Our Chamber

AFRY
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Membership
Business Sector
Description

AFRY operates in Brazil under the Pöyry brand.

Pöyry Brazil brings together international and local expertise to develop consulting and engineering projects for many different sectors of the economy.

Operating in the Brazilian market since 1969, Pöyry is an international engineering, design and consulting company, which operates in various industrial sectors, including pulp & paper, energy, mining & metals, forest-based industries, food and infrastructure.

What makes Pöyry stand out is that it seamlessly combines the knowledge and close collaboration of its professionals in Brazil and abroad with teams of customers and suppliers to offer intelligent, effective, profitable and sustainable solutions. Its broad portfolio of services covers all stages of a project, from its development and implementation, to support during its operation. Pöyry has proven expertise, a multidisciplinary team and a sound understanding of the strategies, markets and technologies available to enable the successful implementation of even the most diverse projects.

CONTACTS

Fabio Fonseca, Country Manager Brazil

Phone Number
+55 11 3472-6955
Business Address
Avenida Alfredo Egídio de Souza Aranha, 100 – Bloco B - 5o Andar
São Paulo - SP
04726-170
Avant Tecno
Membership
Description


Avant Tecno is the world's leading manufacturer of high-class compact loaders with their accessories and options. The company was founded in 1991 and over the years has become a concept thanks to its various innovative solutions. The Avant factory is located in Ylöjärvi, Finland. Avant has sales offices in the United States, Germany, United Kingdom and Brazil and import partners in more than 50 countries worldwide.

Phone Number
+55 12 996 344 272
Business Address
Avant Tecno do Brasil Máquinas e Equipamentos Ltda
Rodovia Geraldo Scavone 2730, Jardim Califórnia, Jacareí, SP, Brasil

12305-490
Business Finland
Membership
Description

Business Finland is the Finnish government organization for innovation funding and trade, investment, and travel promotion. Business Finland has 40+ offices globally dedicated to supporting businesses around the world.

As a part of the Team Finland Network, Business Finland fosters growth by helping Finnish businesses go global and by supporting and funding innovations. Their task in Brazil is to build bridges and win-win partnerships between private companies and government organizations from both countries to generate new lucrative business. Services are designed for companies aiming for bold business growth and renewal on international markets.

Business Finland office in Brazil offers free-of-charge services for internationalization in the following areas:

Advice for global growth and target market;
Access to business contacts and group visits;
Advice on local business culture and behaviour;
Market information (studies, opportunities).

CONTACTS
INTERNATIONALIZATION SERVICES

NATALIA ARAUJO

Advisor (Energy, Bioeconomy, General Market Advice)
Sao Paolo, Brazil
natalia.araujo (at) businessfinland.fi
tel. +55 11 93354-6015

INTERNATIONALIZATION SERVICES
JOÃO BORDON

Senior Advisor (Health, ICT, Mining, General Market Advice)
Sao Paolo, Brazil
joao.bordon (at) businessfinland.fi
tel. +55 11 93372-6007

MARCELO GUIMARAES

Senior Advisor
Sao Paulo, Brazil
marcelo.guimaraes (at) businessfinland.fi
tel. +55 11 9811 73780

MATTI LANDIN

Senior Advisor (Bioeconomy, ICT, General Market Advice)
Sao Paolo, Brazil
matti.landin (at) businessfinland.fi
tel. +55 12 99744-4762

HEIDI VIRTA

Senior Director, Head of Region
Sao Paolo, Brazil
heidi.virta (at) businessfinland.fi
tel. +55 11 97851-8118

WORK IN FINLAND
ALESSANDRA LEONE

Talent Manager
Sao Paolo, Brazil
alessandra.leone (at) businessfinland.fi
tel. +55 11 9439 65487

Phone Number
+55 12 9 9744 4762
Business Address
Business Finland Brazil
Alameda Ministro Rocha Azevedo, 38, Conjunto 204 – Cerqueira César
CEP: 01410-001 – São Paulo, SP
Brazil

Sao José dos Campos
Brazil
Carlos De Figueiredo Neto
Membership
Description

Carlos is a seasoned leader who has more than 20 years of global Business to Business experience in telecommunications, information technology and renewable energy industries. He has been based in Finland since 1998.

He holds dual citizenship, Finnish and Brazilian. He acquired two Master´s degrees: M.Sc. in Economics and Business Administration / Finance (University of Oulu / Finland) and M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering / Computer Architecture (University of São Paulo / Brazil). 

Throughout his career, Carlos has led large projects and business covering:

• Technology product strategy and sales development

• New technology business development

• Strategic and business development engagements with high profile corporate executives (Directors, SVPs, CTOs, CIOs and CEOs)

• Profit & Loss

• Change management

Phone Number
+358 40 8052088
Embassy of Brazil in Helsinki
Membership
Description


The Embassy of Brazil in Helsinki is the main diplomatic representation of the government and the people of Brazil in Finland. It has jurisdiction over the territory of Finland.


Leadership


Ambassador Luís Antonio Balduíno Carneiro

Phone Number
+358 (0) 9 684 1500
Business Address
Itäinen Puistotie 4 B 1 Helsinki - Finland / Suomi
00140
Embassy Of Finland
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Business Sector
Description

The Finnish embassies and consulates are generally located around the world promote the interests of Finland and Finns abroad. The embassy is handling the general political tasks and they are working with the official tasks.

In addition, they are an integral part of the network of Finnish activities in the host country.

The missions handle, among others:

foreign policy
trade policy
development cooperation
Finland’s representation in other countries and international organizations
public diplomacy
consular services
citizens’ services.

CONTACTS

Jouko Leinonen, Ambassador

Phone Number
+55 61 344 371 51
Business Address
Avenida das Nações
SES-Qd 807, Lt 27
70417-900, Brasília, DF
Brazil
EVAC
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Membership
Business Sector
Description

Evac is the world’s leading provider of integrated water and waste management systems, as well as corrosion-protection systems, for the marine, offshore, and building industries. Evac is the world’s leading provider of vacuum collection systems, wastewater treatment systems, fresh water generation systems, dry and wet waste treatment systems, marine growth prevention systems, and corrosion protection systems. Their cutting-edge solutions and services have been helping leading global players in these industries to significantly reduce their environmental footprint for 40 years.
CONTACTS
Cyril Bernard

Website Address
Phone Number
+55 11 96202-0511
Email Address
Business Address
Alameda Campinas, 463
01404-902,Jardim Paulista, SP
Brazil
FBD – FOREIGN BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
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Description

Foreign Business Development (FbD) aims to prepare, monitor and, eventually, manage branches of companies interested in developing in the Brazilian market for foreign companies, and abroad for Brazilian companies. FbD, with fifty years of experience, implementing and managing industries, commercial and/or service companies, in multiple sectors, knows how to customize its work to the needs of its customers and the peculiarities of each market, counting when necessary with partners in over 40 countries.

The company has in its portfolio projects from the most varied sectors such as chemistry for health; electronics for satellites, aeronautics and submarines; technology transfer (computers; automobile sector); luxury textile industry; logistics ; tourism (construction of a marina); testing laboratory ; business consulting ; engineering ; construction ; sanitation ; film production; bakery and winemaking; between others.

 

CONTACTS

Jean-Pierre Bernard

Website Address
Phone Number
+55 (11) 5181-6811 +55 (11) 99221-7556
Fernando Campos
Membership
Description


Fernando Campos is a senior executive with over 27 years of experience, working in Finnish multinationals in Latin America (AGCO/Valtra and PONSSE). At PONSSE, he worked from the company’s inception in Brazil and Latin America, establishing and consolidating local operations, and has extensive experience in the agroforestry sector.


He holds a postgraduate degree in Business Administration from EASP – Fundação Getúlio Vargas, with an international extension from Cambridge University.

Phone Number
+55 11 91739-1602
Finnish Consulate in São Paulo
Membership
Business Sector
Description

The Finnish mbassies and consulates are generally located around the world promote the interests of Finland and Finns abroad. The embassy is handling the general pollical tasks and they are working with the official tasks.

Consular missions refer to consulates general, consulates, and offices under the administration of a consulate general, headed by a career official, or honorary consulates, led by an honorary consul.

In addition, they are an integral part of the network of Finnish activities in the host country.

 

CONTACTS

Lasse Keisalo, Consulate of Finland

Phone Number
+55 11 97732 3777
Business Address
Alameda Ministro Rocha Azevedo, 38 Conj. 203
Bela Vista
01410-001 São Paulo - SP
Brasil
Hobeco
Name
Membership
Description

Hobeco is a Vaisala partner that provides meteorological monitoring technology, adaptable to all types of climates. Hobeco operates in aviation, meteorology, hydrology, renewable energy and many other industries. Hobeco services include equipment integration, installation and maintenance, systems and stations, software and hardware training, and preventive maintenance. Vaisala’s reliable and economical systems and technologies have been implemented all over the world.
CONTACTS
Gilson Lima Feitosa, Diretor

Website Address
Phone Number
+55 21 2518-2237
Email Address
Business Address
Ladeira Me. de Deus, 13
20221-090 Gamboa
Rio de Janeiro, RJ
Brazil
Huhtamaki
Membership
Description

Huhtamaki is is a global packaging specialist that focuses on making circular and sustainable packaging. The company operates in 36 countries around world manufacturing a wide range of packaging products.  Their products include packaging for food, beverages, household and personal care items among many other products.

Huhtamaki has a plant that produces fiber packaging in Palmeira City.  They also operate trough their subsidiary Laminor, that focuses on producing tube laminates for the oral and beauty care market in North and South America.
CONTACTS
Daniel Winocur, General Manager

Website Address
Phone Number
+55 - (0) 41 3661 1297 ou +55 42 3252 8000
Business Address
BR-376, KM 67 - Pavilhão 2
84130-000 Palmeira, PR
Brazil
ICEYE
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Membership
Business Sector
Description


ICEYE is a world leader in the New Space segment. The company manufactures and operates the largest SAR constellation in the world, empowering its commercial and government customers with unmatched persistent monitoring capabilities for any location on Earth.


ICEYE’s technology delivers multi-mode imaging and unrivaled coverage, both day and night, in any weather condition.


We help our customers to make informed, data-driven decisions to address time-critical challenges in multiple sectors such as environment, mining, oil & gas, forestry, natural catastrophe response and recovery, security, defense and intelligence.


ICEYE sells SAR data, mission systems and solutions to Governments, national agencies and to the private sector. The company has a growing reputation for delivering innovation and real value to its customers.


Headquartered in Espoo, Finland, ICEYE has a dedicated team based in Brazil to serve its growing Latin American customer base.

Website Address
Phone Number
+55 61 99256 9794
Business Address
No physical office in Brazil
João Bordon
Membership
Description

João Bordon

Career civil servant and policy specialist with 10+ years of experience in public policy-related fields across different industries. Brazil-based Senior Advisor of Business Finland.

Certificate in Governability, Political Management, and Public Management from the Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV-SP)/Development Bank of Latin America (CAF). Extension courses at Saint Paul Business School and Aalto University.

 

Phone Number
(021 11) 98942-2882
Marcos Jarne
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Description

Marcos Jarne

Marcos Jarne has more than 15 years of experience in law practice and in business deals (fintech, banking, capital markets, M&A, VC/PE investments).

Marcos has worked in prominent law firms in Brazil (Pinheiro Neto, Machado Meyer) and in Europe (Spain, Italy). His work experience includes the family office and venture capital firm of investors who control international companies (publicly traded and privately held) as well as Nubank, a leading fintech in Latin America.

Law degree from PUC-SP (Brazil) and postgraduate studies in finance at Insper (Brazil). Executive Education at Harvard Law School and at MIT.

 

 

Maxwill Braga
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Description

Max holds a master's degree in Finland, he studied Education and Globalization at the University of Oulu in 2010-12. He graduated in International Relations from the University of Brasilia. He has experience with facilitation; implementation, monitoring and evaluation of educational programs; management of projects; and team leadership. From 2014-2016 he coordinated the Finnish program muuvit.com in Brazil that reached 20.000 students and 600 teachers.   
 
Also in 2014, he became part of the Lemann Foundation Talents of Education network in Brazil. He is a member of the international community of Art of Hosting Meaningful Conversations. In 2018, he carried out a traineeship as an associated facilitator in the Organizational Performance Group in Connecticut USA. 
 
Currently, Max is the founder of Kaordico Facilitation. He leads AprenDi, which the main service is to co-create learning environments for organizations to improve how to work in a creative and collaborative way using the methodology Diagonal Learning. 
 
Max is also an artist. His heart beats faster for Drama and Theatrical Direction. He is also an amateur in painting and poetry.
 
For him: “… the human being is infinitely creative. It is a pity that formal education provides so little space for experimentation and creativity.”

Phone Number
(41) 9979 89799
Metso
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Membership
Business Sector
Description

Metso is a frontrunner in sustainable technologies, end-to-end solutions and services for the aggregates, minerals processing, metals refining and recycling industries globally. Metso is a unique company in its industry, with strengths in technology and R&D, product and process excellence, and scale, as well as its global service offering footprint. In Brazil, Metso Outotec has several locations and distributors that operate in mining, aggregates and metal refining.

CONTACTS
Marcelo Motti, Vice president of Sales

Website Address
Phone Number
(15) 2102-1300
Business Address
Avenida Independência 2500
Bairro Iporanga
18087-101, Sorocaba, SP
Brazil
Normet
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Membership
Business Sector
Description

Normet is a fast-growing and innovative technology company. Normet helps their mining and tunnelling partners to continuously improve their processes, increase the safety and productivity of their underground activities, and improve the sustainability of their operations. Their underground offering includes equipment, construction chemicals, rock reinforcement, and a range of different services.

 
CONTACTS
Odilon Mendes, Managing Director

Website Address
Phone Number
+55 (31) 2511-9511
Business Address
Rua Clemente Aníbal Branco, 425
Dist. Ind. Dr Hélio Pentagna Guimarães
Contagem, Minas Gerais
32113-491 Contagem, MG
Brazil
One Elevadores
Membership
Description


ONE Elevadores has a national network for maintenance of elevators and escalators multi-brand market. Present in several states of Brazil.


KONE is the world's largest elevator manufacturer and has more than 1,500,000 pieces of equipment in its maintenance.Through ONE, its exclusive distributor in Brazil, it extends all this experience and technology to your condominium.

Phone Number
+55 0 61 3036 1112
Business Address
SHS Quadra 6 Conjunto A Bloco C Sala 702
Asa Sul Brasilia DF
CEP 70316-109
Patrick Rajala
Membership
Description

Patrick Rajala

Patrick Rajala is a Brazilian-Finnish associate lawyer at Pinheiro Neto Advogados based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, has joined the firm in 2017. Patrick serves local and international clients from different industries and segments on tax consulting and litigation issues. He focuses his practice on tax and social security law issues in administrative and court disputes.

Patrick has a Bachelor’s degree in Law from the Catholic University School of Law, Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), and is a Member of the Brazilian Bar Association – Rio de Janeiro.

 

Phone Number
(21) 98227-1981
Pemamek
Name
Membership
Description

Pemamek is a global welding and production automation provider. The company is specialized in designing and manufacturing automated systems for heavy metal industries. Founded in 1970, the company is a family-owned limited company with solid finances (AAA-rated company).

Website Address
Phone Number
 +55 113442 4451
Business Address
Rua Alameda de Jequitibas 138 CEP 06542-275 Santana de Parnaíba, SP

Ponsse
Name
Membership
Description

Ponsse is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of forest machines. The product range covers all size categories of forest machines, from first thinning and the harvesting of forest energy to heavy-duty regeneration felling, as well as all logging sites, from soft soil to steep slopes. All the machines are manufactured in their factory located in Vierämä, Finland.

 

CONTACTS

Fernando Campos, Managing Director

Website Address
Phone Number
+ 55 11 4795-4600
Business Address
R. Joaquim Nabuco, 115 - Vila Nancy
08735-120, Mogi das Cruzes
Brazil
Pro4Edu
Name
Membership
Business Sector
Description

Pro4Edu is a nucleus of academics aimed to provide technological interaction to the classroom, through digital pedagogical resources developed by specialists around the world. Our pillars for the selection of digital applications are: a proven increase in student learning, professors' adherence to ease their daily activities, and the delivery of a superior value proposition to institutions, to increase student retention and acquisition. With that in mind we've chosen Finland as our main partner to bring solutions for the Brazilian market, so as to strengthen the Finnish recognition focused on education.

CONTACTS

Alexandre Merofa - Director

Tel. +55 11 99393-4147

email address [email protected]

Maurício Rodrigues - Chefe de operações de negócios

tel. +55 (11) 99816-1145

email address [email protected]

Website Address
Business Address
Avenida Marquês de São Vicente 576 - 20 andar, conjunto 2008
01139-000 São Paulo
São Paulo - Brasil
Renato Pacheco Neto
Membership
Description

Renato Pacheco Neto

 

President EUROCAMARAS-CAE, Chairman EBO-WWN, Honorary Consul General of Sweden, VP Yingke, LatAm BM Alliuris, Legal Affairs Director of Swedcham, Board Legal Advisor of Danish Trade Council.

 

Phone Number
(11) 98145-4395
Email Address
Samuli Seilonen
Membership
Description

Samuli Seilonen

Samuli is currently the Area Sales Director for Latin America & the Caribbean at Mantsinen. Master of Science in International Business from the Helsinki School of Economics, Samuli has a consulting background with almost 15 years at Finpro (current Business Finland) in Spain, Portugal and Brazil. He is specialized in developing sales and distribution channels for Finnish companies in the Portuguese & Spanish speaking world.

 

Phone Number
(11) 99875-7662
Techtools
Membership
Description

Techtools operates in a network model that gathers information about key health players, promoting business and partnerships in a win-win model for all actors in the chain. Techtools integrates healthcare value chain services and processes leading to the best innovations, increasing efficiency and reducing costs. Their solutions personalize patient access and facilitate the connection of legacy systems with future technologies, ensuring efficient management vision, ecosystem governance and the installation of culture across the entire value chain.

 

CONTACTS

Jeff Plentz, CEO

Website Address
Phone Number
+55 11 2495-3020
Business Address
R. Casa do Ator, 1.117,room 173, Vl. Olímpia
04546-004, São Paulo, SP
Brazil
Tecnotree
Membership
Description

Tecnotree is the only full-stack digital BSS provider with over 40 years of deep domain knowledge, proven delivery and transformation capability across the globe. Tecnotree helps customers to monetize and transform their business towards a marketplace of digital services. Their products are used to establish a dynamic ecosystem that offers highly relevant solutions to people.

 

CONTACTS

Armando Martinez, Vice President of
Regional LATAM

Website Address
Phone Number
+55 11 99212 0677
Business Address
Rua Vitorino de Morais, 139
Chácara Santo Antonio
04714-020 São Paulo, SP
Brazil
Thyago Szoke
Membership
Description

Thyago Szoke Medeiros Carneiro

Thyago is a multitasking attorney with experience in a variety of sectors of the economy, such as agribusiness, automotive, civil aviation, beverages, cosmetics, engineering and construction, financial, investments, project consultancy, services, chemical and retail.

He holds a Law degree from Rio Branco, a Marketing degree from ESPM and an M.B.A. from FGV/University of California. Thyago founded his own law firm specialized in Civil, Corporate, Digital, Environmental, Family and International Laws, as well as in Compliance, Contracts, Mergers and Acquisitions and Business Succession.

Thyago is also the former Executive Secretary of FinnCham Brazil.

 

Phone Number
(11) 99401-6677
Timo Haakana
Membership
Business Sector
Description


Senior Executive with more than 20 years of experience in the management of the following areas: Accounting, Auditing, Controlling, Tax, Treasury, Budget, and Finance

Phone Number
+5511988128938
Email Address
Vaisala
Name
Membership
Description

Vaisala is a global leader in weather, environmental, and industrial measurements.  Their measurement solutions are used for example to forecast weather or staying ahead of power outages. They are a reliable partner for customers around the world, offering a comprehensive range of innovative observation and measurement products and services.

 

CONTACTS

Daniel S. Da Silva, Director

Phone Number
+55 21 2263 3006
Business Address
Av. Presidente Antônio Carlos 54 / 901
20020-010 Rio de Janeiro
Brasil
Veracel Celulose S.A.
Membership
Business Sector
Description

Veracel Celulose is a Brazilian bioeconomy company and we produce pulp sustainably from eucalyptus fiber. Altogether, our operations cover 11 municipalities on the Discovery Coast in the extreme south of Bahia. Our shareholders are the Brazilian company Suzano and the Swedish-Finnish Stora Enso, both with tradition in the production of pulp and paper.

Phone Number
(73)98802-7025
Business Address
Rodovia BA 275, Km 24, S/N, Fazenda Brasilândia, Eunápolis/BA - Caixa Postal 21
45.820-970