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1 HELSINKI BUSINESS HUB Palvelut Yritysten kasvussa ja kansainvälistymisessä WE MAKE HELSINKI THE BEST PLACE TO ACCELERATE YOUR BUSINESS Irma Ylikangas Senior Business Advisor Picture Jussi Hellsten / Visit Helsinki

2 WE MAKE HELSINKI THE BEST PLACE TO ACCELERATE YOUR BUSINESS. WE ENABLE INNOVATION-DRIVEN COMPANIES TO GROW AND DEVELOP IN HELSINKI FOREIGN COMPANIES TO ESTABLISH THEIR BUSINESSES IN HELSINKI NEW OPENINGS IN EXPORT IN TARGETED MARKETS OUR FOCUS IS ON SMART & CLEANTECH HEALTH ICT WE WORK WITH FOREIGN & LOCAL COMPANIES INVESTORS PUBLIC SECTOR ACADEMIA HELSINKI BUSINESS HUB RECEIVES ITS FUNDING FROM PUBLIC SOURCES FROM THE CITIES OF HELSINKI, ESPOO, VANTAA AND KAUNIAINEN AS WELL AS THE UUSIMAA REGIONAL COUNCIL. READ MORE FROM Picture Jussi Hellsten / Visit Helsinki

3 FOCUS AREAS Smart and clean Smart buildings Health Personalized health (Biobanks) Smart mobility MedTech devices Digital infrastructure ICT Industrial Internet Software development

4 EXPORT ACTIONS

5 PILOTING - ACCELERATING CITY INVOLVEMENT NEW EXPORT MODELS WE CARRY OUT ACTIVITIES WHICH LEAD TO EXPORTS OF SME S USE THE POTENTIAL IN CITY INVOLVEMENT TO CREATE EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES CREATE NEW EXPORT MODELS TO PACKAGE FINNISH SOLUTIONS

6 HBH SMART & CLEAN EXPORT ACTIVITIES CREATE EXPORT CONCEPTS BASED ON MARKET SCOPE Expanding invest in activities to exports in selected markets THEMATIC SCOPE Finding markets for solutions in the Helsinki region together with companies LARGE SOLUTION ENTITIES CREATED IN THE SMART & CLEAN PROJECTS References in the Helsinki region à international markets BASED ON CITY COOPERATION AND INVOLVEMENT

7 1. MARKET (GEOGRAPHICAL) SCOPE DIFFERENT DELEGATIONS MOHURD /CHINA delegation 2/2017 SHENZHEN / CHINA delegation 2/2017 AUSTRIAN cleantech delegation 3/2017 ZHANGJIAGOU / CHINA delegation 4/2017 SINGAPORE delegation 5/2017 BEIJING SPORT UNIVERSITY delegation 8/2017 JAPAN delegation 9/2017

8 1. MARKET (GEOGRAPHICAL) SCOPE CASE SINGAPORE Singapore Housing and Development Board + IBM delegtion in Helsinki on Helsinki designing better life Singapore week, in 9/ Emerging solutions to Smart and Clean Cities, Smart Built environment Seminar City of Helsinki, Helsinki Busines Hub, Team Finland, Smart and Clean Foundation, Finnish companies and Singaporean stakeholders

9 2. THEMATIC SCOPE TAIWAN 10/2016 NEW SCHOOL HELSINKI HBH Co-organized the seminar with City of Helsinki and Finpro CLEANTECH & MODERN HEALTHY BUILDINGS Several companies presented their offerings both in education and clean tech

10 2. THEMATIC SCOPE - CLEANTECHNORCIC COOPERTAION 11/2016 Cleantech Capital Day Shanghai together with Cleantech Scandinavia and with Finnish Companies

11 2. THEMATIC SCOPE WINTER SPORT KNOW-HOW Beijing Winter Olympics 2022 and COOP Moi Helsinki and First common Winter sport event in China 5/2016 (Finpro, City of Helsinki, HBH, Wide variety of companies) Jokerit Co-operation China Activities 9/2016 -> SportSMASH cooperation 11/2016-> Lahti Region, Ladec, Visit Lahti and Rovaniemi China cooperation 1/2017-> Finnish Ice-Hockey Association, League, Finnish Figure Skating Association, Olympic Committee 2017

12 3. LARGE SOLUTION ENTITIES CREATED IN HELSINKI REGION Potential for future export Example IN THE 1. SMART & CLEAN PROJECTS Air Quality Network in Helsinki Region to be built by Smart and Clean Foundation, Vaisala, Pegasor and Helsinki University Example 2. Renovations take about % of the all construction budget There are not currently very good examples of a renovation project for export, but new innovative solutions e.g. kahden viikon putkiremontti, Two week pipeline renovation.

13 COMING BUSINESS EVENTS 2017 Mayor of City of Helsinki visit to Beijing Week 47 Winter Sport Week Sport Smash Slush In Helsinki Week CHINESE SPRING FESTIVAL 15.2 First time Business Forum

14 EXPORT in GENERAL Export should be based in customer need When there is a market pull eg. Beijing 2022 Olympics new ways of working may be needed. Larger markets e.g. China total solutions needed rather than one product or service, Co-operation with other local agencies e.g, Cleantec stakeholders, Scandinavia, Finpro country organizations, Tekes, Exporting is not ONE event - Longer committment is needed. Follow up. Sister City Co-operation very important

15 HOW TO GROW AND EXPORT 1. CLEAR MARKET/CUSTOMER NEED 2. IDENTIFIED MARKET PULL 3. BE OPEN to NEW OPPORTUNITIES and NEW WAYS OF WORKING

16 THANK YOU Irma Ylikangas Senior Business Advisor

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