Finnish companies attending the event cover the circular economy, health and well-being, the energy transition, digital innovation, and advanced manufacturing. The CIFIT provides an excellent platform for Chinese and Finnish companies to connect, explore new opportunities, and achieve results, she said.

　　This year"s CIFTIS has also reached a new level of internationalization. About 90 countries and regions and international organizations are setting up exhibitions or organizing events, while more than 1,800 companies are participating on-site, including 456 Fortune Global 500 firms and industry leaders. Norway, the guest country of honor, will open a 260-square-meter national pavilion, showcasing its strengths in marine industries, energy, and digital services, officials said at a press conference.

　　"Being the guest country of honor is both a great honor and an important strategic opportunity," Henning Kristoffersen, Commercial Counselor at the Norwegian Embassy in China and head of Innovation Norway in China, said at a press briefing in August.

　　He also said that the CIFTIS is a vital platform for the global exchange of services, technology, knowledge, and creativity, offering Norway a valuable opportunity.

　　For the first time, the CIFTIS has launched a dedicated exhibition zone for firms expanding overseas. More than 30 professional service providers in finance, law, accounting, advertising, and human resources are offering one-stop solutions for overseas expansion.

　　"The inauguration of the "overseas-expansion services zone" is not only an innovation in the fair"s content, but also a clear hallmark of the new stage in the development of China"s trade in services," Hoffman Cheong, EY China North Managing Partner, told the Global Times.