FLCC welcomes new member!  Baltic FEZ

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FLCC welcomes new member!  Baltic FEZ (Marijampoles LEZ) is located in the strategic part of Europe and Lithuania. Its operator serves new business partnerships and investments in metal, wood, food, and engineering sectors.

The main strategic strengths in the Baltic FEZ:

Territory and location as it has a close bordering with the Baltic Sea, Latvia and direct bordering with Poland.  Marijampole region offers logistic access to major markets (East-West). International leaders in production choose Marijampole region as the location of it‘s manufacturing unit (e.g. IKEA, DOVISTA).

Infrastructure: it is within 1-2 hours reach to airports; within 2-3 hours reach to sea ports; directly by the RailBaltica and major roads; within Baltic FEZ there are greenfield land plots with the main infrastructure connections.

Services and attractive tax incentives in the Baltic FEZ: support services while setting up business (“one-window” approach); corporate profit tax 0% the first 10 years and 7,5% the next 6 years; dividend tax 0%; real estate tax 0%.

 

Caverion implements sustainable office premises for a state enterprise Registrų Centras in Vilnius, Lithuania!

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“The new administrative premises will provide modern workplaces for our 550 employees. We are delighted to have Caverion apply its innovative and sustainable solutions for the new premises and help us reach our ambitious sustainability goals,“ says Saulius Urbanavičius, Managing Director of the Centre of Registers.

Caverion is responsible for modernising the premises which used to be part of a university campus. A modern building management system by Caverion will ensure efficient use of energy at all times. Caverion will also install EV charging stations and charging points for e-bikes and e-scooters. In line with the sustainability objectives of the state enterprise’s strategy, a solar power plant will be installed on the roof of the building.

„Caverion experts have already been implementing a data center for the same building and are close to finishing this part. We are delighted with the unique partnership with the Centre of Registers and the opportunity for our team to contribute to the implementation of this new project,“ said Egidijus Šydeikis, Managing Director of Caverion Lithuania. The project is expected to be completed by the end of 2023.

State Enterprise Centre of Registers is a public entity of limited civil liability incorporated by the Government of the Republic of Lithuania. The Centre of Registers manages the main information resources of Lithuanian State registers and information systems.

For more information, please contact: Kristina Brogienė, Marketing and Communication Manager, Caverion Lithuania, tel. +370 614 64 164, kristina.brogiene@caverion.com

Amberton Green SPA Druskininkai – is a new member of FLCC

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First Wellness Sleep SPA in Northern Europe – Amberton Green Spa Druskininkai has joined the FLCC association and offers a luxury journey to recovery from burnout!

Amberton Green SPA Druskininkai – is a new Wellness Sleep SPA in peaceful and nature-surrounded Lithuanian resort Druskininkai.

An elegant 5-star hotel with 79 apartments where wellness starts with music therapy in bedrooms and bathrooms, smart mattresses evaluate sleep quality, special lightning technology.

An exclusive Medical and Wellness center includes 20 treatment rooms. The main focus is the wellness team of high-competence therapists and precisely prepared wellness and spa treatment menu for sleep problems and chronic fatigue syndrome, along with comprehensive diagnosis and monitoring, mindfulness-based stretch reduction therapy, the latest in health and wellness technology innovations.

SPA also includes a relaxation area, indoor pool with sauna, fitness area, restaurant and children ‘s area. Overall Amberton Green SPA Druskininkai architecture, design, wellness and management solutions aim to balance mental, physical, emotional and spiritual wellbeing.

Druskininkai resort is only 130 km far from the capital city Vilnius and close to the borders of Belarus and Poland, the town dates back as a spa resort to the 19th century, famous for natural resources: high mineralization mineral water springs, natural mud, pure air.

Welcome!

FLCC welcomes Onninen to be part of the Finnish-Lithuanian community!

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Onninen serves contractors, industry, infrastructure building and retail dealers. Through the network of Onninen Express stores, efficient logistic integrated services and multichannel shopping experience, Onninen is the reliable companion of a professional.

There are around 130 Onninen Express stores and Onninen points of sale in Finland, Sweden, Norway, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland. In addition, Onninen provides comprehensive services to professionals through electronic channels.

Onninen is part of K Group’s international building and technical trade division. Building and technical trade operates in seven countries and employs together with K-retailers around 11,000 trading sector professionals internationally. In 2021, the division’s net sales totaled €4,388 million.

Onninen Lithuania has 5 Express stores or sales points in Vilnius, Kaunas and Klaipeda with distribution center in Kaunas. With 22,6 M€ sales in 2021 and approximately 85 employees, we are among B2B leaders in the technical trade.

Visit to Onninen

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At the end of November FLCC visited Onninen company in Vilnius which belongs to the biggest trading sector in Finland, and is one of the biggest in North Europe and one the most sustainable companies in the world (global 100). During the visit Arvydas Salietis, Onninen general manager introduced many interesting facts about the company, Onninen Express service and its future plans. Onninen is a very important Finnish company, over 20 years in Lithuania and an important member of the Finnish business community here in Lithuania.

FLCC welcomes new association member – SALDO BANK!

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UAB Saldo Bank is one of the most successful and technologically advanced Neobanks with focus on the stable and the highly attractive Nordic & Baltic markets.

Complete and fully digital banking products and services (cards, accounts and services) will be launched in addition to the current offering (installment loans, revolving credits and SME loans).

Saldo has recently acquired a bank license which, in addition to complete banking services, also ensures deposits at attractive rates. This enables Saldo to offer its customers highly competitive banking and lending solutions.

Saldo bank boldly innovates and uses technology to better carry its responsibility.  The bank’s  vision is to become the most preferred neobank with a superior offering and the most innovative team on the planet!  Saldo has a fully digital business model with a high scalability offering. It has developed proven world-class scoring technology with embedded features such as time-to-event models, vector auto regressions and neural networks. The bank has capabilities to utilize PSD2, AI & ML in completing responsible and comprehensive credit decisions instantly to maximize customer experience & sustainable growth.
Saldo is a strong emerging Neobank brand with capabilities ensuring high lending rate, market leading scoring engine and customer onboarding.  It will grow both organically, through geographical expansions and by adding new products in upcoming years. This means wider selection of better and effortless services for the customers.

New FLCC member Nordtext!

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Founded in 2006, Nordtext is one of the most trusted and fastest growing language service providers in the Nordic region. From our offices in Latvia, Lithuania, and Finland, we provide language solutions such as translation, copywriting, international SEO, desktop publishing among others, to companies and organizations operating in various business areas across the world.

Our in-house team consists of 23 full-time employees who together with more than 4000 tested and verified linguists globally, ensure lightning fast and linguistically accurate language services in more than 75 languages.

Above all, we pride ourselves on being a socially inclusive and sustainable business, promoting the welfare and healthy work-life balance of our in-house employees as well as external cooperation partners.

Lunch with the Norwegian Chamber

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November 24, the Finnish-Norwegian business community invited Aivaras Sebeckis, a GM of Finnish company Lindström in Lithuania as a speaker to the business lunch. Aivaras Sebeckis introduced the Lindström company, its innovative approach to textiles, textile recycling and a constant sustainable development in Finland and Lithuania. Business lunch was very popular amongst the Finnish Norwegian Chamber members!

Peikko helps Ukraine by producing furnaces for the cold season!

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„Peikko Lietuva“ creative idea to help Ukraine survive the cold season is innovative and very practical!

„We did not expect that our modest desire to support Ukraine would receive such a positive resonance on social networks. We know that good deeds are done quietly, but in the context of war, things seem to be different. The support and help of all of us there is needed at every moment. Therefore, we aim to inspire other Lithuanian companies and organizations not to stop supporting Ukraine. Let’s act boldly, after all, together we can do a lot.“

Radisson Hotel Kaunas is the most sustainable tourism product | MICE reward

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Congratulations! to our Member!

The largest hotel and conference center in Kaunas, Radisson Hotel Kaunas, won two significant awards in the following categories during the week.

At the Lithuanian Tourism Forum held on October 21, the hotel won the title of the most sustainable service provider of 2022. The audition committee evaluated the sustainability of the services provided by the companies, new methods of presenting local traditions, ecological transport promotion for tourists, international sustainable tourism certificates, sustainable advertising channels, involvement of local communities. The hotel contributed with Kaunas European capital of Culture 2022 by promoting its events, created a Kaunastic cocktail to represent the city to foreign guests, and chose advertising partners that used renewable energy. The hotel also has an international Green Key and Safe Hotels certificates as well as offers 100 % Carbon Neutral meetings and events.

The award for the most sustainable tourism product was presented by the Lithuanian Ministry of Economy and Innovation.

On October 23, the winners of the World MICE Awards were announced. Radisson Hotel Kaunas was recognized as Lithuania‘s best MICE hotel. The World MICE Awards serves to celebrate and reward excellence in MICE tourism. Their annual awards program aims to foster growth, innovations and best practice on a global scale. World MICE Awards is the sister event of World Travel Awards.