Today Technopark “Idea” was visited by head of Trade Center under Finland embassy in the Russian Federation Mr. Ilpo Hanhisalo.

General director of the Technopark “Idea” Sergey Yushko made review excursion and presentation of Technopark activity, told about its infrastructure, anchor residents, Laser Center RT and Center LEGO of robotics and construction activities, programs and contest organized by Technopark. Mr. Ilpo Hanhisalo took particular interest to stages of small innovative companies’ development which localize in the Technopark.

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Trade Center under Finland embassy in the Russian Federation is supervised by Ministry of trade and industry of Finland. The main tasks of it are rendering of assistance to Finland enterprises when it goes out on international market, assistance to internalization of Finland enterprises business on all stages of this process and information help on all stages of international operations fulfillment. Members of “Finpro” are 700 Finland enterprises and also Central Union of Finlandbusiness life.

Enterprises of small- and middle-size business receive up to 60% of all services volume of “Finpro”. Services which are offered by this organization are both on paid and on unpaid bases. Financing of the organization activity consists 50% from state budget and 50% of means of Finland enterprises and organizations which are members of “Finpro”.

Activity of “Finpro” is made by two directions: on internal and external markets. Foreign activity of “Finpro” is made on the basis of integration structure that consists from 51 “trade center” in 40 countries. The trade centers analyse opportunities of Finland goods and service advancement on world market on the permanent basis and give recommendations for Finland companies.