The Finnish American Chamber of Commerce was founded in 1948 in New York to protect, develop, encourage, promote and foster trade, business, financial or professional interests and commercial relations between Finland and the United States. With the new challenges of the 21st century, the rapid information flow and globalization, the FACC is renewing itself to promote and stimulate the partnership between Finland and the U.S. for our current and prospective members. However, some facts remain constant: the search for new business opportunities, the importance of knowledge, the desire to network and preserve our cultural bonds. These were the driving forces in the creation of FACC New York in 1948. We are confident that these needs of business people will remain indefinitely.