Yle’s Stockholm-based morning programme reports that Prime Minister Petteri Orpo arrived in Beijing on 27 January with a delegation of more than 120 executives representing Finland’s technology, forestry, education and health-tech sectors—the largest Finnish trade mission to China since 2017.
Correspondent Olli-Pekka Sulasmaa said the itinerary includes visits to Daxing International Airport’s smart-logistics zone and to Tsinghua University’s innovation park, where discussions will focus on dual-degree programmes and internship exchanges.
Executives preparing for such high-stakes trips might also need rapid visa support. VisaHQ’s Finland portal (https://www.visahq.com/finland/) streamlines Chinese business-visa applications, offers expedited processing and keeps teams updated on entry-policy changes, ensuring delegates spend more time sealing deals and less time on paperwork.
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Finnish officials told Yle that a side-event with Finnair and Beijing Capital International Airport will explore adding frequencies on the Helsinki–Beijing route and reciprocal use of automated border gates for eligible frequent fliers—changes that could cut door-to-door travel time for consultants to 11 hours.
Orpo is also expected to raise Finland’s interest in China’s pilot programme for 72-hour business-visa-free stays in selected cities, arguing that it should be expanded to cover Nordic passport holders transiting via Helsinki–Beijing flights.
For global-mobility teams, the mission is a signal that Finland is actively negotiating new corridors for trade and short-term assignments in the world’s second-largest economy.
Correspondent Olli-Pekka Sulasmaa said the itinerary includes visits to Daxing International Airport’s smart-logistics zone and to Tsinghua University’s innovation park, where discussions will focus on dual-degree programmes and internship exchanges.
Executives preparing for such high-stakes trips might also need rapid visa support. VisaHQ’s Finland portal (https://www.visahq.com/finland/) streamlines Chinese business-visa applications, offers expedited processing and keeps teams updated on entry-policy changes, ensuring delegates spend more time sealing deals and less time on paperwork.
Finnish officials told Yle that a side-event with Finnair and Beijing Capital International Airport will explore adding frequencies on the Helsinki–Beijing route and reciprocal use of automated border gates for eligible frequent fliers—changes that could cut door-to-door travel time for consultants to 11 hours.
Orpo is also expected to raise Finland’s interest in China’s pilot programme for 72-hour business-visa-free stays in selected cities, arguing that it should be expanded to cover Nordic passport holders transiting via Helsinki–Beijing flights.
For global-mobility teams, the mission is a signal that Finland is actively negotiating new corridors for trade and short-term assignments in the world’s second-largest economy.
