FINESTJAPAN boosts new Green Tech SMEs’ exports from Finland and Estonia to Japan

Green Net Finland and Tehnopol Science and Business Park (Estonia) arranged a joint trade mission to Tokyo with green/health tech SMEs in April 2026. A total of 9 companies were along: SYKLI Environmental College, Ecomiles and Helsieni from Finland, and Ayren, Lumos Strategies, Fienta Ticketing, Airi Solutions, Kontorva and Spinnistart from Estonia.
The goal of the export mission was to introduce the SMEs in Japan and to enable new business cooperation for the participating organizations with Japanese businesses. The business meetings in Tokyo were assisted by the consulting company Ciriot Inc. The FINESTJAPAN project and companies joined with the cities of Helsinki, Espoo, Malmö, Copenhagen and Stockholm, and with the Nordic Innovation House and the Kiraboshi bank in a joint Nordic-Baltic presence at the SusHiTech Expo - the largest sustainable and smart city expo in Asia.

The mission program included familiarizing with the Japanese market and business culture, a visit to the Tokyo Innovation Base, as well as various smaller networking and company pitching events.
FINESTJAPAN is a European Union co-funded development project running during 2024-2027 led by Green Net Finland and Tehnopol Science and Business Park. 
The project aims to build commercial partnerships between Finland, Estonia and Japan in the field of green technology and ICT by connecting growth-oriented SMEs with partners and customers in Japan. The main focus areas are: Green technology; AI and digitalization; Health technology.

Contact in Finland: ilkka.aaltio@gnf.fi Mr. Ilkka Aaltio, Project manager, Green Net Finland, Helsinki. 
Contact in Estonia: anu.puusaag@tehnopol.ee Ms. Anu Puusaag, Smart Tech Manager, Tehnopol, Tallinn.

Source: Green Net Finland Oy
https://centralbaltic.eu/project/finestjapan/