Time: 26^th September 2024 at 15.00 – 18.30

Venue: Embassy of Estonia, Itäinen puistotie 10,  00140 Helsinki 

Registration: The event is free of charge. Registration is needed at latest on 24th September 2024

Welcome to our seminar introducing the opportunities in Estonia and Ida-Viru for Finnish companies. During different crisis in Europe, and globally, we understand that the industrial sector is cautious and careful in making expansion decisions, especially small and medium size companies. Every business decision is based on knowledge and information, and with this seminar we do exactly that – introduce Estonia as a reliable, safe, and agile business environment.

 The themes of the event will focus on:

• an introduction to Estonia as a digital, low-bureaucracy, business-oriented nation
• a peek into the reasons behind Ida-Viru County’s rise to the top of SME investments in recent years
• about business legislation and regulations when investing in Estonia
• a case study of an IT company Proekspert AS

Program

15.00
Opening of the event
H.E. Mr Sven Sakkov, Ambassador of Estonia to Finland

15.15
Economic outlook for Estonia and Finland
Mr Joona Widgrén, Senior Economist, OP Financial Group
OP Financial Group | OP

15.30
Incentives for companies investing in Estonia
Mr Ilmar Branno, Director, Regional Business Development in East Estonia Estonian Business Innovation Agency

15.45
East Estonia – most attractive industrial region in Estonia. Why?
Ms Nele Rogenbaum, Business Development Manager,
Ida-Viru Investment Agency (IVIA)

16.00
Aspects of legislation to be taken care of when investing in Estonia
Mr Kalle Pedak, Partner, Hedman Partners

16.30
25+ Years of Silent Success: Unveiling Proekspert's Journey in Finland
Antti Aasma, Sales manager, Proekspert AS
Founded in Estonia in 1993, Proekspert is a professional IT services company. It develops custom software solutions for smart device manufacturers. Their expertise covers all stages of software development, from embedded software, to cloud connectivity to digital services, all combined with data. 

16.45
Networking

18.30
The end of the event

The seminar is organized by the Finland-Estonia Business Association in cooperation with Enterprise Estonia, IVIA and the Embassy of Estonia.

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