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March 2012
Unique Nordic-Baltic business delegation
went to China
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Eleven companies from Estonia, Finland and Sweden travelled to China together
with official delegates from each country on the 17th of March. The delegation
was headed by Governor Elisabeth Nilsson from the County Administrative Board
of Östergötland, Sweden. The aim was to meet with Chinese enterprises and
authorities, establish contacts with potential investors and to conduct businessto-business meetings
The joint delegation proved to be very successful and it will result in specific
cooperation and business making. Many of the participating companies
established important business contacts.
Read more about the outcome of the trip
Background information about the delegation trip
Comments from the participants
A word from the Project
Manager
We are now back after a
fantastic business delegation
trip to China within the frame
of the BENCH project. China
is an overwhelming country
that always makes a deep
impression on visitors.
Except for business contacts,
we got the opportunity to
meet with really high-ranked
Chinese officials that
received our delegation in a
most friendly and generous
way. It was a real joy to see
the Estonian, Finnish and
Swedish companies in action
making new contacts in
China.
More than 250 Chinese companies
participated in Nordic Room
Nordic Room generated great interest amongst Chinese entrepreneurs, and all
together the venue had more than 250 participants. 70 companies came to
Shanghai to listen to Governor Elisabeth Nilsson inaugurate the first Nordic Room
ever.
I am very proud of the
BENCH project partners that
have been involved in all the
preparations for the trip. They
have done a fabulous work. I
am also most grateful for all
the support we have gotten
from the representatives at
the Estonian, Finnish and
Swedish Consulate Generals
in China. Their help has been
invaluable both when it
comes to arranging the
meetings with important
Chinese officials as well as
their advice and sharing of
contacts in China.
- Being the Governor of the Swedish province Östergötland I am very proud
This trip is a result of our
The first Nordic Room, a forum for Northern European small and medium
sized enterprises (SMEs) to showcase their products and services to
potential business partners in China, was held in Shanghai, Wuxi and
Nanjing during the BENCH trip to China.
In Nordic Room seminars companies, business entities, and representatives of
public and semi-public organizations come together to engage in Businessto-Business and Government-to-Business networking and matchmaking.
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to have gotten the opportunity to lead a delegation with representatives
from Estonia and regions in Finland and Sweden within the frame of a
project called BENCH, said Elisabeth Nilsson in her in inauguration speech.
Read the whole article here
Follow this link for more information about Nordic Room
good cooperation in the
project and an important
experience from which we
will learn a lot for the future –
not least how to organize a
successful business seminar
in China.
Annika Holmström
Meet PPAM, Swedish enterprise in the
delegation
One of the companies that joined the BENCH trip to
China is PPAM.se from Sweden. PPAM specializes
in solar power installations and low-energy building
solutions. Managing Director Andreas Molin had
many expectations for the trip.
- Amongst other things, I hope to initiate a pilot
project for refurbishment of low-energy
buildings, says Andreas Molin. China is a
country that goes through a lot of changes and
now that they have the chance to transform their
buildings into something much more
sustainable, it would be great if they could think
low-energy from the beginning.
Andreas Molin thinks it is a good opportunity to go
on a business trip to China together with a large
delegation. As a small company, PPAM has only two
empolyees, the delegation helps with venues and
business contacts.
More about PPAM.se
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Making Business in China
26 people joined the sixth BENCH seminar, Making business in China, in
Norrköping, Sweden, on March 6th.
Find more information and documentation from the seminar here.
BENCH Interrim Report
The Interrim Report for the project was completed and sent to the Joint Technical
Secretariat in the December.
Read the report here.
China as an Export Market for Estonian Companies
A seminar on market opportunities in China for Estonian companies was held in
February in Tallinn, Estonia.
Read more about the seminar here.
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