Hier können Sie einige der kommenden Medienereignisse finden, die von Finnfacts organisiert werden. Falls Sie jedoch an einem Thema interressiert sind, die nicht auf dieser Liste steht dann setzen Sie sich bitte in Verbindung mit dem Finnfacts-Personal, weil alle Themen hier nicht aufgelistet sind. Die Themen sind auf Englisch, da die meisten Reisen auf Englisch durchgeführt werden.

6-11 May 2008

Fighting Climate Change - Technology and Research

Target Media: Chinese media

For sign-ups and more information about the press tour, please contact Mrs Marianne Huttunen, Area Manager, tel. +358 9 1315 1305, e-mail marianne.huttunen(at)tat.fi

19-22 May 2008

Future Cities as Living Laboratories:
Greater Helsinki and Greater Seoul

Finland is Greater Helsinki and Greater Seoul are two interconnected metropolises providing world leading business development environments for innovative companies and better life for their citizens.

Target Media: Korean media

For sign-ups and more information about the press tour, please contact Mr Mikko Koivumaa, Area Coordinator, tel. +358 9 1315 1518, e-mail mikko.koivumaa(at)tat.fi

29-30 May 2008

Textile and Clothing Design - Innovative Exercise and Sports Equipment

Target Media: Russian media

For sign-ups and more information about the press tour, please contact Ms Henriikka Ahtiainen, Communications Officer, tel. +358 9 1315 1527, e-mail henriikka.ahtiainen(at)tat.fi

9-12 June 2008

Millennium Technology Week and the Award Ceremonies in Finland on June 11, 2008

Millennium is the world’s largest technology prize. The prize celebrates innovations that have a favourable impact on quality of life and wellbeing. In particular, the prize seeks to highlight innovations that assist and enrich our everyday lives today as well as in the future.                     

Target Media: International media

For sign-ups and more information about the press tour, please contact Mrs Marianne Huttunen, Area Manager, tel. +358 9 1315 1305, e-mail marianne.huttunen(at)tat.fi

June 2008

Technology Parks and Innovation Environment

Target Media: Russian media

For sign-ups and more information about the press tour, please contact Ms Henriikka Ahtiainen, Communications Officer, tel. +358 9 1315 1527, e-mail henriikka.ahtiainen(at)tat.fi

November 2008

"Finnish Financial Market 2008"

This annually organized press tour focuses on actual topics on the Finnish financial market and some major Finnish listed companies presented by their CEO's.  The event is jointly organised by The Finnish Foundation for Share Promotion and Finnfacts                  

Target Media: Leading international economic dailies and economic magazines.

For sign-ups and more information about the press tour, please contact Mrs Marianne Huttunen, Area Manager, tel. +358 9 1315 1305, e-mail marianne.huttunen(at)tat.fi

November 2008

Infrastructure – focus on logistics services (incl. the Vuosaari Harbour Centre)

Finland is logistically interesting place, as it plays an important role in cargo transit traffic to the Russian market. Finland is also a country of long distances, and this brings certain infrastructural and logistical challenges.

This tour presents solutions to these challenges by Finnish companies. The tour consists also of a visit to a new harbour in Helsinki, which will be opened in November 2008. Vuosaari Harbour Centre will be a modern harbour centre that comprises of cargo harbour, logistics area, traffic channels and a business park.

Target Media: Indian media

For sign-ups and more information about the press tour, please contact Mr Mikko Koivumaa, Area Coordinator, tel. +358 9 1315 1518, e-mail mikko.koivumaa(at)tat.fi

December 2008

Functional living: Finnish design and wood construction

Finland is well-known for its high quality design.   As a country of which two-thirds is covered by forests, Finland also has a long history of expertise in wood construction.

This tour presents the classic and the latest in Finnish design and wood construction.

Target Media: Indian media

For sign-ups and more information about the press tour, please contact Mr Mikko Koivumaa, Area Coordinator, tel. +358 9 1315 1518, e-mail mikko.koivumaa(at)tat.fi

Also in 2008

Mobile Communications

Finland is well-known for its massive mobile communication industry and the wide use of mobile technologies in day-to-day solutions.

Target Media: Indian electronic media

For sign-ups and more information about the press tour, please contact Mr Mikko Koivumaa, Area Coordinator, tel. +358 9 1315 1518, e-mail mikko.koivumaa(at)tat.fi

Efficient education and innovation system – focus on forest industry

According to PISA studies (2000, 2003 and 2006), reading and mathematical skills of Finnish youngsters is the best in the OECD countries. The skills in natural sciences and problem-solving are also top of the class.

Finnish innovation system is praised globally. The innovation network of companies, research units, universities, technological organizations and financing and governmental bodies invests as much as 3.5% of GDP to R&D, which is the second highest number in the OECD.

This tour represents the forest industry, one of the core sectors of the Finnish economy, and how it plays an essential role in the high-level education and innovation systems.

Target Media: Indian media

For sign-ups and more information about the press tour, please contact Mr Mikko Koivumaa, Area Coordinator, tel. +358 9 1315 1518, e-mail mikko.koivumaa(at)tat.fi

Information on other Finnfacts press tours will be published here shortly.