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ISLAMABAD -- Finland Ambassador to Pakistan Hannu Rippati has said that Pakistan's textile industry is very famous in Finland and the country also exports sports equipment from Pakistan.

Speaking at the Express News programme 'Expresso', he said that keeping in view the opportunities in both countries, Finland will organise a seminar 'Doing Business in Pakistan' in Pakistan soon. Sharing details of the event, he further said that it would be an online platform where companies from Pakistan and Finland can register themselves. Then, all they have to do is share details of their products and if any company in Finland is interested, it will reach out to them.

During Covid-19, the trade between the two countries was greatly affected, but now this graph is improving, he said, adding that however, the trading ratio changes every year because sometimes Pakistan's exports to Finland increase while sometimes Finland exports more from Pakistan. He pointed out that last year more than 100 million euros of trade took place between the two countries.

A few days ago, Finland reopened its embassy in Islamabad. "We had closed our embassy in Pakistan a decade ago due to economic challenges and appointed a non-resident ambassador to Pakistan," said Rippati. Talking about the people of Pakistan, the ambassador said that Pakistanis are very hospitable. "They help everyone, not only me but my...