Sari Paavilainen

Sari Paavilainen is an experienced professional currently serving as a Partner Manager at Business Finland since August 2019, where responsibilities include managing international partnerships for start-ups and facilitating Team Finland regional cooperation. Prior roles at Business Finland include Project Manager for both Food and Sport sectors, where Sari assisted Finnish food companies in internationalization and coordinated the promotion of Finnish Winter Sports in China leading up to the Beijing 2022 Olympics. Sari's earlier experience includes serving as an Advisor at Business Finland & Tekes, Foreign Trade Advisor at ELY-keskus, and Project Manager at Amcham Finland, with earlier positions at Tekes involving office management and project coordination in the United States.