The Japan-Finland Gateway program was dedicated to Japanese-Finnish cooperation in digitalization
The program ended in 2019. The program aimed to strategic business development with large Japanese corporations connecting Japanese needs with Finnish technologies and expertise and top-notch talent through open innovation.
The background of the Japan-Finland Gateway program was in the strategic partnership between Finland and Japan. This started in 2016 when the Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe, and the President of the Republic of Finland, Sauli Niinistö, issued a joint statement regarding strategic cooperation in the areas of economy, and science and technology.
About program
Japan-Finland Gateway was a program dedicated to Japanese-Finnish cooperation in digitalization and open innovation, and offered access to Finnish tech companies. The program aimed to strategic business development by connecting Japanese companies with Finnish technologies and know-how through open innovation.
The Japan-Finland Gateway program's goals:
- To discover business opportunities and enhance collaboration between Finnish and Japanese companies to create innovative new solutions
- Accelerate trade, investments and innovation between Finland and Japan
The Japan-Finland Gateway program's services:
- Fostering co-creation of joint ecosystems and boosting the internationalization
- Supporting to find best investment funding options
- Fast track to Finnish companies and ecosystems to seize opportunities in digitalization
- Discovering foreign investment match to Finland
Contact us
Senior Advisor, Business Ecosystems Digital
Hanna Hyttinen
hanna.hyttinen (at) businessfinland.fi
+358 50 325 0610
