The Team Finland network is inviting Finnish companies to join a Team Finland visit to Singapore and the United Arab Emirates on 23-28 January, 2025. The visit is led by Ms. Sanni Grahn-Laasonen, Minister of Social Security of Finland. The upcoming visit aims to provide participants with an opportunity to expand their market understanding, network with local partners and decision-makers, and explore effective market-entry strategies. Involvement in this visit also presents a significant opportunity to build and extend business networks in Singapore and the United Arab Emirates.
Singapore and the United Arab Emirates are key business hubs for South East Asia and the Middle East, respectively. Both nations are seeking to expand their international partnerships to address the common challenges they face with aging population, special needs for elderly health care and chronic diseases. Rising middle class demands for better care and changing lifestyles reflect in regionally new diseases like diabetes and cancer spreading rapidly.
Singapore's healthcare system was ranked as the top "Best Healthcare System" by the Legatum Institute, a think tank based in London, in 2024. This top placement signifies Singapore's rising status on the international healthcare stage. The sector is not just a notable part of Singapore’s economy, but it is also growing rapidly. The digital health care market is already over USD 670 million and doubling in size by the end of 2029. Investment is increasingly being channelled into AI-driven preventive healthcare and remote monitoring.
The United Arab Emirates healthcare system has grown, with the number of hospitals and physicians doubling in the public and private sectors in the past decade. It has implemented several reforms by creating new institutions, partnerships, and policies to develop a more digitised, innovative, and comprehensive ecosystem. Dubai’s health market is worth more than USD 4.64 billion annually. Arab Health 2025 edition will bring together a global audience of over 3,800 exhibitors and 60,000 healthcare professionals from 180 countries.
In the UAE, the program includes targeted visits to Arab Health, one of the world’s largest healthcare exhibitions.
Who should attend?
This visit is highly relevant for Finnish healthcare companies who want to pursue new business opportunities in Singapore and The United Arab Emirates as well as to those Finnish companies that have already established their presence in the two countries.
Participation fee
To cover the expenses of arranging the program in Singapore and The United Arab Emirates, Business Finland will charge participation fees of:
Singapore
- Major companies: 650 EUR + VAT per person
- SMEs and Micro businesses: 550 EUR + VAT per person
The United Arab Emirates
- Major companies: 1750 EUR + VAT per person
- SMEs and Micro businesses: 1500 EUR + VAT per person
Business Finland will invoice the participation fee after the visit based on the actual costs. The invoiced fee will not exceed the amounts mentioned above. Kindly note that the participation fee does not include flights or accommodation of the delegate nor meals outside the delegation program.
