This year marks the 70th anniversary of China and Finland's bilateral trade agreement, Finland was the first country to sign a trade agreement with China 70 years ago. In China, there are about 250 Finnish companies, this year at least 24 Finnish companies participate at China International Import Expo (CIIE), including 18 companies at the Finland pavilion and 6 companies with their own booths.
Ulla Nurmenniemi, the executive director of FinnCham Beijing said that for many Finnish companies, China is their biggest market.