Business Finland, in cooperation with KPMG and in partnership with the Directors’ Institute Finland, Finland-Central and Eastern European countries Business Association and Scandinavian-Polish Chamber of Commerce, has the honor to invite you to the 1st Finnish - Polish Business Summit on 10 April, 2025, from 10:30 to 16:00 at Team Finland House. The summit is addressed to executives and board members of companies and/or their delegates.
The agenda includes opening remarks by the guests of honor: Ms. Päivi Laine, Ambassador of Finland to Poland and Mr. Tomasz Marek Chłoń, Chargé d'Affaires a.i., Head of Mission at the Embassy of Poland to Finland.
Why attend
- Demand generation. According to EK's Business Cycle Barometer, 55% of Finnish respondents of industry, construction and service sector name “insufficient demand” as a barrier for their development. The solution can be a proactive search of new markets.
- Safe destination. Poland, as an EU member state, offers safe and predictable business environment, it has good prospects for economic growth and is expected to play a key role in rebuilding Ukraine.
- Variety of options. The summit presents variety of market entry strategies. Once you know them, you can choose optimal one for your strategic position or appetite.
- Quick volumes. Mergers and acquisitions are sometimes underestimated form of market entry strategy, whereas they enable getting the market share and volumes quickly. On the other hand, this is a complex and risky undertaking. The summit comments on this.
- Access to funds. Poland is the largest beneficiary of EU funds. Mergers and acquisitions may enable access to the funds.
- Comprehensive and actionable knowledge. The summit offers a comprehensive and actionable knowledge and know-how, as well as variety of perspectives presented by: business, public officials and business organizations. The program includes a practical case study, offering real-life insight.
- Meaningful networking. You get meaningful networking, that can be instrumental for your expansion. Attending the summit, you get an opportunity to interact with companies and businessmen doing business in Poland, representatives of business organizations and chambers, Business Finland’s advisors and KPMG consultants. In one time, in one place, in Helsinki.
Agenda
10:30 – 11:00 Registration, networking, coffee and sandwiches
11:00 – 11:10 Welcoming addresses by Business Finland and KPMG
11:10 – 11:40 Moderated discussion with the Ambassadors on economic cooperation between Finland and Poland
11:40 – 12:00 Case Study: Fortum Group in Poland
12:00 – 12:20 Business opportunities as a driver for market entry – key areas of opportunity for Finnish companies in Poland
12:20 – 12:40 Types of support in Poland for launching or developing investments:
- Tax exemptions and tax reliefs: Polish Investment Zone, R&D relief and relief for innovative employers
- Subsidies and grants - Program to support investments of significant importance for the Polish economy for 2011-2030
- RRF & Structural Funds
12:40 – 13:00 Facilitated Networking
13:00 – 13:30 Lunch
13:30 – 13:50 Fire chat with the special guest: “M&As as a form of international expansion: Finnish perspective”
13:50 – 14:30 M&A – ways to enter new markets
- Snapshot on the CEE Market and how Poland looks compared to other countries in this market
- Most common entry routes into Poland
- Poland – investment corridor to Ukraine and CEE
14:30 – 14:50 The Finnish Premiere of the report “Finnish Companies in Poland” by Scandinavian-Polish Chamber of Commerce
14:50 – 15:30 Moderated debate on “Poland – next steps”
15:30 – 15:40 Presentation of the Partners: the Finland-Central Eastern European Countries Business Association, the Directors’ Institute Finland
15:30 – 16:00 Wrap-up, steps forward
Before the event, at 9:00-10:30, there is opportunity for 20 minutes pre-scheduled consultations with experts of Business Finland, Scandinavian -Polish Chamber of Commerce and KPMG. Please indicate in your registration if you wish to have a meeting and the organizers will get back to you.
