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20 November 2010

Croatian film "Vransko jezero" presented at the International Film Festival in Vaasa

Croatian documentary film "Vransko jezero" by Mihovil Gunjača has been presented at the 5th  International festival of films about nature protection in the Finnish city of Vaasa on 19 November 2010.

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LEVI, 14 November 2010

Ivica Kostelic third in World Cup slalom in Levi

Ivica Kostelic won the third place in the first slalom of the new season in Finnish Levi, following the French Jan-Baptiste Grange and Swede Andre Myhrer. After the award ceremony, the Ambassador Kušen congratulated Ivica Kostelic on the great success.

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9 October 2010

Exhibition of photographs by Stanko Abadžić in Helsinki

On the 8th of October 2010 the exhibition of photographs “Adriatic routes” by Croatian photographer Stanko Abadžić has been opened in Kemeraseura gallery in Helsinki. The exhibition was organized by the Embassy of the Republic of Croatia and Helsinki Photo Club.

PRESS RELEASE MFAEI 462/2010

HELSINKI, 5 October 2010

Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration Gordan Jandroković met 5 October 2010, during the official visit to the Republic of Finland, with Helsinki Mayor Jussi Pajunen.

Minister Jandroković informed his collocutor about the meetings held during his two-day official visit to Finland

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HELSINKI, 5 October 2010

As part of his official visit to the Republic of Finland, Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration Gordan Jandroković met 5 October 2010 in Helsinki with Minister of European Affairs Astrid Thors.

Minister Jandroković expressed gratitude for Finland’s continuous assistance during Croatia’s EU accession process.

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HELSINKI, 5 October 2010

Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration Gordan Jandroković met 5 December 2010 in Helsinki, as part of the official visit to the Republic of Finland, with his host, Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb.

The collocutors expressed satisfaction with the achieved level of bilateral relations, which were described as very good and constantly on the upswing

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HELSINKI, 5 October 2010

Minister Jandroković opened the Croatian-Finnish Business Forum

Croatian-Finnish Business Forum was organized by the WTC Helsinki, Croatian Chamber of Commerce, MInistry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration, and Croatian Embassy in Helsinki, at the premises of the European Commission on 5 October 2010.

Minister Jandroković in his opening speech presented Croatia as the atractive country for foreign investments and called the Finnish businessmen to strengthen thier cooperation with the Croatian partners.

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20 September 2010

The first Finnish-Croatian Nano-science Summer School held in Dubrovnik

Following the initiative of the Embassy of the Republic of Croatia in Helsinki to strengthen the Croatian-Finnish cooperation in the field of high technologies, the first summer school organized by the Nanotechnology Institute Ruder Boskovic Institute, Finnish Nano-science Centre the University of Jyväskylä has been held in Dubrovnik from 19-23. September 2010.

PRESS RELEASE MFAEI 295/2010

ZAGREB, 17 June 2010

State Secretary for Political Affairs DSc Davor Božinović and the Chief Negotiator of Croatia with the European Union, Vladimir Drobnjak, had working consultations with Marten Kokk, State Secretary General at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Estonia, on Thursday, 17 June 2010.

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ZAGREB, 17 June 2010

Finnish business delegation visits Croatia

Eleven Finnish businessmen, representatives of leading Finnish industrial clusters visited Croatia from 15-16 June 2010. The visit was organized by the World Trade Center Helsinki and the Finnish Central Chamber of Commerce, with support of the Embassy of the Republic of Croatia.

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HELSINKI, 3 June 2010

Ambassador Dr. Damir Kušen met with the parliamentary group of Finnish-Croatian Friendship

Croatian Ambassador to Finland Dr. Damir Kušen met the representatives of the Finnish-Croatian parliamentary friendship group on 3 June 2010.

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HELSINKI, 31 May 2010

Ambassador Dr. Kušen discussed the Finnish experience of using EU cohesion and structural funds in northern Finland

At the invitation of the Mayor of Inari Reijo Timperia, Ambassador Dr. Damir Kušen visited the northernmost regions of Finland, region of Lapland in late May. He has been introduced with experience of using important EU cohesion and structural funds for encouraging local development.

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HELSINKI, 10 May 2010

Croatian Embassy participated in marking of the Europe Day

Embassy in Helsinki presented Croatia as an attractive tourist destination and a country of exceptional biodiversity in the traditional event in the celebration of Europe Day in Helsinki.

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HELSINKI, 21 April 2010

Presentation of Split-Dalmatia and Dubrovnik-Neretva Counties in Helsinki

Promotional days of Split-Dalmatia and Dubrovnik-Neretva Counties were organized by the Croatian National Tourist Board in the main shopping and business center of Helsinki – Kamppi – from April 15-18.

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16 April 2010

Men's Choir Brodosplit Concert in Helsinki

The Brodosplit choir held an evening concert on 15 April 2010 in Helsinki’s Vanha Kirkko church, organized by the Croatian Embassy in Finland. 

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HELSINKI, 14 April 2010

Prime Minister of Croatia Jadranka Kosor visited Finland

Prime Minister of Croatia Ms Jadranka Kosor officially visited Finland on 13 April 2010. She met Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen, Speaker of the Parliament Sauli Niinisto and the former Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari and discussed the Croatian process of the EU negotiations, bilateral relations, regional issues and trade and economy.

Prime Minister Kosor also visited Micronova in Otaniemi, the main Finnish science and research center for nanotechnology, where she was presented with the overview of the Finnish science and innovation system, the linkage between high technology and industry, as well as with some Finnish-Croatian projects in the nanotechnology area.

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8 April 2010

Croatian Ambassador Dr. Damir Kušen visited Finnish Arctic research center for global climate change

At the invitation of the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI), Ambassador Dr. Damir Kušen visited Finnish Arctic Research Center, the radar systems and satellites and weather monitoring stations in the northern Lapland on 6-7. April 2010.

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HELSINKI, 3 April 2010

Ambassador Dr. Damir Kušen visited the leading Nordic research laboratory complex - Micronova and discussed the Croatian-Finnish cooperation

Ambassador to Finland Dr. Damir Kušen visited the largest scientific research complex of nanotechnology laboratories in the Nordic countries - Micronova.

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HELSINKI / OULU, 29 March 2010

Strengthening cooperation in the employment area - The delegation of the Croatian Employment Service visited Finland

The three-member delegation of the Croatian Employment Service (CES) visited Finland upon an invitation of Mr Pasi Walenberg, Director of the regional employment office in the city of Oulu.

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25 March 2010

Exhibition about Nikola Tesla opened at prestigious Aalto University

At the initiative of the Embassy of the Republic of Croatia in Helsinki, and organized by the Ministry of Culture, the Technical Museum and the Croatian History Museum, the exhibition "Nikola Tesla - The man who lit the world" was opened at the Aalto University on Thursday, 25th March 2010.

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OULU, 24 March 2010

Ambassador Kušen discussed the Croatian-Finnish cooperation in biotechnology at the Biocenter Oulu

Ambassador Dr. Damir Kušen visited Biocenter Oulu on invitation of Prof. Johanna Myllyharju, Director of Biocenter Oulu. Center is a national seat of biotechnology clusters in the field of biomedicine, biochemistry and molecular genetics and cancer.

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ROVANIEMI, 23 March 2010

Ambassador Dr. Kušen visited Arctic Center at Rovaniemi

On 22 March 2010 Ambassador Kušen visited the Arctic Center in Rovaniemi. At the meeting with the leadership of the Center he was presented by the activities, priorities and future projects of the Arctic Center. As a HQ of the international secretariat of the more then 100  Arctic-area universities, and other educational institutions and institutes, Arctic Center Rovaniemi has been profiled as the world center of excellence in the arctic studies. Arctic Center at Rovaniemi is nominated as an European Information Center for Arctic.

PRESS RELEASE 93/2010

ZAGREB, 19 March 2010

State Secretary for Political Affairs Davor Božinović held March 19th 2010 in Helsinki political consultations with the Secretary of State for Political Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Finland, Pertti Torstila.

Expressing a wish for the continuation of the mutual visits dynamic, which contributes to the two countries’ traditionally friendly relations, the collocutors pointed out that Croatia and Finland’s mutual interests should be further exploited in order to strengthen the overall cooperation.

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ZAGREB, 18 March 2010

State Secretary for Political Affairs Davor Božinović held March 18th 2010 in Tallinn political consultations with the Undersecretary for EU Affairs of the Republic of Estonia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kaja Tael.

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ZAGREB, 17 March 2010

Finnish Minister of Justice Visited Croatia

Minister of Justice, Ms. Tuija Brax visited Zagreb on 15-16 March 2010. During her visit to Croatia, Minister Brax met with the Croatian Minister of Justice, Dr. Ivan Simonovic. The two Ministers discussed justice sector reforms in Croatia, related to EU accession negotiations.

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HELSINKI, 22 February 2010

Presentation of the Croatian nautical tourism in Helsinki

Croatian National Tourist Board in collaboration with the Croatian Chamber of Commerce participated in the International Boat Show in Helsinki from 13-21 February 2010.

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ZAGREB, 4 February 2010

Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration Gordan Jandroković met February 4th 2010 with Foreign Minister of the Republic of Finland Alexander Stubb, who was on an official visit to the Republic of Croatia.

Minister Jandroković described the Croatian-Finnish relations as very good and friendly, with no outstanding issues

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ZAGREB, 29 January 2010

State Secretary for Political Affairs Davor Božinović received January 29th 2010 the delegation of the Grand Committee of the Parliament of the Republic of Finland.

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HELSINKI, 27 January 2010

President Tarja Halonen opened a photo exhibition by ten Ambassadors

The exhibition of photographs by ten ambassadors, among them the Croatian ambassador Dr. Damir Kušen, was opened on January 26 at the gallery of the Helsinki City Council. The exhibition titled "CD-PHOTO" was opened by the President of the Republic Tarja Halonen and the Mayor of Helsinki Jussi Pajunen. The support to the exhibition has been given by the Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the leading daily newspaper "Helsingin Sanomat". With good media coverage, the opening was attended by several hundred guests from the Finnish political, cultural and business life.

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HELSINKI, 20 January 2010

Croatian National Tourist Board presentation in Helsinki

Croatian National Tourist Board presented the Croatian tourist offer at the main Finnish tourism fair Matka. The show involved over thousand exhibitors from 72 countries, showing the great importance of the Finnish tourist market.

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HELSINKI, 24 March 2009

Loreta Bertosa-Kusen, spouse of Croatian Ambassador, has been elected to the Board of Governors of ISH

The International School of Helsinki (ISH) has elected its new Board of Governors. Among them are two of our colleagues from the Diplomatic Community.

Mr. Philip Malone is Deputy Head of Mission (British Embassy) and Mrs. Loreta Bertosa-Kusen is the spouse of the Croatian Ambassador and a diplomat on leave of absence. The ISH is the biggest international school in Helsinki offering education in English. Students come from over 45 countries. The ISH is the only school in Finland that offers all three programmes of the International Baccalaureate (IB): the Primary Years Programme (PYP), the Middle Years Programme (MYP) and the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (DP).