Kick-off and roadmap ahead

Finnish-Estonian Bridge to Ukraine project was kicked off in Helsinki on 12-13 May 2026. The team was trained by Project Manager Ivo Volt, and the first plan for the becoming six months was drafted.

The project team does not start from scratch. The team members have identified and adviced already hundreds of companies in Estonia and Finland to Ukraine. Now under Interreg Central Baltic programme, the team is able to focus more on the practical “next step” work with the companies devoted to open up cooperation in Ukraine. The objective is to assist one hundred companies with an end goal of dozen new contracts in Ukraine.

The key industries for the team are infrastructure and construction, energy, defence, security and resilience, healthcare and education. Project members are happy to guide you forward.

In photo, from left: Margus Ilmjärv and Liisi Kirschenberg from Estonian Chamber of Commerce and Industry; Maija Hakkarainen and Jyrki Härkki from Business Finland, and Ivo Volt from Interreg Central Baltic Joint Secretariat. Outside photo: Reijo Kangas, Business Finland. Photo: Maria Arruda, Business Finland