CEO Henri Riihimäki and Head of Kyiv Office, Senior Business Advisor Olena Kutsai, provide member companies with free advice on questions related to the Ukrainian market and reconstruction.

The Kyiv office also supports Finnish companies by offering market research and partner search services directly from Kyiv. Market Analysts Olena Romashko, Viktoria Mianovska and Denys Dmytruk are responsible for market research and the evaluation of potential business partners.

Legal Business Advisor Petri Kekki conducts basic Due Diligence checks on your potential partners.

💡 Free advisory services are available only to EastCham and EK members. As a member, you receive market briefs and partner search services at a discounted rate, and Due Diligence checks free of charge.

You are supported by our offices in Helsinki and Almaty, Kazakhstan. We provide free advisory services to all Finnish companies as part of the Team Finland network.

For questions related to the Central Asian markets, Head of Almaty Office, Senior Business Advisor Altyn Shakirkhanova provides guidance. Shakirkhanova identifies potential partners and key contacts relevant to your business.

For legal matters and sanctions-related issues, Legal Business Advisor Petri Kekki is here to help.

EastCham provides guidance on sanctions compliance and partner assessment. Below is an example of how the process may proceed.

1️⃣ A Finnish company is in discussions with a potential client in our target market about a possible transaction. To proceed, the company needs to verify the partner’s background, assess sanctions risks and clarify the necessary contractual details, so they contact EastCham’s Legal Advisor, Petri Kekki.

2️⃣ EastCham reviews the sanction status of the products and the customer. The customer is required to provide an end‑user certificate, and the sales contract is supplemented with the necessary clauses on the intended use, location of use, and the commitment not to transfer the goods to countries subject to sanctions.

3️⃣ If no sanctions matches are found and the contract is fully compliant, the transaction can move forward.

4️⃣ The company records all information received from the customer into its sanctions compliance documentation, such as the KYC form. EastCham provides guidance on establishing and improving the company’s compliance process.

5️⃣ The company monitors changes in sanctions legislation, participates in EastCham’s sanctions trainings, and contacts us whenever questions arise. If needed, EastCham also helps connect the company with additional sanctions specialists.

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The ABC of Ukrainian trade 2026 recording is available under the Market information section, on the page dedicated to Ukraine.