Team Finland Kenya

👋 Welcome to our Team Finland Kenya LinkedIn page! 🌍 We're excited to have you with us. Check out the video below, where our Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy of Finland in Nairobi, Leo Svahnbäck, shares what you can expect from our posts. 🎥✨ Follow us to get a hands-on, concrete understanding of what we’re working on. Stay tuned! 🙌 #TeamFinland #TeamFinlandKenya Ulkoministeriö Business Finland Finnfund Finnpartnership

The Delegation of The European Union to Kenya 🇪🇺 regularly hosts the Trade Counsellors' Meeting, open to all EU embassies as well as trade missions present in Kenya (see picture from our January 2025 meeting). This group is extremely valuable for Finland 🇫🇮 as well, for several reasons: ✅ Sharing information on the business environment in Kenya ✅ Mapping out mutual opportunities for trade ✅ Planning upcoming events, such as the EU-Kenya Business Summit ✅ Providing updates on the progress of the EU-Kenya Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) coming into force. The EU is a major global operator and a strong partner in Kenya. Through its delegations, it provides tangible benefits for all member states in their engagements with the host country—in this case, Kenya 🇰🇪. Stronger together! 💪

Suomalaiset yritykset voivat nyt hakea Finnpartnershipilta innovaatiorahoitusta. Rahoituksella suomalainen yritys voi yhteiskehittää ratkaisuja pienempiin tai suurempiin globaaleihin haasteisiin yhdessä joko yhden tai useamman paikallisen kumppanin kanssa kehittyvillä markkinoilla. Ratkaisun kehittäminen voi liittyä tuotteisiin, palveluihin, prosesseihin tai liiketoimintamalleihin. Innovaatiorahoitusta voi Finnpartnershipista hakea suomalainen yritys, jolle on myönnetty Business Finlandin T&K-rahoitusta. Tukiprosentti on kaiken kokoisille yrityksille 75 %, ja maksimituki 300 000 euroa. Lue lisää ➡️ https://lnkd.in/dRtRnPMD #Liikekumppanuustuki #Innovaatiorahoitus

🌍💼 Kenian talous kasvaa vahvasti – mahdollisuuksia suomalaisille yrityksille! Kenian talous jatkaa vahvaa kasvuaan, ja kysyntä kohdistuu Suomen vahvuusalueille, erityisesti ICT-sektorin sekä maa- ja metsätalouden ratkaisuihin. Näiden rinnalle ovat nousemassa terveyssektorin ratkaisut ja palvelut. Infrastruktuuriin satsaaminen on jatkuvaa, mikä tuo sekin mahdollisuuksia suomalaisosaamisen markkinoinnille. Markkinoilla on merkittäviä mahdollisuuksia, mutta menestys vaatii kilpailukykyisiä ratkaisuja ja vahvaa markkinatuntemusta. Tässä #TeamFinland-verkosto on tukenasi. Lue lisää kasvavista liiketoimintamahdollisuuksista: https://lnkd.in/dJtxx9Tg #TeamFinlandKenya #kauppa #vienti #talous #MarketOpportunities Kauppapolitiikka Ulkoministeriö

Team Finland Kenya colleagues from the Embassy, Business Finland and Finnfund attended a regional Team Finland meeting last week in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Our hosts from the Embassy of Finland in Dar es Salaam provided us with a concise one-day agenda with a great mix of colleagues from not only Dar and Nairobi but also from Addis Abeba and Maputo. This annual gathering aims to focus on joint plans and focuses, searching for synergies on different priorities as well as on potential business delegation visits to the region. #Digitalization 💻 is a big focus and an opportunity for Finland in all of these countries. Also the health sector, bioeconomy and mining are showing strong interest and potential for growth. 📈 As part of the program, we had the pleasure to visit the Dar es Salaam port and the Tanzanian port authority (TPA), where the Finnish know-how was on display through eg. Konecranes and Wärtsilä lifts and machines.

Reflecting on a truly insightful experience! The #Nordic Ambassadors’ #CircularEconomy field trip provided us a thought-provoking opportunity to explore how Kenya is driving innovative local solutions in the circular economy. 🌍🔄 Read more below! ⬇️

We were excited to visit the construction sites of three upcoming maternal clinics — an important step forward in expanding healthcare access! 🔨 In total 20 new clinics are being built by VAMED Health Projects Finland Oy. It was exciting to see the progress firsthand! 🥼   This initiative is a collaboration between VAMED Health Projects Finland OY and the Kenyan Government, funded through the PIF (Public Sector Investment Facility) instrument. The PIF supports public sector investments in developing countries and leverages Finnish expertise and technology. In this case, a significant portion of the medical equipment and materials are from 14 different Finnish companies. 🤝   The aim of this project is to encourage local women to give birth at the clinics and reduce maternal mortality rates. In the bigger picture, the plan is to increase the amount of women in the workforce, strengthen gender equality and reduce poverty. 👶   During our filed trip, we had the chance to meet with local authorities, builders and nurses from Samburu and Nyandarua counties. We were excited to hear that throughout the program, a total of 40 nurses, midwives and doctors from these clinics participated in a training program at the Oulu University Hospital 👩🏫 The trip was an excellent opportunity for the Kenyan experts to observe Finnish obstetricians and nurses in action, gain insights into Finnish working culture, and exchange ideas and perspectives with their colleagues. A big thank you to the team at VAMED for ensuring the project stays on track. We are excited to see the positive impact this project will have on #MaternalHealthcare in Kenya!

The Deputy of the Embassy, Leo, met with the Ecocan🌱 crew this week at Nairobi Garage. Ecocan Africa is a startup founded in 2021, focusing on bottle and can recycling solutions, with an innovative mobile app to make the process super smooth and user-friendly. Both the producer, the seller, and the buyer benefit, when the authenticity and the movement of the product can be checked (in a GDPR-compliant way) - in addition, a deposit to be claimed when returning the can or bottle.   Ecocan's first focus is at the Kenyan market, and then branching out to other countries in the region. They're also working with Finnish PALPA to develop the Finnish recycling system, which already has a very high standard and recycling rate.   Ecocan's mission: make sustainable convenient. The need for a solution like this in the African, Asian and Middle Eastern markets is huge. Can't help but be excited!

Last Friday, we had the privilege of hosting the wrap-up session for the 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗟𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗮𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿 program! This initiative is designed to equip innovative, data-driven 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 (𝗗𝗦𝗜𝘀) with the tools, market insights, and strategic partnerships needed to become investment-ready.   Over the next 18 months, 10 promising startups from 𝘀𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 — Kenya, Tanzania, Senegal, South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, and Zambia — will receive 𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁, mentoring from experienced professionals in Europe and Africa, and 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 at key industry events. These resources will empower each company to address unique challenges, 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗷𝗼𝗯𝘀.   The project is implemented by the HAUS kehittämiskeskus Oy / HAUS Finnish Institute of Public Management Ltd and the Estonian Centre for International Development (ESTDEV), as part of the #𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲.   We are excited to see these startups thrive as they embark on this transformative journey. Stay tuned for updates and success stories!

Massive thanks to HAUS kehittämiskeskus Oy / HAUS Finnish Institute of Public Management Ltd and Estonian Centre for International Development (ESTDEV) for this inspiring event, and congrats to all the companies on your selection into the #ThinkLikeAnInvestor initiative. Early stage companies and startups are the engines of #innovation 🚀💡