Moi! Kuinka sinua voi auttaa tänään?"
- Hello! How can I help you today?
Minulla on suuri rakkaus kaupunkiin."
- I have a great love for this city.
Kesä on Suomessa uskomattoman kaunis."
- Summer in Finland is incredibly beautiful.
Pitäkää hiljaa, lapset nukkuu."
- Please be quiet, the children are sleeping.
Olen oppiva henkilö ja haluan oppia uutta joka päivä."
- I am a curious person and I want to learn something new every day.
Terveisin, minulla on kylmä."
- Greetings, I have a cold.
Matkailu on suosittua suomalaisissa viihdemuodoissa."
- Traveling is a popular form of entertainment among Finns.
Lentokone laskeutuu Helsinki-Vantaa lentokentälle."
- The airplane is landing at Helsinki-Vantaa airport.
Syötävää on tarpeeksi ruokalavaan."
- There's enough food on the table.
Suomen kielessä on 15 kielioppihuokoista."
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Finnish language has 15 cases in its grammar.
Sharing similar views, James Han, president for China unit of Wartsila Corp, a Finnish life cycle and power solutions provider for marine and energy markets, said China's decision to implement high-standard opening-up in the manufacturing sector is encouraging.
芬兰海洋和能源市场生命周期和电力解决方案提供商瓦锡兰公司中国分公司总裁James Han也持类似观点，他表示，中国决定在制造业实施高标准开放，这令人鼓舞。
Expressing similar views, Hakan Agnevall, CEO and president of Wartsila Corp, one of the world's largest life cycle and power solutions providers for marine and energy markets by sales revenue, said that apart from running four plants in China, the Finnish company will deploy more resources to boost its service-related businesses such as engine performance improvement, voyage planning, training and decarbonization services in the country.
瓦锡兰公司是全球销售收入最大的海洋和能源市场生命周期和动力解决方案提供商之一，其首席执行官兼总裁哈坎·阿涅瓦尔表达了类似的观点，该国的培训和脱碳服务。
The Finnish firm is seeing a consistent increase in demand for dual-fuel engines within all segments.
这家芬兰公司看到，所有细分市场对双燃料发动机的需求都在持续增长。
Finnish telecom giant hopes to help firms speed up industrial digitalizationFinnish telecom company Nokia Corp will step up its push to tap into enterprise business opportunities in China, with the aim of helping local companies accelerate industrial digitalization, a senior executive said.
一位高管表示，芬兰电信巨头希望帮助企业加快工业数字化。芬兰电信公司诺基亚公司将加大力度，利用中国的企业商机，帮助当地企业加快工业数字化。
This oil is then sent to energy companies including Finnish Neste, PetroChina and Britain's BP to be refined into automobile or aircraft fuel.
这些石油随后被送往包括芬兰雀巢、中石油和英国石油公司在内的能源公司，提炼成汽车或飞机燃料。
Xiang Ligang, director-general of the Information Consumption Alliance, a telecom industry association, said it is a common practice for tech companies to charge fees for the use of their patents, and the royalty rates Huawei charges are lower than that of its competitors such as Finnish telecom company Nokia and Swedish company Ericsson.
信息消费联盟理事长项立刚表示，科技公司收取专利使用费是通行做法，华为收取的专利许可费低于芬兰电信公司诺基亚和瑞典公司爱立信等竞争对手。
Finnish textile services group Lindstrom said on Wednesday it would become the market leader in workwear rental and cleanroom business in China following its acquisition of US Cintas group's business in China.
The transaction was announced in the Finnish capital Helsinki, but the price was not published.
- Finnish transport company Nurminen Logistics on Monday launched a new rail freight route between Finland's capital Helsinki and Chongqing, a major city in Southwest China.
Often booked solid, Nurminen's container trains carry industrial supplies, cellulose and food to China, and bring back various goods, such as health care supplies and vital components, for Finnish companies, Linnajarvi was quoted by the Finnish national broadcaster Yle as saying.
Meanwhile, southeastern Finland's Kouvola railroad hub has also been rising in importance as the Finnish end of a rail freight route to and from Xi'an in Northwest China's Shaanxi province.
Finnish national carrier Finnair announced on Monday that it will resume flights to Shanghai, eastern China, as of July 23.
The airline will begin operation between Finnish capital Helsinki and Shanghai on a weekly basis from Thursday with its Airbus A350 airplane, as it has received permission from Chinese authorities, said Finnair.
When China's 22 listed paper mills reported sharp declines in first-half profit, Finnish forest-based bio-industry company UPM Group made two investments of more than 40 million euros ($44.3 million) in its paper plant in Changshu, Jiangsu province, mainly because of rising demand due to the boom in e-commerce and burgeoning economic activity, industry officials and sources said.
This has been felt by the Finnish company.
A consortium led by Anta Sports completed the purchase of Finnish sporting goods company Amer Sports on April 11, making Anta the world's third-largest sportswear maker by market value after Adidas and Nike.
"While acknowledging Huawei's difficulties could mean a short-term financial gain for the Finnish multinational, Suri said additional regulation would end up hurting the entire sector.
A consortium led by Anta Sports completed the purchase of Finnish sporting goods company Amer Sports on April 11.
- Tibet Airlines on Monday launched its first intercontinental air route linking Jinan, capital of east China's Shandong province, and Finnish capital Helsinki.
- A consortium led by China's leading manufacturer of sportswear Anta Sports is about to complete the purchase of Finnish sporting goods company Amer Sports, according to an announcement issued by Anta Sports Products Limited on Wednesday.
Anta Sports published an offer in Helsinki to purchase all the shares of the Finnish Amer Sports on in December, 2018.
Premium Finnish loudspeaker maker Genelec is transitioning toward a mass consumer market business model in China, in response to booming demand and consumption upgrade trends.
It was among the eight manufacturing brands displayed at the Finnish National Pavilion during the China International Import Expo in Shanghai last November.
Jarno Syrjala, the Finnish ambassador to China, said as the economic relationship between China and Finland is becoming increasingly significant, there is a real demand in China for high-quality, sustainable and industry-defining innovations from countries like Finland.
"The reasons for the success of the Finnish experience lies in the characteristics like stubbornness, insistence on research and development, industry-leading and defining innovations, as well as an approach to design that lasts the test of time," the ambassador said.
"The Finnish approach seeks to make life easier and better in every home.
Finnish forest industry giant harvests renewable and biodegradable materials to create recyclable everyday productsEnvironmentalists would welcome a biofuel car that consumes as little energy as possible, but most would be surprised if it was the brainchild of a papermaker, rather than an automaker.
Finnish forest industry giant UPM has built a car with major components made from biomaterials that can be recycled and reused.
The Finnish Consumer Disputes Board (CDB) has ordered Microsoft to compensate a Finnish man for unauthorized installation of Windows 10, local media reported on Saturday.
An investor consortium has announced on Friday the acquisition of all issued and outstanding shares in Finnish sportswear group Amer Sports Corporation.
"Convenient payment services sound simple, but they can encourage immense spending growth," said Alexander Yin, chief financial officer at TGC, the parent company of ePassi, the Finnish payment terminal provider that works in partnership with Alipay.
On Alipay's discovery platform, built within its mobile app, users can find detailed information, product descriptions and pictures from Finnish merchants.
在支付宝内置的发现平台上，用户可以找到芬兰商家提供的详细信息、产品描述及图片。
For Finnish merchants, another benefit of using Alipay is the ability to analyze Chinese user data, which is not available if Chinese shoppers make purchases with cash.
"Data on products that are popular among Chinese shoppers help Finnish retailers to better focus their marketing efforts, and to consider expanding e-commerce or physical retail outlets to China," Yin said.
Sportswear firm makes $5.5b approach for Finnish athletic equipment makerChina's Anta Sports Products Ltd is planning to further expand its business scale in a bid to challenge Nike and Adidas, with a 4.7 billion-euro ($5.5 billion) approach for one of the world's biggest athletic gear makers.
The Finnish company said in a separate statement it is not in negotiations with the consortium and has not made any decisions related to the proposal.
Innovative Finnish dairy manufacturer diversifies into booming retail market, offering lactose-free, localized productsFirst tapping into the Chinese market 32 years ago, Finland's largest dairy company Valio Ltd has kept a low-profile in the country in recent decades, preferring to team up with leading local players, such as Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co Ltd.
But, the Finnish giant has recently launched a transformation initiative in the country.
We are owned by Finnish farmers and they are family farmers.
Finland is another key European country where Alipay is widely accepted among merchants, including at the Santa Claus Village and Finnair, as well as with leading Finnish taxi companies.
”Finnish games developers Supercell and Critical Force have both supported the establishment of a bachelor’s degree in e-sports business at Kajaani University of Applied Sciences.
芬兰游戏开发公司Supercell和Critical Force都支持在凯贾尼应用科学大学设立电子竞技商业学士学位。
Xu noticed that Finnish paper and pulp industry has accelerated technological upgrade in recent years.
Xu said he was impressed by Metsa Fibre's new plant, reportedly the largest ever project in Finnish history, as it produces not only pulp but also various by-products, and thus optimizes the utilization of resources.
Heng'an's investment is a latest piece of good news from China for Finnish forest industry.
Finnish national airline Finnair achieved better result during Q1 in 2018, the company said on Wednesday.
Tencent is drawing global audiences to its captivating entertainment ecosystem, from acquiring Finnish game-maker Supercell in 2016 to signing a distribution deal with Universal Music last year.
Chinese digital payment platform Alipay has got the endorsement by Finnish authorities to promote the use of the paying method.
Rita Liu, Alipay's chief in Europe, said the cooperation with Finnish authorities would further explore the scenarios that have access to Alipay and thus better serve Chinese tourists.
For example, we have people in Finland who understand what the Finnish people need.
When President Xi Jinping and Finnish President Sauli Niinisto met with athletes from the two nations at the 2017 World Figure Skating Championships in Helsinki in April, Xi brought a gift for Niinisto and his wife Jenni Haukio - a piece of sportswear bearing the Chinese athletes' autographs.
Last year, it bought Finnish mobile game company Supercell, which is famous for Clash of Clans, for $8.6 billion.
The company acquired a 70 percent stake in the China unit of Finnish brand OneWay Sport, to offer domestic consumers more options in skiing and bicycle equipment.
At the Finland booth on Wednesday, Metso, a Finnish company providing sustainable solutions to industries, including mineral processing and metal smelting, held a ceremony for inking a strategic cooperation agreement with China's Zijin Mining.
Former Finnish prime minister says trade is the best way toward peaceDecoupling could have adverse effects on the global economy, said Esko Aho, former Finnish prime minister, underlining that both his country and China have benefited from globalization in the past decades.
During an exclusive interview with China Daily in Beijing, the 69-year-old politician who led the Finnish government from 1991 to 1995, lauded the achievements and potential of Sino-Finnish collaboration.
Aho first visited China as a member of Parliament in the late 1980s and returned for a state visit as the Finnish prime minister in 1994.
"Both Finland and China have benefited a lot from globalization, opening of global markets and technological development, which have also characterized collaboration between the two countries," said Aho, now chairman of the board of directors of the China Office of Finnish Industries.
"When we established our commercial relations, a Finnish cultural delegation also came to visit China for the first time.
Statistics from Finnish Customs show that the trade volume between China and Finland reached 12.5 billion euros ($13.4 billion) in 2022, accounting for 7.2 percent of Finland's trade volume.
Former Finnish prime minister Esko Aho said that decoupling could have adverse effects on the global economy, while underlining that both his home country and China have benefited from globalization in the past decades.
Foreign firms that criticize China should take into account its increased openness in recent years, a Finnish scholar has said.
For instance, Nina Kopola, director-general of Business Finland, the Scandinavian country's agency for innovation funding and trade, travel and investment promotion, said Finland will strengthen the cooperation in winter sports, clean energy, biology, circular economy, information technology and other fields with Jilin province to enhance Finnish companies' presence in both the Chinese province and the rest of Northeast Asia.
Finnish Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Ville Skinnari said that railway freight, which features much lower carbon emissions, has a clear sustainability advantage compared to other means of transport.
"The strategic position of Shanghai is key to our group's development," said Song Wangqiu, president for the Asia-Pacific region at Metsa Group, a Finnish forest industry group that has chosen Shanghai as its APAC headquarters.
Chinese and Finnish companies have great potential for cooperation in food, tourism and other consumer products and services, as China's growing middle-income group embraces healthier and higher-quality lifestyles, said Jarno Syrjala, Finnish ambassador to China, at the ongoing 3rd China International Import Expo.
But now, China's middle-income group, which exceeds 400 million, also offers sound opportunities for Finnish companies engaging in consumer products and services, Syrjala said at the sidelines of the 3rd CIIE in Shanghai.
In response to the growing global market demand for new ships, Han Jianfeng, president of the China unit of Wartsila Corp, a Finnish ship engine manufacturer, said the company will produce more dual-fuel and methanol-powered marine engines, and plans to add new production lines at its plants in China in the years ahead.
Henri Murtojarvi, project director of Tammiston Puu, a Finnish manufacturing company specialized in landscaping and outdoor leisure construction services, also anticipated the growth in the Chinese wood market, and is already fully prepared for the next step in cooperation with China.
Anta meanwhile acquired Amer Sports, a Finnish sports brand.
There has even been a Finnish firm that has expressed interest in attending the third edition.
During a media meeting at the Finland Embassy, a number of Finnish government and company representatives expressed optimism in the Chinese snow sports market, even though the country has not been traditionally recognized as a strong winter sport nation.
I believe this special year of cooperation can offer many interesting opportunities for Finnish and local companies as well their public sectors, leading up to the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and beyond. "
said Anne-Mari Virolainen, Finnish minister for foreign trade and development.
Sampo Terho, Finnish minister of European affairs, culture and sports, also expressed similar thoughts on China's growing winter sport industry, as the country has called for 300 million new winter sport players by 2022.
It is common practice for tech companies to charge fees for the use of their patents, and royalty rates that Huawei charges are lower than those of its competitors, such as Finnish telecom company Nokia and Sweden's Ericsson, said Xiang Ligang, director-general of the Information Consumption Alliance, a telecom industry association.
Xiang Ligang, director-general of the Information Consumption Alliance, a telecom industry association, said it is common practice for tech companies to charge fees for the use of their patents, and royalty rates Huawei charges are lower than those of its competitors such as Finnish telecom company Nokia and Sweden's Ericsson.
CATL is also a shareholder of Finnish company Valmet, which is planning to build a battery plant in Finland this year.
It will be displayed at the Finnish national pavilion in the National Exhibition and Convention Center from Nov 5 to 10.
Designed by UPM, a Finnish forest industry company, Biofore was created using renewable materials and innovations from the forest industry.
Finnish operator DNA and Saudi operator Zain also achieved impressive financial results in the early phases of their commercial 5G deployment.
Finnish telecommunications conglomerate Nokia showcased its latest 5G solutions for ambulances, where video and data are transmitted to hospitals or emergency centers in real time via 5G networks.
Currently, there are a total of 27 models of 5G smartphones on the Finnish market, including five models of Huawei, three models of OnePlus, four models of Xiaomi and one model of ZTE, which are all produced by Chinese smartphone manufacturers, according to Helsingin Sanomat.
Finnish telecommunications company Nokia announced 63 commercial 5G deals worldwide on its official website on Jan 9, indicating that these deals exclude other type of 5G agreements, such as paid network trials, pilots or demonstrations.
This makes the Finnish company more confident in the healthy, steady and sustainable development of China's 5G industry, Borchert added.
The Finnish telecom equipment maker Nokia has signed 15.7 billion yuan ($2.24 billion) worth of 5G deals in China, a move that analysts said showcases the country's open attitude to all international players when rolling out the superfast technology.