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At the General Assembly, the board gave reports from fiscal year 2006 and presented the activity plan and budget for fiscal year 2007. Two new board members where elected, Samuli Pahkala, President of Vaisala K.K. and Marko Saarelainen, President of Honka Japan Inc.
As auditors were elected Pertti Salonen of Perlos Japan and Masaoki Fujita of Coil Center Fujita.  The membership fees remain unchanged, 150,000 yen for corporate members and 20,000 yen for individual members. At the reception hosted by Ambassador Julin following the General Assembly, 19 members of the Finpro Asian Hub meeting also participated. |
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The annual general assembly gets under way.
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Some serious faces...
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Samuli Pahkala reads the auditors report
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Finpro CEO Jorma Turunen presents the Finpro slogan; Street-Smart Global Partner
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The assembly was attended by 43 members.
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"you're next..."
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Ambassador Julin gives a brief update.
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The FCCJ board in 2007
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FCCJ re-elected President Mika Mäkinen greets the incoming Vice President Hirokuni Yoshida.
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The buffet is opened.
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New member Mika Kouhia of Ekahau Inc. seems to like meatballs....
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Some of the older members, Timo Varhama, UPM-Kymmene, JUha Niemi, Embassy of Finland, Mäkinen and Kalevi Lehikoinen, TeliaSonera, prefer salmon...
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From left: Eero Tammila, Finnair, Jari Hietala, Finpro/Bangkok and Seppo Rantanen, Koitto K.K.
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2 x Masahiro of Finpro/Tokyo, left Kimura, right Nomoto.
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From left: Fang He, Takanashi Milk Products, Kazuki Yamamoto, Finland-Japan Trading and Kensei Hasegawa, Member of the House of Counsillors
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From left: Mitsuo Okabe, Nippon Felt, Hiroshi Miura, Metso Paper Japan, Ilpo Kaislaniemi, Finpro and Isamu Maeda, Kawanoe Zoki.
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Marko Saareleinen, new board member and Pertti Salonen, new auditor.
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Andrew Silberman, AMT Group, meets an old friend, Isao Nishimura, Nishimura & Associates.
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Some of the younger participants at the party.
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Almost as young... from left, Harry Linnarinne, Finpro Japan, Seppo Keränen, Finpro India, Kaj Forell, Tekla K.K., Kalevi Lehikoinen (hidden) and Jorma Turunen.
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Ambassador Julin with Fang He and Isao Nishimura
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New board member Samuli Pahkala meets a new member, Junichiro Wakabayashi of Okmetic.
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Eero Tammila and Jorma Turunen exchange views.
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Harry Linnarinne and Mika Kouhia practising some singing?
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New board members Samuli Pahkala and Marko Saarelainen.
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Ambassador Julin with Atsushi Hoshi, Nord Mainos, Mari Lihr, Helsinki City, Anu Saarela, Embassy of Finland and Gitte Wallenius,Viking Line.
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Newcomers at Finpro Japan, from left: Maki Shoji, Petteri Niska and Aiko Furusawa .
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...and the party goes on...
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