On 24th October 2019, British and Commonwealth Chamber of Commerce in Finland (B3CF) in co-operation with Pohjois-Hämeen Ampujat (PHA) shooting club organised a clay target shooting competition for their members.

The B3CF Brexit and GDPR Breakfast was held on 3rd October 2019, casting a spotlight on the effects of Brexit, potentially not too far around the corner, on organisations with GDPR compliance obligations.

The B3CF Experts group meets seven times per year at business breakfast events with Commonwealth resident and non-resident ambassadors to Finland. This month the event was kindly sponsored by and held at Hard Rock Cafe Helsinki.

On 28th August, The B3CF hosted its Annual Garden Party at the British Ambassador’s Residence inHelsinki. Each year, our members and partners gather for this wonderful occasion for an end of summer celebration in one of the most beautiful gardens in Helsinki.

Exhilarating open-air grand touring for patrons of the British & Commonwealth Chamber of Commerce in Finland took place in the surroundings of the oldest and best known park inSouth Helsinki, Kaivopuisto.

The B3CF and The Royal Commonwealth Society Nordic-Baltic Hub were honoured to organise the 3rdCommonwealth Golf Day, Awards and Dinner.

The Brexit-focused meeting held at the beautiful setting of Pilarisali, at Mandatum Life in Helsinki, made for an especially pertinent and beneficial Experts Breakfast, with guest of honour HMA Tom Dodd, Ambassador of the UK to Finland.

Westerback exclusively opened its Keskuskatu doors for a charming and thoroughly enjoyable evening on Thursday 11th April 2019. Westerback in partnership with Edrington, Dayton and Hard Rock Cafe threw an elegant event, as guests enjoyed a range of cocktails and delicious canapés.

On 11th April 2019 the B3CF International Advisory Board meeting was hosted by HE Carmen Smidt, Ambassador of South Africa, at the Official Residence in Finland.

The Skilled Internationals Meet-Up March focused on how to make the most of networking opportunities, a key skill for the modern day job search. The event, held at Hard Rock Cafe Helsinki, was attended by a varied group from different professional fields, all looking to find work in Finland.

B3CF Experts group is formed of reliable service providers in different fields, such as Accounting, Audit, Legal, HR, Banking, Insurance, Marketing, Events management, Retail, Hospitality, Transportation, Logistics and so on.

In charming B3CF-style, members, guests and speakers joined together to celebrate International Women’s Day on 8th March 2019, at an event kindly sponsored by HCP, Helsinki Capital Partners.

The B3CF Skilled Internationals Programme is a modern innovative platform which provides companies with an untapped resources of prepared international qualified talent available in Finland.

B3CF Experts group is formed of reliable service providers in different fields, such as Accounting, Audit, Legal, HR, Banking, Insurance, Marketing, Events management, Retail, Hospitality, Transportation, Logistics and so on.

For the third time, the birthday supper and programme in honour of the Scottish national poet Robert Burns was held at Haikko Manor, near Porvoo, on 25th January 2019.

The British & Commonwealth Chamber of Commerce in Finland in cooperation with Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Stockholm organised an “Inside Rolls-Royce” event, which took place in Helsinki on 21st to 22nd September 2018

The second Commonwealth Golf Day took place on Friday 7th September 2018 at Tapiola Golf, an 18 holes inland links course located only 15 minutes from Helsinki City centre. 

This year's Garden Party We celebrated the milestone together with many members, partners and friends at the British Ambassador's Residence in Helsinki on Wednesday 29th

A very intensive and productive week in London for the B3CF Executive Team. We participated in many events during the recent Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) and Commonwealth Business Forum 2018.

On Tuesday, 6th February 2018, the B3CF Members and invited guests enjoyed a fireside chat on Brexit, Education and Culture at the British Ambassador's Residence in Helsinki. The event, featuring Sir David Green and the British Ambassador Mr Tom Dodd, was organised by British Embassy Helsinki in collaboration with Finnish Institute in London and British & Commonwealth Chamber of Commerce in Finland.

At the invitation of the British & Commonwealth Chamber of Commerce in Finland, HRH Prince Michael of Kent visited Finland from 25 to 28.09.2017 along with the Genesis Initiative business delegation from the UK, COBCOE and The Royal Commonwealth Society.

On 14th September 2017, members of the B3CF enjoyed a day full of off-road experience and fun.

Our traditional Garden Party took place on the last day of Summer 2017 at Villa Haikko.

The drinking of tea not only became a social event for the B3CF members, it is also an opportunity to meet the  Commonwealth Resident Ambassadors to Finland to discuss various business opportunities in countries they represent. In May 2017, our traditional Ambassadors' Afternoon Tea took a place at the British Ambassador's Residence in Helsinki.

In April 2017, during the India-Finland Joint Commission meetings in Helsinki, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, the Embassy of Finland in India, the Embassy of India in Finland, Finpro and the B3CF organised a series of India-themed events.

The second week of March 2017 was full of activities for the B3CF Executive Team, travelled to celebrate Commonwealth Day and attend various events during Commonwealth week in London, UK.

On 28th February 2017 new and long-standing B3CF members met at our traditional monthly get-together at the Hard Rock Cafe in Helsinki. During our networking event B3CF Members presented their companies to our network. 

Every last Tuesday of the month members and friends of the B3CF gather together in a special venue somewhere in Helsinki for intelligent networking through a sophisticated social event. On 29th November we invited our members and friends to the Annual Dinner in the Hard Rock Cafe Helsinki for celebration of our success and achievements gained by the B3CF, its Executive Team, and the Board in 2016.

In October 2016 the B3CF team went to London to cement relations and discuss new plans with strategic partners and stakeholders including COBCOE, The Commonwealth Secretariat, The Royal Commonwealth Society, and The Genesis Initiative. The opportunities and plans discussed during our meetings are now being integrated in B3CF's development strategy for 2017.

The afternoon was full of activities, including the new Jaguar F-Pace presentation from our Business Partner, Inchcape Motors Finland (Jaguar Land Rover), Darts Competition, Prize Raffle, Indian Music and Food, and beautiful flowers and decoration from Ihana Kukkanen Kauniainen. Guests had the opportunity to test out the new cars to suit them, with the Prize of a F-Pace weekend experience won by John Klang!