1973 MEK
(Matkailun edistämiskeskus)
Finish Tourist Boatd
established
1996 Establishment of Finpro Oy,
Finish export, investment
and Tourism promotion agency
1997 first online appearance of
the Finnish Tourist Board
under the url Mek.fi
a finnish language site
website online 09-10-1997
1999 Registration of Visit Finland.com
2000 Launch of FinlandTourism.com
englaish speaking website
to promote Finland
2003 VisitFinland.com online
launch date before 16-02-2003
2018 Business Finland established
merger of Finpro Oy
state agency handling
tourism and trade promotion
and Tekes,
Finnish funding agency
for Technology and Innovation
2019 Ad campaing "Rent a Finn"
by agency Grey (part of SEK)
Travelers could "rent" a Finn,
a local "happiness guide",
to learn their way of embrancing
nature and well-being.
2020 Revamp of VisitFinland.com
with 8 languages
and data driven approch
Visit Domains
and Tourist Boards
in neighbouring countries
Finland has borders with 2 countries
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