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AmCham is an independent, non-profit, and non-governmental Finnish business association, composed of 300+ companies united by a will to develop the Finnish business environment. Forty-two percent of (Amcham’s members ) are foreign-owned subsidiaries and 58 percent are Finnish companies. Ranging from small start-ups to global corporations, the membership represents all fields of business. The organization’s mission is to promote the business of its members. Amcham facilitates connections, shapes public policy, and produces and delivers business information for members. While Amcham is short for the American Chamber of Commerce, Amcham Finland is more than a bilateral chamber of commerce between Finland and the United States. It is a community working to improve market visibility and help guide Finland's external economic policy. Amcham Finland’s (Board of Directors ) consists of eleven members and is chaired by Tuomo Haukkovaara, C.E.O. of IBM. Amcham operations are run by thirteen full-time staff members. Kristiina Helenius has been C.E.O. since 2007. Membership dues fund eighty percent of Amcham's activities. Sponsorship agreements and event participation fees also support the organization. Amcham does not receive any external funding. ==History== Amcham Finland was founded in 2005. Natasha Seeley, Amcham's first Managing Director, Heikki Jaatinen of Hannes Snellman, Will Cardwell, today of AaltoES, Mark Sutton of 3M, and Teppo Rantanen of Deloitte gathered at the US Embassy on the invitation of Commercial Counselor Robert Peaslee to draft a charter for a new organization. They were driven by the frustration that Finland was the only country in Europe missing an Amcham. With fifty founding members on board the association registered, and in September 2005 Amcham Finland was born. In 2010, Amcham and the Finnish-American Chamber of Commerce (FACC) merged. The union provided Amcham with an even broader mandate to serve as a hub for business while strengthening its presence on both the national and international arena. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「AmCham Finland」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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