FRCC in Brief
Registered Association Finnish-Russian Chamber of Commerce (FRCC) was founded in 1946. It is a non-profit organization, whose mission is to promote companies’ business and competitiveness as well as economic relations in Russia and Finland. The FRCC’s vision is to be a pioneer.
The FRCC carries out its mission by
offering companies various services in the fields of market research, company
operation, export promotion, training, information, and consultation. The FRCC’s
values are:
- Customer orientation
- Professional competency
- Economic viability
The FRCC works in all fields of business and serves
all customers. However, members are special in that they receive
benefits denied to others: discounts on FRCC products and services, advantages
in receiving information and promoting their business. Half of the FRCC clients
are small and medium-sized companies, half larger, whose capital exceeds 840,000
euros. Two thirds of the FRCC members, on the other hand, are small and
medium-sized companies.
The FRCC is a lobby organization for its
members. Through various working groups and projects the board
members and the operative management seek to influence issues, which hinder the
development of trade between the countries.
The FRCC receives its funding from several
sources. Own funding, which includes membership fees, makes up over 80 %, the
Finnish Ministry of Trade and Industry subsides the remaining 20 %.
The FRCC numbers (12/2010) around 850 members, about 750 of which are Finnish and some 100 Russian.
