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The University of Minnesota and 3M hosted Finnish Foreign Trade Minister Ville Skinnari Thursday. The visits followed a meeting with Gov. Tim Walz Wednesday, when the pair signed a letter of understanding, pledging that Minnesota and Finland would collaborate on the development of sustainable technology across academia, government and business. 

“I really look forward to working with the universities and new, talented teams for startups and raising funding together to really create jobs here in Minnesota, but also back home in Finland,” Skinnari told MPR News chief meteorologist Paul Huttner.

Noting his country’s big-name electronics company Nokia, Skinnari said he sees a lot of potential for the partnership to develop software for electric vehicles and charging stations. He also touted Finland’s 

use of wood pulp to create more sustainable fabrics

 on his home turf next month, bringing along delegates from the state’s technology, agriculture and education sectors.

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