{"id":89845,"date":"2023-02-22T10:02:07","date_gmt":"2023-02-22T08:02:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eastcham.fi\/?page_id=89845"},"modified":"2025-12-02T13:20:59","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T11:20:59","slug":"kazakhstan","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.eastcham.fi\/en\/market-info\/kazakhstan\/","title":{"rendered":"Kazakhstan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"big-text\">Kazakhstan is one of the wealthiest and most economically developed countries in Central Asia.<\/p>\n<p>Since the 2000s, Kazakhstan&#8217;s economic growth has been significant due to market-oriented reforms, extensive mineral resource extraction, and foreign direct investments. Continuous economic growth has transformed the country into an upper-middle-income economy.<\/p>\n<p>Kazakhstan is actively seeking new technologies and solutions for economic development. <b>Finnish companies are interested in cooperation in many fields<\/b>, such as mining, agriculture, education, energy efficiency, clean technologies, and water management.<\/p>\n<div class=\"card card-blue\">\n<h3>\ud83d\udca1 Interested in Finnish expertise?<\/h3>\n<p>If you are interested in cooperation with Finnish companies in Kazakhstan or Central Asia, please contact Head of EastCham in Kazakhstan, <strong class=\"name\">Altyn Shakirkhanova.<\/strong><br \/>\n<a class=\"ownbutton brand\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eastcham.fi\/en\/contacts\/\">Contacts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">&#8220;Finland is a country that enjoys great popularity among our people and is regarded by Kazakhstan as an extremely important strategic-level partner.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Finland has long been recognized as one of the most advanced countries in the field of innovation and technological leadership.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">&#8211; <em>President of Kazakhstan <strong>Kassym-Jomart Tokayev<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.akorda.kz\/ru\/kasym-zhomart-tokaev-i-aleksandr-stubb-prinyali-uchastie-v-rabote-biznes-foruma-kazahstan-finlyandiya-2894444\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">28 October 2025<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Finnish Expertise in Kazakhstan<\/h2>\n<style>\n\t#wpcpro-wrapper #sp-wp-carousel-pro-id-112638.sp-wpcp-112638 .wpcp-all-captions .post-categories {\n\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t}\n\t#wpcpro-wrapper #sp-wp-carousel-pro-id-112638.sp-wpcp-112638 .wpcp-all-captions .post-categories li a {\n\t\t\t\tcolor: #22afba;\n\t\t\t\tfont-size: 14px;\n\t\t\t\tline-height: 21px;\n\t\t\t\tletter-spacing: 0px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-transform: none;\n\t\t\tfont-family: Open Sans;\n\t\t\tfont-weight: 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datetime=\"2025-11-05T12:13:27+02:00\">5.11.2025<\/time><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastcham.fi\/en\/tag\/epse-en\/\" rel=\"tag\">EPSE<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastcham.fi\/en\/tag\/kazakhstan\/\" rel=\"tag\">Kazakhstan<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpcp-single-item\"><div class=\"wpcp-slide-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastcham.fi\/en\/newsroom\/finland-and-kazakhstan-agreed-on-a-strategic-partnership-in-the-energy-sector\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wpcp-post-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eastcham.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Tuulivoimalat-pellolla-uutiskoko.jpg\" alt=\"Energiamurros\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"wpcp-all-captions\"><h2 class=\"wpcp-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastcham.fi\/en\/newsroom\/finland-and-kazakhstan-agreed-on-a-strategic-partnership-in-the-energy-sector\/\" target=\"_blank\">Finland and Kazakhstan agreed on a strategic partnership in the energy sector<\/a><\/h2><p><\/p><div class=\"sp-wpcp-read-more\"><a class=\"wpcp_readmore\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eastcham.fi\/en\/newsroom\/finland-and-kazakhstan-agreed-on-a-strategic-partnership-in-the-energy-sector\/\">Read more<\/a><\/div><ul class=\"wpcp-post-meta\"><li><time class=\"entry-date published updated\" datetime=\"2025-11-03T14:07:07+02:00\">3.11.2025<\/time><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastcham.fi\/en\/tag\/energy\/\" rel=\"tag\">Energy<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastcham.fi\/en\/tag\/international-relations\/\" rel=\"tag\">International relations<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastcham.fi\/en\/tag\/kazakhstan\/\" rel=\"tag\">Kazakhstan<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastcham.fi\/en\/tag\/kazakstan-en\/\" rel=\"tag\">Kazakstan<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpcp-single-item\"><div class=\"wpcp-slide-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastcham.fi\/en\/newsroom\/finnish-water-forum-agreed-on-research-and-educational-cooperation-with-kazakhstan\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wpcp-post-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eastcham.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Vesi-paakuva-uutiskoko.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"wpcp-all-captions\"><h2 class=\"wpcp-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastcham.fi\/en\/newsroom\/finnish-water-forum-agreed-on-research-and-educational-cooperation-with-kazakhstan\/\" target=\"_blank\">Finnish Water Forum agreed on research and educational cooperation with Kazakhstan<\/a><\/h2><p><\/p><div class=\"sp-wpcp-read-more\"><a class=\"wpcp_readmore\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eastcham.fi\/en\/newsroom\/finnish-water-forum-agreed-on-research-and-educational-cooperation-with-kazakhstan\/\">Read more<\/a><\/div><ul class=\"wpcp-post-meta\"><li><time class=\"entry-date published updated\" datetime=\"2025-10-30T13:10:48+02:00\">30.10.2025<\/time><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastcham.fi\/en\/tag\/finnish-water-forum\/\" rel=\"tag\">Finnish Water Forum<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastcham.fi\/en\/tag\/kazakhstan\/\" rel=\"tag\">Kazakhstan<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastcham.fi\/en\/tag\/water-management\/\" rel=\"tag\">Water management<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpcp-single-item\"><div class=\"wpcp-slide-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastcham.fi\/en\/newsroom\/lamor-strengthens-cooperation-with-kazakh-authorities-on-oil-spill-response\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wpcp-post-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eastcham.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Lamor-Astana-2025-uutiskoko.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"wpcp-all-captions\"><h2 class=\"wpcp-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastcham.fi\/en\/newsroom\/lamor-strengthens-cooperation-with-kazakh-authorities-on-oil-spill-response\/\" target=\"_blank\">Lamor strengthens cooperation with Kazakh authorities on oil spill response<\/a><\/h2><p><\/p><div class=\"sp-wpcp-read-more\"><a class=\"wpcp_readmore\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eastcham.fi\/en\/newsroom\/lamor-strengthens-cooperation-with-kazakh-authorities-on-oil-spill-response\/\">Read more<\/a><\/div><ul class=\"wpcp-post-meta\"><li><time class=\"entry-date published updated\" datetime=\"2025-10-30T12:34:09+02:00\">30.10.2025<\/time><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastcham.fi\/en\/tag\/environment\/\" rel=\"tag\">Environment<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastcham.fi\/en\/tag\/kazakhstan\/\" rel=\"tag\">Kazakhstan<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastcham.fi\/en\/tag\/lamor\/\" rel=\"tag\">Lamor<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpcp-single-item\"><div class=\"wpcp-slide-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastcham.fi\/en\/newsroom\/honkarakenne-two-new-memoranda-of-understanding-signed-in-kazakhstan\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wpcp-post-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eastcham.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Honka-outdoor-lounge-uutiskoko.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"wpcp-all-captions\"><h2 class=\"wpcp-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastcham.fi\/en\/newsroom\/honkarakenne-two-new-memoranda-of-understanding-signed-in-kazakhstan\/\" target=\"_blank\">Honkarakenne: Two new Memoranda of Understanding signed in Kazakhstan<\/a><\/h2><p><\/p><div class=\"sp-wpcp-read-more\"><a class=\"wpcp_readmore\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eastcham.fi\/en\/newsroom\/honkarakenne-two-new-memoranda-of-understanding-signed-in-kazakhstan\/\">Read more<\/a><\/div><ul class=\"wpcp-post-meta\"><li><time class=\"entry-date published updated\" datetime=\"2025-10-29T10:26:27+02:00\">29.10.2025<\/time><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastcham.fi\/en\/tag\/construction\/\" rel=\"tag\">Construction<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastcham.fi\/en\/tag\/honkarakenne\/\" rel=\"tag\">Honkarakenne<\/a>, <a 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\u20ac10.5 million, <span style=\"color: #008000;\">+997.4% <\/span><\/li>\n<li>The fuel imports consist of coal and propane.<\/li>\n<li>There was a spike in imports in 2022 when a lot of oil products, coal, and propane were imported from Kazakhstan.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-106308\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eastcham.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/FIN-KAZ-trade-uutiskoko.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eastcham.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/FIN-KAZ-trade-uutiskoko.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.eastcham.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/FIN-KAZ-trade-uutiskoko-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.eastcham.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/FIN-KAZ-trade-uutiskoko-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"border: 0px solid #ccc; border-radius: 8px; padding: 0px; margin: 5px 0; background-image: 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