Two delegations, Peruvian mining delegation and sawmill entrepreneurs from Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Uruguay, visited Finland in August.

Finnish-Latin American Trade Association organized in cooperation with Niina Fu Consulting networking meetings on 18.8. and 25.8. where Finnish companies had the opportunity to meet top level decision-makers and potential business partners.

On week 34 six persons from Peru spent a week in Finland exploring the Finnish mining sector. Participating Peruvian companies/organizations were: Xstrata Las Bambas, Compañía Minera Milpo S.A.A, Minera San Cristobal-Bolivia, Minera Tauro, Universidad Católica de Santa Maria, Instituto de Ingenieros de Minas del Perú

Week later nearly 20 Latin American sawmill companies, including for example Arauco, made a tour in Finland. Article in Kauppalehti (in Finnish)
LatAm Sawmill_Kauppalehti and LatAm Sawmill_Kauppalehti2

Presentations from the networking events
18.8. Peruvian Mining Delegation
Ilkka Lakaniemi, Vice President, Digitalization and Renewal, Finland Chamber of Commerce & Senior Advisor, Future Internet, Aalto Business School at Aalto University 01_Economic Outlook Finland August 2014

Teemu Karlsson, Geologist, MSc., Geological Survey of Finland (GTK) 02_Fin-Peru_GTK_18082014

Harry Sandström, Programme Coordinator, TEKES 03_Chile Mining Safari_Finnish Green Mining_Peruvian delegation_140818

Kari Knuutila, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Outotec Oyj / Part-time Director and Research Professor, Oulu Mining School 04_Faculty of Oulu Mining School_jaettava

Jorge Leal, Export Manager, Robit Oy 07_Robit – Rocktools Practicas de Barrenación

Jukka Raatikainen, Managing Director, IMA Engineering Ltd Oy 06_Peruvian-Finnish IMA presentation Aug 18th 2014 v1 0

25.8. Latin American Sawmill Delegation
Aila Janatuinen, Manager, wood products, Finnish Forest Industries Federation 02_Finnish Forest Industries Latin_Janatuinen

Kai Merivuori, Managing Director, Finnish Sawmills 03_Asoc de Aserraderos Finalndeses – español (2) 230814 ppt

Marko Mattila, Area Director, Ponsse plc 04_Ponsse Mattila

Sami Jerkku, Managing Director, Farmi Forest Oy Farmi Forest Jerkku

Tapani Pahkasalo, Head of Forest Investment Services Consulting, Indufor Oy 06_Indufor Pahkasalo August 2014 ES