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In May 1996, at Valmet Finland, the General Manager of Projects at Valmet Paper Finishing division, was concerned about the apparent lack of teamwork among the two dozen Finnish management and technical specialists working on the greenfield paper mill project in Suzhou, China. Valmet was the leading supplier of paper machines in the world with the corporation''s net sales amounting to FIM 8,574 million. Determined to maintain and expand its market leader position, Valmet was very active in exploring and entering new markets in Asia and South America, and the project at hand was to be followed by others in China, so intervention was needed. This short case is a helpful tool in triggering discussion in the field of cross-cultural management or human resources management. It can also be used to draw out the theoretical concepts related to expatriate selection and training as well as teamwork/group dynamics issues in an organisation.