metso, which specializes in the design and production of equipment for the mining industry, has signed a contract with the Russian gold mining company Pavlik JSC. The new equipment will be delivered at the beginning of the next year.

The joint development of the Russian and Finnish technological universities, as well as the resident of the “Skolkovo” innovation center - “ROBBO” company, won a grant of more than 500,000 euros in the framework of the program for cooperation between the border regions of the two countries. Students in Finnish Karelia will start getting acquainted with the new method in March this year.

Russian manufacturer of modern led equipment PC "Energosberezhenie", based in Karelia, has launched production of its products in Finland. The main focus is on energy-saving technologies.

IFarm company, which started as an experimental enterprise in Novosibirsk to develop a new generation of greenhouses, is now entering the EU market. For this purpose, a demonstration hall was opened near the capital of Finland.

The stores of the Finnish company Finn Flare will have a new collection of outerwear made using the new modern material rPet in the near future. The company plans to increase the share of nano fabrics in production to 30% in the future.

The representatives of the Ministry of foreign trade and development of Finland visited Moscow last week. The project of high-speed communication between the capitals of the two countries became a significant result of numerous business meetings.

One of the most famous Finnish telecommunications companies Nokia has summed up the results of 2019. The main achievement of the Corporation can be considered the signing of more than 60 commercial contracts for the supply of equipment working with 5G networks.

One of the most famous Finnish companies in Russia - manufacturer of paint products Tikkurila - has launched a new online project to help customers in the selection of goods for repair. The platform was developed in conjunction with Yandex services.

Finnish pharmaceutical company Orion, which is the leader of Northern Europe in the development of drugs for humans and animals, has opened an online store of drugs for pets with delivery to Russia. The project was launched with the support of the Finnish-Russian Chamber of Commerce.

On December 14, a decree came into force on the territory of the European Union prohibiting the import of an extensive list of fruits, berries, as well as fresh flowers and seeds without providing the customs authorities with a phytosanitary certificate.

At the end of last week representatives of the tourism sector of Russia and Finland presented a new project for the development of cross-border cooperation. About 60 new routes will be created to attract more tourists.

Samocat Sharing, an automatic scooter rental network, is now officially represented in the capital of Finland. This year the Russian share service signed a contract with the Helsinki Department of transport.

Russian distributor Magnum, which supplies spare parts for foreign agricultural machinery in Russia, plans to create a platform in Finland for direct procurement and logistics. The new legal entity Megano Oy was registered in early November.

According to experts, obtaining the latest permit from Denmark for the construction of the Nord stream 2 gas pipeline will further increase the volume of exports from Finland to Russia due to the shipment of concreted pipes.

The leadership of St. Petersburg promises in the near future to resolve the issue of the use of digital visas by Finnish tourists entering the territory of Russia by high-speed trains. At present passengers of "Allegro" train can not take advantage of this simplification.

The largest Russian producer of cellulose and cardboard “Ilim " and concern Econet signed an agreement on joint work in the project of construction of a new plant in the Irkutsk region. The Finnish company will install modern treatment facilities, which are ideal for the pulp and paper industry.

Next week, Moscow will host a specialized exhibition, fully covering all issues in the organization of educational space. Isku company, which has been operating in the Finnish market for almost 100 years, will present its new solutions.