U.S. Commercial Service Welcomes American Companies to the Nordic Region!

U.S. Department of Commerce (USDOC) has offices in all Nordic countries.  For further information on the other Nordic markets please visit the local web sites listed below.

U.S. Commercial Service Denmark

U.S. Commercial Service Norway

U.S. Commercial Service Sweden

The Nordic Region (Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden) is an attractive and lucrative market for U.S. companies.  The region is also an important trading partner of the United States.  Its 25 million consumers are looking for high-quality and reputable products from abroad.  The region effectively serves as a gateway to the Baltic countries as well as northwest Russia, which increases the number of potential consumers to over 80 million.

The World Economic Forum’s annual review of global competitiveness ranked four Nordic countries among the six most competitive economies in the world.  The criteria included quality of economic policies, fairness and transparency of legal environment, as well as new technology and innovation.  The Nordic countries are also among the least corrupt countries in the world.

U.S. companies active in the Nordic markets rarely encounter trade barriers or market access difficulties.  Each country has its own strengths, but all countries are known for their state-of-the-art infrastructure, efficient telecommunications, transportation and logistic as well as smoothly functioning societies.  The Nordic region is also known for being the leading market of European telecommunications development, especially Finland (Nokia Corporation) and Sweden (Sony-Eriksson).

Denmark, Finland and Sweden are members of the European Union (EU).  Norway is linked to the EU through the European Economic Area (EEA) agreement.  By virtue of the EEA, Norway is practically part of the EU’s single market.  Norway implements most EU directives as a result of its EEA obligations. 

The Nordic countries are among the world's wealthiest countries.  The Nordic region is dynamic, highly sophisticated and very competitive, with stable political and economic climate.  English is widely spoken and commonly used in the business environment making the market easy to enter for U.S. companies.  American high quality products and services as well as state-of-the-art technology are well received.

Nordic Services Offered to U.S. Companies

Nordic Qualified Contact List

Nordic Qualified Contact List covers Sweden, Finland, Norway and Denmark and provides a list of up to 10 potential companies per country.  The list includes company name, address, phone, fax, website, confirmed contact name with email address, and principal activity.  Post pre-screens and contacts the prospects, giving them an initial introduction to the U.S. product in question.  Further contact will be handled directly by the U.S. client.  The service costs $950 for a choice of any three countries, and $1,250 for all four.

Nordic Platinum Key Service

Platinum Key service provides U.S. companies customized, comprehensive, and long-term (6 months to 1 year) business support on a range of issues that require sustained assistance, such as identifying markets, launching products, developing major project opportunities, providing government tender support, lowering market access barriers, and helping on regulatory or standard matters.  The cost of the service is based on the scope of work.  

Other services, such as Gold Key Matching Service, can also be organized regionally.  Please contact our office to learn more about Nordic opportunities.  We'll be pleased to assist you!