The Finnish American Chamber of Commerce
Events
Coming events
Annual General Meeting of the FACC Helsinki
Time: Monday March 8th, 2010 at 12.00
Place: Hotel Kämp, Mirror Room (2nd floor), Kluuvikatu 2, Helsinki
Registrations by 2.3.2010 by e-mail: hanna-leena.harma@wtc.fi or by phone (09) 6969 2021.
Welcome!
Past events
November 12, 2009
Ministry for Foreign Affairs's 90th anniversary event to celebrate Finnish-US diplomatic relations
November 2, 2009 joint luncheon meeting with AmCham Finland
Guest speaker: H.E. Bruce J. Oreck, US Ambassador to Finland
August 28, 2009 breakfast meeting at Hotel Kämp
Guest speaker: H.E. Mr Pekka Lintu, Finnish Ambassador to the US
June 4, 2009 Annual General Meeting
Guest speaker: Mr Björn Wahlroos, Chairman of the board, Sampo plc
2008
November 6, 2008 FACC Helsinki 50th anniversary panel discussing US-Finnish relations
Panel chaired by H.E. Ms. Barbara Barrett, US Ambassador to Finland.
Panel members: Mr. Alexander Stubb, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Paavo Lipponen, Former Prime Minister and Speaker of the House of Parliament. Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen spoke at beginning of the event.
October 27nd, 2008 networking luncheon at Bank Bar and Bistro
Speakers: Jerome P. Akman & Carl A. Valenstein, partners of the law firm Bingham McCutchen LLP
September 1, 2008 Networking luncheon
Speaker: Dr. Craig R. Barrett, Chairman of the board, Intel Corporation
June 13, 2008 Annual General Meeting
Keynote speech by U.S. Ambassador to Finland, Ms. Barbara M. Barrett
May 23, 2008 "Transatlantic Economic Council (TEC)"
Speaker: Mr. Matti Aaltola, Counselor, Ministry for Foreign Affairs
March 31, 2008 "The Strategic Use of Synergy in Acquisitions and Divestitures"
Speakers: Mr. Ralph C. Taylor II, Chairman and CEO, Taylor Companies, and Mr. Warren H. Bellis, Co-Chairman, Taylor Companies
March 17, 2008 Farewell luncheon in honor of U.S. Ambassador Marilyn Ware
2007
November 29, 2007 "Benecol strikes back"
Speaker: Mr. Matti Rihko, Chief Executive Officer of the Raisio plc
November 28, 2007
Discussing U.S.-Finnish relationships at the U.S. embassy from left to right: Ms. Kristiina Helenius/AmCham, Ambassador Marilyn Ware, Mr. Ole Johansson/FACC Helsinki and Mr. Teppo Rantanen/AmCham.
October 4, 2007 "Volvo Group and the US markets"
Speaker: Mr. Jorma Halonen, Executive Vice President of AB Volvo and Deputy CEO of the Volvo Group
June 13, 2007 Briefing with Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao
May 30, 2007 Roundtable Discussion with Mr. Pekka Lintu, Ambassador of Finland to the United States of America
May 21, 2007 Annual General Meeting of the FACC Helsinki
Keynote address: "Finnish - US Defence Relations"
Speaker: Admiral Juhani Kaskeala, Chief of Defence, the Finnish Defence Forces
April 18, 2007 "USA and Global Economy - What is going on?"
Speakers: Mr. Tom M.T. Niles, Vice President of US Council for International Business, Board Member of Jacobs Engineering Group Inc, and Mr. Jorma Korhonen, Director General, Department for External Economic Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
On January 11th, 2007 members of the FACC Helsinki board met with Ambassador Jukka Valtasaari. Past and current Finnish - U.S. relations was the theme of the luncheon meeting.
2006
November 30, 2006 Briefing with Ambassador Eric S. Edelman, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
November 13, 2006 "Finland and the U.S. - a Nokia perspective"
Speaker: Mr. Rick Simonson, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Nokia Corporation
June 7, 2006 Annual General Meeting of the FACC Helsinki
Words of greeting by Ms. Marilyn Ware, United States Ambassador to Finland
April 28, 2006 “Paper industry today and tomorrow in the U.S.”
Speaker: Mr. Robert Olah, President and CEO, Myllykoski-North America
February 17, 2006 ”KONE Corporation’s experiences of the U.S. markets”
Speaker: Mr. Heimo Mäkinen, Executive Vice President, Area Director, North America, KONE Corporation.