Thank you to all our members and friends who joined us for this year’s Annual General Meeting. It was a pleasure to see so many familiar and new faces, and to close the year together in such a positive and constructive spirit.
We are happy to share that our new Chair is Mika Autio, and I am honoured to take on the role of Vice Chair for the coming term. We also welcome in our new Board members. We look forward to working closely with our Board, members, and partners to continue strengthening our Chamber and delivering meaningful value to our community.
As we look ahead, we are optimistic about the year to come and hopeful for interesting opportunities, stronger cooperation, and good business prospects for all our members.
Thank you for your trust, engagement, and continued support. Here’s to another active, insightful, and rewarding year together!
Warm welcome to celebrate the Independence Day with FinnCham South China!
The annual FinnCham South China Independence Day event is upon us!
Join us celebrating the Finnish independence and the Finnish business community with us in the historic center district of Shenzhen!
Where and When?
Date and Time: December 5th, 17:00 (AGM), 18:15 Dinner
Location:
深圳市 罗湖区南湖路3018号 深圳富苑皇冠假日套房酒店3楼
Prego, Shenzhen Fuyuan Crowne Plaza Suite Hotel (Shenzhen Fuyuan Branch), No.3018 Nanhu Road, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518001
How to get there?
Metro:
From 深圳站: take Line 1 (罗湖 Luohu）station to 国贸 Guomao. If you are coming from Hong Kong I recommend this option.
From 蛇口 Harbor: take Line 8 until 湖贝 Hubei. Alternative option: Line 12 from 太子湾 Taiziwan to 桃园 Taoyuan and switch to Line 1 until 国贸 Guomao. Note: long travel distance!
From 深圳北站：Take Line 4 until 会展中心 Convention&Exhibition Center and switch to Line 1 until 国贸 Guomao. Note: long travel distance!
Tickets
Members:
With 1 drink (wine/beer) 150 RMB /
With 3h free flow 250 RMB
Non-Members:
450 RMB (incl 1 glass of wine or beer) /
550 RMB (3h free flow)
2026 Membership Promotion
Individual: 250 RMB
Corporate Membership: 1000 RMB (no increase to last year)
For the sake of clarity, total price for individual Membership + Dinner ticket is total 400 RMB (1 drink) / 500 RMB (Free flow) if paid by December 5th. Payment on location.
Everyone who has paid the 2025 membership fee is entitled to the discounted member prices.
If you join as a member at the event, you get the same discount!
FinnCham South China had the pleasure of attending the Shenzhen International Underwear Fair (SIUF), one of the most important fashion and textile industry events in China. The Chamber was represented by Chairwoman Ms. Saara Fu, who took part in a range of official activities during the multi-day event.
Key Highlights
Opening Ceremony: FinnCham participated in the grand opening, witnessing a strong presence of both domestic and international brands.
Roundtable Discussion: Chairwoman Saara Fu joined other speakers in a panel on innovation and sustainability in the global fashion industry.
Television Interview: Ms. Fu gave an interview on-site, highlighting Finland’s approach to sustainability in fashion, where eco-consciousness is not just a trend but a long-standing, embedded practice. She also discussed consumer expectations, the second-hand market, and circular economy models in Finnish fashion.
Fashion Shows & Exhibitions: The delegation explored new collections and technological displays, observing growing demand for sustainable practices across the Chinese fashion sector.
Fair Showroom Visit: Ms. Fu visited to fair showrooms and networked with textile and clothing manufacturers.
Photo Credit: SIUF2025
Key Observations
There is momentum in China toward sustainability and innovation, driven largely by consumer demand—particularly among younger buyers.
Companies are actively investing in new textile processing technologies, and AI integration is becoming more visible throughout the design-to-logistics chain.
Despite this progress, internal market competition remains intense, making innovation and brand differentiation critical.
In terms of design, the exhibition featured a creative mix of futuristic and utilitarian aesthetics, classic Western influences, and inspirations from traditional Chinese fashion, highlighting the global fusion shaping the industry today.
Event Snapshots
Casual and futuristic looksA snapshot of the styles shown at SIUF2025MiiOW brand show with some casual looksPhotographers were especially interested in certain types of looksMs. Fu had a long chat with the people from this textile supplierNew materials and solutions were also shown at the fairBesides Ms. Fu, there was some Finnish representation at the eventNot just clothes – all sorts of really cool machinery were shown in the exhibition pavilionSANDYASI’s stall was very livelyMs. Fu at SIUF
Looking Ahead
FinnCham South China looks forward to continued dialogue with industry stakeholders and welcomes collaboration with Chinese and Finnish companies driving responsible, forward-thinking innovation in fashion and textiles.
Töihin verkkokauppa e-ville.comiin! Avoimena on tällä hetkellä työharjoittelupaikan lisäksi tuotepäällikön virka. Lue linkistä lisätietoja e-villestä työnantajana, sekä tietoja avoimesta tuotepäällikön työpaikasta Shenzhenissä, Kiinassa.
TactoTek (tactotek.com) is looking to strengthen our team in pre- and post-sales customer sales and technical support. This position is located in TactoTek’s Guangdong/China office, close to our suppliers, partners and customers.
Requirements
5+ years of relevant working experience in FAE, Technical Sales, Technical Support or Sales roles in customer interface
Masters degree in Electrical Engineering or Mechanics Engineering
Strong understanding and experience in Electro-Mechanical Designs
Experience in Industrial Design, Mechanical Design, System Integration, and/or Tool Designing a plus
Experience working directly with customer in a Sales or Technical sales role
Held previous positions in US or EU headquartered companies operating in China
Held previous positions in Tier1 supplier companies, serving OEMs in China in the field of consumer electronics, white goods, mobile, or automotive
Native Mandarin, fluent English skills, Cantonese a plus
Primary location in Guangdong China (Shenzhen, Dongguan, Foshan, or Guangzhou)
This position requires regular travel to customer and partner sites in China, and Asia, and once or twice a year to TactoTek HQ in Finland
Responsibilities
Regular customer sales visits
Be the first line of support for technical requests from customers and partners
Support sales and partnering activities, including customer/partner meetings
Help customers to evaluate TactoTek technology
Support customer projects in implementation of TactoTek technology
Communication to Head of Product Creation in Finland HQ
Communication to Vice President of Sales in Taipei
You are cordially invited to join Finnish Business Council Guangdong Independence Day dinner. The buffet dinner includes western Christmas food (ham, salmon, mustard, Karelian roast, smashed potatos, boiled baby potatos, carrot casserole, dark bread, butter, marinated carlic, beetroot salad) and drinks (beer, coffee). It is allowed to bring cognac to share 🙂
The dinner is free of charge for the FBCGD members who have paid the 2015 membership fee at the Annual General Meeting while others are charged CNY200. Membership fee for a company is CNY2000 and CNY500 for an individual at the moment. Bank of China ATM is nearby for cash withdrawals.
Date & time: Saturday 6.12.2014 18:00 onwards
Place: Restaurant McCawley’s, 3rd floor, Shop No. 118 Seaworld Shekou, Shenzhen (Tel: 0755 2668 4496) http://www.mccawleys.com/sk/directions.html RSVP: Please let us know by Monday 1 December if you are coming by sending an email to info@fbcgd.org so that we can arrange the right amount of food and drinks.
FBCGD Chairman Mika Tavast represented the City of Tampere at the 6th Low Carbon City Development World Forum in Shenzhen. Mr. Tavast brought the greetings of Mayor of Tampere and welcomed, on behalf of her, the audience to come to Tampere where the Forum will be held in October.
The Sixth Low Carbon City Development World Forum, also known as the Second Shenzhen International Low Carbon City Conference, was held at the Shenzhen International Low-Carbon Town Convention & Exhibition Centre, Shenzhen, from 10-11 June 2014.
The event was organized by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) of China, the Shenzhen Municipal Government, and was undertaken by the Shenzhen Development and Reform Commission, the Shenzhen Longgang District Government and Shenzhen SEZ Construction & Development. Co., Ltd. The event was supported by the Academy of Microeconomic Research of NDRC, the World Alliance for Low Carbon Cities, the Shenzhen Institute of Building Research, and the China Shenzhen Emission Exchange.
The theme of this conference was A Quality Path toward Urbanization. The forum consisted of an opening ceremony, the main conference, and parallel sessions. The main conference included four tracks which addressed different aspects of the low-carbon path to improving city quality: City Dialogue, Macro Dialogue, Industry Dialogue, and Think Tank Dialogue. The forum’s parallel sessions focused on low-carbon finance, low-carbon policy, the low-carbon city, and low-carbon industry.
The forum addressed topics crucial to the development of low-carbon urban environments. Among the topics addressed were the following highlights:
China’s Roadmap for Sustainable and Low-Carbon Cities
SMART/ICT: Eco-innovation, City Planning, Transportation
Clean Technologies
Low-Carbon Urbanization: Developed nations and developing countries
Business and Low-Carbon City Development
Resources Bottleneck – Obstacles and Solutions
Financing Low-Carbon Urbanization
The event hosted over 1,000 leaders from government, industry, investors, academia, international organizations, business associations, and media from over 40 countries. Participants gathered in Shenzhen to collectively seek new knowledge, enlightenment, and business opportunities on low-carbon development in China’s urbanization process.
Participants included
Xie Zhenhua, Vice-Chairman, National Development and Reform Commission
Xu Qin, Mayor of Shenzhen
Graham Meadows, Special Advisor, European Commission
Mariana Fay, Chief Economist, Sustainable Development Network, World Bank
Travis Bradford, Director, Energy and Environment Concentration, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University
Larry Goulder, Shuzo Nishihara Professor of Environmental and Resource Economics, Stanford University
Feng Lun, Chairman, Vantone Holdings Co., Ltd.
Wang Shi, Chairman, China Vanke Co., Ltd.
Liang Xinjun, Vice Chairman/CEO, Fusun Group
Wang Chuanfu, Chairman, BYD Group
Jonathan Woetzel, Senior Director, McKinsey & Company
Time 2014-06-13 | 14:00 – 17:00 Venue Azalea Room, Crowne Plaza Hotel Shenzhen Address No. 3018 Nanhu Road, Shenzhen Fee Members: CNY200 | Non Members: CNY400
Due to major technology improvements and shifts in purchasing patterns by consumers and globalization, the operations field in many industries (i.e. manufacturing and services) is experiencing critical and major changes. These changes are having a direct impact on the way companies plan, source, make and delivery goods and services for today and into the future.
The seminar is designed for senior management and operations professionals across many industries to highlight key areas where changes are taking place and how some companies are adapting technology to change and improve their business efficiency and performance.
The above mentioned changes apply not only to multinationals but also SMEs involved in the provision of goods and services.
The seminar will cover the following areas:
Operations as a Strategic Asset
Beginning to End Process Logic
Operations Performance
Managing Cooperation with Customers and Suppliers
Future Use of KPIs and Performance Measurements to Achieve Success
Agenda
14:00-14:30 Registration
14:30-15:10 Strategic Operations and Performance
15:10-15:30 Tea Break and Networking
15:30-16:30 Managing Cooperation with Customers and Supplies to the Future use of KPIs
16:30-17:00 Q&A and Discussion
Speaker: Mr. John Benito
Mr. John Benito has more than 35 years’ working experience in the operations field and has worked in many Asian and European countries as well as the USA, including 16 years in China. John has worked in a variety of international and local roles with large multinational companies such as 3M, Parker, Siemens and Hercules, as well as a Senior Consultant for many automotive, telecommunications and medical operation companies. He holds an MBA in Production Engineering, a Post Graduate Diploma in Operations Management, is an APICS “CPIM” and a Certified Quality Auditor.
