The report(Link to another website.) includes a preliminary assessment of the implementation of these solutions, as they will require changes to legislation and management structures. After the publication of the report, the reform of export promotion will move forward to political decision-making. The next steps will be decided by Ministers Ville Tavio and Wille Rydman.
A working group of public officials from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment examined ways to reform the Team Finland export promotion network. The working group’s report was published on 6 February 2024.
The report(Link to another website.) proposes three solutions to simplify and enhance the management and export promotion activities of the Team Finland network.
- Reforming the management structure of the Team Finland network in Finland
- Reforming the management structure of the Team Finland network in Finland and strengthening the Foreign Ministry’s guiding role in the network abroad
- Incorporating Business Finland’s activities abroad into the Foreign Service
In its report(Link to another website.), the working group examining the reform concludes that a key shortcoming in Finland’s export promotion system is fragmented management, especially the management of the network abroad, which is dispersed across two different organisations.
