Who We Are

The chamber of commerce FinnCham Brazil, offers the window to better understand the activities, challenges, and successes of the many Finnish companies operating in Brazil. This allows for joint work to assist and encourage Finnish companies to increasingly enter the country and expand their presence in the Brazilian market.

Finncham has created a more organized and easy way to bring companies together for common actions, share information about opportunities in the Brazilian market, and plan and coordinate our efforts in support of enterprises. For the embassy and its consulates, Business Finland, and other Finnish government agencies – collectively referred to as Team Finland – the creation of this business entity has been very valuable.

Mission

Our mission is to make fruitful connections among our members, their services and resources. Therefore, supporting bilateral business between Brazil and Finland by providing high quality service keeping in mind our members’ best interests, inclusivity, and sustainability.

Values

Values that guide all of our activities are: ethics, commitment, collaboration, excellence, and transparency.

Vision

To become a leading forum for the Brazil-Finland business and government community. To be trusted by this community and known for enhancing bilateral trade, services, and building relationships successfully.

Our Partners

FINNCHAM NETWORK

Official representative of the global FinnCham network in Brazil, we connect trade associations, chambers of commerce and guilds in order to encourage the internationalisation and promote the export efforts of Finnish companies.

MEMBER OF TEAM FINLAND

The Team Finland network promotes Finland and its interests abroad: Finland’s external economic relations, the internationalization of Finnish companies, investments in Finland and the country brand itself.

AFFILIATED TO EUROCÂMARAS

Eurocâmaras was founded in 1999 by the leading European Chambers of Commerce in Brazil, creating the official most representative umbrella organization for European Companies, some of them established in the country for more than 100 years. It represents today all together over 5,000 European industries and companies in Brazil.

PERMANENT SEAT

The Ambassador of Finland to Brazil and the “Business Finland” representative have a permanent seat in the Board, ensuring that all bilateral activities represents well the interests of the Finnish government, with focus on creating the best scenario for the Finnish companies.

THE FEDERATION OF CHAMBERS OF FOREIGN TRADE (FCCE)

Member of the FCCE, by virtue of its Statute, has a national scope, having Regional Vice-Presidents throughout Brazil, also operating at the international level, through “Cooperation Agreements” signed with different bodies of the highest credibility and tradition, such as the “International Chamber of Commerce – ICC (International Chamber of Commerce), founded in 1919, with headquarters in Paris, which has more than eighty National Committees, on the five continents, in addition to operating the most important“ International Court of Arbitration ”in the world, founded in 1923.

NAVAL TECHNOLOGICAL CLUSTER

A non-profit association recognized by the Ministry of Economy and the Secretariat for Economic Development, Energy and International Relations of the State of Rio de Janeiro as a Naval Technological Cluster. With the purpose of contributing to the development of a prosperous economy for the region and beneficial for its associates and society, they seek to create an environment of cooperation and partnerships for economic, public and private agents from a space for dialogue and negotiation between Academia , Industry and Government.