Minister Stubb opened trading at NASDAQ MarketSite in New York City

Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Publication date 15.3.2012 9.24
Type:Press release 56/2012

On 14 March, Minister for European Affairs and Foreign Trade Alexander Stubb rang the opening bell at the NASDAQ MarketSite in New Your City at 9:30 am local time. At the opening ceremony, he was accompanied by representatives from 27 Finnish start-up companies. Together with the minister, they are presenting competencies of Finnish start-ups to key customers and funding providers in the United States.

In his opening address, Minister Stubb said that Finland has emerged in 20 years from a TOP 30 country to a TOP 3 country, and emphasised that Finland is extremely competitive and has an excellent education system. He assured that Finland is a great place to invest in the core of the European Union and described Finland as the Northern European hub for start-ups.

The trip to the United States can be followed on Twitter with the hashtag #Finnvasion.

Further information: Antti Timonen, Press Attaché to the Minister, tel. +358 40 590 7231, email: [email protected]