NFM Group CEO meets President Zelenskyj
RAPID RECAP:
- Ukrainian President Zelenskyj visited Norway for the first time to discuss ongoing support for Ukraine.
- He met with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and other Nordic leaders to strengthen air defense and gather support.
- NFM Group participated in a roundtable meeting, emphasizing its commitment to supporting Ukraine during the visit.
– NFM Group addressed the President at the roundtable meeting with the Norwegian Business Community
The Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyj is on his first visit to Norway. The purpose of the visit is several meetings where Norway’s ongoing support for Ukraine is among the topics. Norway has been a significant contributor to Ukraine and intends to continue supporting Ukraine’s defence efforts.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyj’s visit to Norway yesterday, was a surprise and marked his first trip to the country. During his visit, Zelenskyj had discussions with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere and other Nordic leaders, focusing on gathering more support for Ukraine in its ongoing conflict with Russia.
These talks were part of Zelenskyj’s broader efforts to strengthen Ukrainian air defence and save lives in the war-torn country. Additionally, Zelenskyj attended a summit with leaders from the five Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden, all key allies of Ukraine.
Photo: Stian Lysberg Solum / NTBPhoto: Stian Lysberg Solum / NTB
NFM’s commitment: Supporting Ukraine with protective gear and employment opportunities
Until February 2022, NFM had production facilities in Lviv, the largest city in Western Ukraine, with 150 direct employees and 500 indirect employees. When the Russians crossed the boarders of Ukraine, NFM Group was forced to evacuate both employees and operations.
All our Ukrainian employees was offered work and housing at NFM Group’s production facilities in Poland.
Among several actors within the Norwegian business community, NFM was one of the speakers at the roundtable meeting with the president. Our CEO, Walter Øverland, emphasized NFM’s strong dedication to supporting Ukraine.
“Today, we have close to 100 Ukrainian refugees working in our production facilities in Poland and Bulgaria, primarily women. We both hope and are ready to re-establish ourselves in Ukraine the moment the situation has stabilized.”
Since the start of the war, NFM has produced and delivered over 100,000 bulletproof vests to the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Several of our Ukrainian employees were actively involved in the production and packaging of vests destined for their home country. For many of them, it was a source of pride and a meaningful opportunity to support to those on the front lines.
“With this, we hope that we have been a small contributor in the fight against Russia, and we aim to continue the supplying of protective equipment for Ukrainian soldiers in the future as well.”
Annika Byrde / NTB / Prime Minister office
