President Sauli Niinistö has praised the economic relations between Finland and Japan. The President visited Japan last week, and he said that Japan is one of Finland’s most important partners outside the EU. Japanese companies are also significant investors in Finland. According to President Niinistö, these investments have turned out successful in recent years. The Japanese Itochu is a shareholder in Metsä Fibre, which is building a giant bio product plant in Äänekoski, and Softbank from Japan has bought the majority in Supercell.

Media:  Keskisuomalainen 

Date: 10.3.2016

Journalist: STT

Main source: President Sauli Niinistö