Business Finland is a Finnish government organization that provides innovation funding and internationalization services, promotes travel and investments, and attracts talents to Finland. Business Finland’s around 450 experts work in 12 offices globally and in 15 regional offices around Finland. Business Finland is part of the Team Finland network. www.businessfinland.com
Ukraine offers significant opportunities for Finnish companies in both the short and long term. Finland supports Ukraine directly and indirectly in several different ways, and Business Finland is part of this Finnish support network. Business Finland and the Estonian Chamber of Commerce and Industry KODA are about to launch a three-year project funded by the Interreg Central Baltic program to help Finnish and Estonian companies enter the Ukrainian market.
SENIOR ADVISOR
We are now looking for an experienced export and international growth expert to strengthen our project team. At Business Finland, a project team of 4 people is working on the project, and we also work in close cooperation with an Estonian partner. You will be part of the Internationalization and Growth Advisory Unit.
WHAT YOU GET TO DO
The project team's task is to provide advice and other support to companies to enter the Ukrainian market, as well as to assemble Finnish business groups based on the needs of Ukraine. The project covers a wide range of industries in accordance with the needs of Ukraine and the strengths of Finland and Estonia. At this stage, key sectors include energy, infrastructure and construction, security and defense technology, health and manufacturing.
We are working in the project together with Finnish, Estonian and Ukrainian networks. In addition, we collaborate with European and global funding and support organizations. Key Finnish partners include Team Finland actors, such as the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, the Economic Development Centres, Finnfund, Finnvera, Eastcham, the Confederation of Finnish Industries and regional development companies.
Your main tasks include:
- Advice to companies to enter the Ukrainian market
- Identifying sales channels and partners in Ukraine
- Organizing visits to Ukraine
- Compilation of market and financial information
- Organizing various events
WHO AND WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR
Our ideal candidate will have:
- Experience and expertise in export and international business
- Experience in the business environment of Eastern Europe, preferably Ukraine
- Knowledge of the key sectors of the project
- An independent approach to work in a challenging environment
- Result orientation
- Ability to lead an international network
- Excellent collaboration skills
- Fluent oral and written English skills. Proficiency in Finnish, Ukrainian or Russian is an advantage.
At Business Finland we Think Big and work Together – with Passion and Sisu! In our colleagues, we also value
- Ability to embrace challenges and turn them into opportunities
- Showing appreciation and respect to others: sparring, listening and inspiring colleagues
- Eagerness to develop yourself and look at things from new perspectives
- Ability to express your opinions boldly and constructively
- Willingness and pride to work for Finland's future
THIS IS WHAT WE OFFER
At Business Finland, you get to work for Finland and help Finnish companies go international – while enhancing the attractiveness of the Finnish competitive environment. Your work has a significant impact on the whole of Finland, and you get to influence the future of the country.
In this position, we offer a vantage point to Finnish and Estonian industries and the Ukrainian reconstruction market. You will also have a chance to familiarize yourself with international funding opportunities and various support networks. You will participate in supporting Ukraine and create growth for Finland.
We invest a lot in maintaining and developing the professional skills of our experts. We offer our employees up to eight working days a year to develop their own skills and competencies in the way they see fit. In addition, we offer sports, culture and wellbeing benefits through Smartum, as well as good occupational health care.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
This is a temporary position. We aim to start employment in October 2026, the end date of the employment will be 30.4.2029. The position is located along good transport connections in Ruoholahti, Helsinki. It is also possible to work partly remotely.
In case you have questions about the position, please reach out to Reijo Kangas, Director, Growth Advice (+358 50 5577892) either 7 July at 10:00 – 12:00 or 5 August at 10:00 – 12:00.
Please send your CV and application letter with your salary request by 11 August 2026.
In Business Finland we must operate in a responsible and fair manner. Certain secondary employment or some other commitments might jeopardize the impartiality of our operations. For more information, please see our Guidelines for Affiliations.
As part of the recruitment process, we will be carrying out a security clearance check on a successful candidate with his/her consent in accordance with the Security Clearance Act 726/2014. For more information on security clearance procedure and individual’s rights, please visit https://supo.fi/en/security-clearances.