EastCham Finland

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EastCham Finland (Finnish: EastCham Finland kauppakamariyhdistys ry) is a non-profit organization, whose mission is to promote companies' business and competitiveness as well as economic relations in Ukraine, Central Asia and Southern Caucasus.[1]

EastCham Finland is headquartered in Helsinki.[2] It has offices also in Almaty, Kazakhstan and Kyiv, Ukraine.[3][4]

History[edit]

From 1946 to 1992, the organization was known as the Finnish-Soviet Chamber of Commerce (Suomalais-neuvostoliittolainen kauppakamari, SNKK),[5][6] and from 1992 to 2022, it was known as the Finnish-Russian Chamber of Commerce (FRCC) (Suomalais-Venäläinen kauppakamariyhdistys ry or Suomalais-Venäläinen kauppakamari, SVKK).[7][8][9]

Russia declared EastCham Finland as an undesirable organization in September 2023.[10]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Front page". EastCham Finland ry. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  2. ^ "EastCham Finland kauppakamariyhdistys ry". Kauppalehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Altyn Shakirkhanova has been appointed Senior Business Advisor and Head of EastCham's Almaty office". EastCham Finland ry. 7 August 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  4. ^ Niemelä, Satu (26 March 2024). "EastCham Finland and EK to open an office in Kyiv – the role of Finnish business will be strengthened in Ukraine". EastCham Finland ry. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  5. ^ Kohvakka, Mikko (29 July 2011). "Science, Technology and Changing Power Relations: the negotiation process of the agreement on Finnish-Soviet Scientific-Technical Cooperation, 1955". Scandinavian Journal of History. 36 (3): 349–370. doi:10.1080/03468755.2011.583412. S2CID 143505606. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Suomalais-neuvostoliittolainen kauppakamari". Finna [fi]. National Library of Finland. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  7. ^ Tuomasjukka, Tuukka (31 May 2023). "Lavealla tiellä". Suomen Kuvalehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Cooperation with Russia". Finland Chamber of Commerce [fi]. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  9. ^ Rekolainen, Jaana (29 September 2022). "The Finnish-Russian Chamber of Commerce now EastCham Finland". EastCham Finland ry. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Venäjä | Venäjä julisti entisen Suomalais-Venäläisen kauppakamarin ei-toivotuksi alueellaan". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 14 September 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2024.

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