Year 2024: New directions amid uncertainty
The year brought Ukraine to the forefront of our operations.
Tuuli Järvinen has been appointed as Communications Coordinator of EastCham Finland
Järvinen started her position on 15th August.
Олену Куцай призначено старшим бізнес-консультантом і керівником київського офісу EastCham
Олена Куцай розпочне свою роботу на посаді керівника київського офісу EastCham Finland з 1 квітня 2024 року. Її головне завдання – допомагати компаніям-учасникам EastCham виходити на ринок України та брати участь у проектах з відбудови.
Olena Kutsai has been appointed Senior Business Advisor and Head of EastCham’s Kyiv office
Olena Kutsai will start as Head of EastCham Finland’s Kyiv Office on April 1, 2024. Her main task is to help EastCham member companies to enter the Ukrainian market and to get involved in rebuilding projects.
Mikael Pentikäinen has been elected as the Chairman of EastCham Finland’s board
The board of EastCham Finland has chosen Mikael Pentikäinen as its chairman until the general meeting to be held in the spring of 2024. Pentikäinen has served as the Vice Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce from 2019 to 2023 and as a member of the board since 2018. Mikael Pentikäinen is the CEO of Suomen Yrittäjät.
EastCham’s St Petersburg representative office to be closed – closure process started by decision of the Chamber of Commerce Board earlier this autumn
EastCham Finland’s St Petersburg representative office is to be closed. The process of closing the Chamber of Commerce’s last representative office in Russia was initiated after a decision by the Chamber’s Board of Directors earlier this autumn. The employment contracts of staff have been terminated.