Finland Pakistan
Business Summit
Finland Pakistan Business Summits have been linking Finnish and Pakistan companies together since December 2012. It has been a great ride of total thirteen B2B -events held in Finland and Pakistan over the last 14 years, with over 800 people representing 300 companies for deeper relations, investments and growing trade.
We are all private venture, FPBS is hosted by Finland Pakistan Business Council (FPBC), a non-profit and non-political association simply supporting Finland-Pakistan trade, business and investments and cooperation, established back in 1985, and with our supporters and sponsors. FPBC is one of the oldest continuously active and operating Pakistan related business councils in the world. We work closely with the office of Hon. Consulate General of Pakistan in Finland to support trade and relations between Pakistan and Finland, furthermore in close operation with the Finnish and Pakistan companies and organizations, Embassy of Pakistan to Sweden and Finland and with continuous support from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland.
Even that we have learned to work remotely with all the virtual tools in the world, when it comes to new business and relations, we are big believers in personal contacts and professional networking, and we are here to build bridges between people and companies. Creating a Platform where Finnish and Pakistani businesses, business owners, decision makers and institutions can meet for growth, networking and new business.
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Thank you for joining us at since 2012! And the story goes on – FPBS 2026 takes place in November 2026 and with something that Finland-Pakistan relations have never witnessed before, something happening for the first time ever in 75 years, so are you ready?
We are extremely happy and proud to share the big news: The first ever minister-level visit with a business delegation from Finland to Pakistan in 75 years takes place at FPBS 2026, when H.E. Mr. Jarno Syrjälä, Under-State Secretary of International Trade of Finland is joining the Finnish delegation to Islamabad and Karachi. Please read his greetings below.
Welcome to Pakistan – Why Pakistan – What’s in Pakistan – and more, take a look what our Friends and Partners are saying – Shaista Ayesha from Seed Ventures, Mohammed Aminuddin from TPL Insurance and Alexandre Eykerman from Wärtsilä :
And did you know all this about Pakistan? Take a look what Mr. Wille Eerola, Chairman of Finland Pakistan Business Council, Hon. Consul General of Pakistan in Finland shared about Pakistan (YouTube):
In addition to energy, sustainability, technology, various industries and investment, we are always talking about education – watch here what three educationists are sharing about their experience with Pakistan and why you should join this outstanding story of Finland-Pakistan cooperation for future of education in Pakistan:
Click here to our Facebook page for video clips and photos of FPBS events. And just in case you want to take a look on earlier events, please scroll down for pics and links.
Growth & Opportunities
Time for new business.
Pakistan is a huge market with over 250 million people (and growing), with a quite positive signs of development. Obviously there was plenty of challenges first due Covid19 and next global energy crisis and high inflation, but it is time to look at the future now. That’s how new business happens!
In addition to talks and actions boosting networking, bilateral trade and investments in various business and industrial sectors, we will pick up a main theme for every year, something matching the business interest in both side.
FPBS is there to connect companies and institutions in Pakistan and Finland, working e.g. with mining, energy, environment, IT, technology, logistics, education, industries, agriculture, export/import, healthcare, startups.
Networking
Restart your networks for business.
There is no business without relations. And there aren’t any relations without networking.
Even that we might have learned to do certain things online over the last years, there isn’t anything more effective, more productive than meeting people physically in the same room. 1-to-1 meetings rules.
Business needs trust, and trust only comes through the simple process of knowing each other like our Chairman Mr. Wille Eerola pointed out in an interview back in 2018.
And this is what we do at the Finland Pakistan Business Summits: we’ll give you a platform to meet with your existing and potential clients. Because that’s how business is done.
Welcome to join us for networking.
See you soon in Pakistan!
Business, Education, Relations.
Finland Pakistan Business Summit is a professional B2B platform supporting networking, new business, trade and investments, produced by Finland Pakistan Business Council. The whole structure is to offer a business driven platform with some very high-end panel discussions and opening speeches, overall briefs and presentations about the current market development and the business opportunities in both countries – but most of all, the days are filled with plenty of B2B meetings and 1-to-1 talks.
You all know how to do your own business, we are giving you a platform and required tools to do make it happen.
Welcome to FPBS2026 !
“Knowing each other is always the starting point for any new business or investments.”
We started back in 2012 and our Summits have been bringing together the best selection of companies for better understanding, communication, networking and especially for new business and trade.
The latest one, FPBS 2025 toured three cities in three days, Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi. Once again, we witnessed how a professional event of networking supports new business and investments in the best possible way. 2025 was a big success and now it’s time for the next one!
And now it’s time for the 14th session ever, November 2026 in Pakistan, and even with the first ever minister-level visit with a business delegation from Finland to Pakistan in 75 years! I can’t think any better opportunity to see and explore Pakistan and all the opportunities this wonderful country and market offers to Finnish companies, universities, institutions and entrepreneurs, so I am looking forward to see you with us in Pakistan.
Finland might have closed the Embassy of Islamabad but all the warm relations between Finland and Pakistan remain like H.E. Mr. Jarno Syrjälä writes next to this. And not only remains, but keeps developing for mutual growth.
My message is simple and clear:
See you soon in Pakistan!
Mr. Wille Eerola
Chairman of Finland Pakistan Business Council, Hon. Consul General of Pakistan to Finland.
Greetings from the Under-Secretary of State
Finland and Pakistan offer significant untapped opportunities for trade and business. Finnish expertise in technology, innovation and advanced solutions complements Pakistan’s market of over 250 million people, diverse industrial base and entrepreneurial dynamism. For businesses in both countries, this is an opportunity to reach new markets, find new partners and turn complementary strengths into concrete commercial results.
The Finland–Pakistan Business Summit is an ideal platform to turn this potential into action. Taking place in Islamabad on 16 November and Karachi on 17 November 2026, the Summit will bring businesses and key stakeholders together to explore market opportunities, exchange ideas and build partnerships that deliver real business results.
Although the Embassy of Finland in Islamabad has closed, the opportunities for Finnish–Pakistani business cooperation remain very much alive. There is considerable potential to deepen our commercial ties, and I encourage companies in both countries to look beyond traditional markets and sectors, explore new opportunities and take an active role in building the next chapter of Finland–Pakistan business relations.
I warmly encourage Finnish and Pakistani companies to join us in Islamabad and/or Karachi. Come to explore new markets, meet potential partners and discover new business opportunities. Let’s turn the potential between our two economies into tangible results. Your next business opportunity could start at the Summit — we look forward to your participation!
H.E. Mr. Jarno Syrjälä
Under-Secretary of State for International Trade, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland
FPBS bring people and businesses together
We are bringing the best people from Pakistan and Finland to meet and discuss for business. FPBS is not to just talks, but for serious and professional networking for new business and investment opportunities.
And if you are interested to sponsor the event, or enjoy bigger visibility under this professional B2B event, please contact us.
Please read the greetings by H.E. Mr. Jarno Syrjälä on left, and you will understand why it is time to browse the opportunity for both Finnish and Pakistani companies, universities and institutions, and why it is time to really deepen the commercial ties.
By the way, this year is also the 75th Anniversary year of diplomatic relations between Finland and Pakistan so plenty of reason to celebrate also in business!
Take a look what some of our friends have been saying:
Time for the Next One.
Over the last decade we have brought companies, entrepreneurs, institutions, NGOs, governmental offices from Finland and Pakistan together for networking and new cooperation.
The FPBS 2025 was the 13th time over the last decade when Finnish and Pakistani companies met for networking, business, trade and investments on this platform. It all started in very snowy Helsinki in December 2012 with the first ever “Pakistan – Challenges and Business Opportunities” -seminars then expanded into three successful Business Summits in Pakistan, several smaller ones in Finland and then back to snowy Helsinki in 2017. And the story goes on: FPBS 2025 took place again in Pakistan, three days and three cities, and FPBS is back in Pakistan again in November 2026!
Our humble and all private B2B-event bringing companies together for business is not anything tiny anymore. Over the last decade it has collected around 700 participants and over 300 companies Furthermore, we have helped over 150 Finnish and European companies to enter the Pakistani market and Pakistani companies to find new customers in Finland, Scandinavia and Europe, in addition to hosting plenty of meetings with the right companies and representatives of the governments.
We are part of all private, non-profit organization linking companies together for business and investments, but we are also very proud to be part of the 75 years of diplomatic relations between Finland and Pakistan, celebrated this year. Furthermore, Finland Pakistan Business Council reached the milestone of 40 years on 31 October 2025, so we have had plenty to celebrate!
Developing business relations, new business and new friends are the best way of celebration!
Our sponsors, partners and supporters - FPBS 2026
We are announcing our partners step by step prior the event, so stay tuned!
Let's look at some of the earlier ones.
It all started in Helsinki, Finland on a very snowy day on December 9, 2012 with the first “Challenges and Business Opportunities” seminar, taking place in Finland several times before expanding into a full scale Business Summit in 2014, so we have been doing these professional B2B events connecting people and business over a decade, and in total 13 times so far!
Let’s take a look at some of the earlier ones below and please click here to our Facebook page for pictures and clips – and let us take you also down memory lane with photos back to 2014-2017, click more below.
Karachi 2025, FPBS EnergyTalks®
Karachi 2024, FPBS Energy Talks®
Islamabad and Karachi 2023
Helsinki edition 2017
Helsinki Edition 2017 , January 19-20, 2017 with a pan-Nordic touch and with the biggest Pakistani delegation in the Nordic region ever! Take a look how great that was on Flickr!
Islamabad 2016
Islamabad 2015
Two very successful events already organized with 300 people and 150 companies and plenty of new business done! Take a look what has happened! More photos on Flickr.
Islamabad 2014
Finland Pakistan Business Summit 2014 was a big success and reported in over 30 media channels. There were not so many who believed we can do it but we did it! More photos on Flick