People · Business · Opportunity
Open to the world
International Friendly is a global initiative that connects people, businesses and opportunities across borders.
Sign-up coming soon
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Welcome
international
customers -
Open to
global talent -
Build new
partnerships -
Expand
your business -
Be part of a
global community -
A more open
and connected
future
Is IF for you?
- IF you welcome international customers.
- IF you’re ready to work across cultures.
- IF you see opportunity beyond borders.
- IF you’re looking for international partners.
- IF you’re building for a global market.
- IF you’re open to new people, ideas and opportunities.
- IF you’re international friendly.
A simple signal
A bigger world
Show the world
you’re open for business.
The International Friendly mark lets people, companies and communities know that you welcome international customers, professionals and partners. It’s a simple way to be visible, accessible and part of a more connected, opportunity-rich economy.
Sign-up coming soon
Local roots · Global minds
Good business
travels far.
From Helsinki to the world, IF brings together businesses, people and opportunities to build a more open, inclusive and prosperous global economy.
Our story
How IF began
An idea born
on the ground.
IF was conceived by designer Nastasia Fomina while working with international entrepreneur Damon Hernandez, who felt the barriers firsthand, often without knowing which businesses would welcome them. She saw that a simple, visible signal could make that first step easier, and designed the IF mark to be that signal.
The IF Standard · In development
What it means to be IF
is being shaped now.
The IF Standard sets out what every IF business commits to. It is being developed by a working group of public- and private-sector professionals with decades of combined experience in international business.
We’ll publish it before sign-up opens, so you’ll know exactly what you’re signing up for.
How it works
Three steps to
open your door.
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Register
Tell us about your business and how you welcome international people. Membership is €20 a year.
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Display
Receive the physical IF window sticker and the digital mark for your website and profiles.
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Connect
Be found by international customers, talent and partners looking for businesses open to the world.
IF you want to do business with the world, show it.
Sign-up is coming soon. Want to be first in line? Leave your email and we’ll let you know the moment it opens.
Why €20 a year? It covers your window sticker, postage and keeping the site online. Nothing more.
IF exists to grow local economies, not itself. Every euro goes to the sticker and the site; every opportunity goes to you.