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Business Finland funding

We offer funding for research, product development, and many kinds of business development needs, especially for small and medium-sized companies. Large companies and research organizations can receive funding for joint projects with smaller companies.

Note! Many funding services have undergone significant changes at the beginning of 2024, read more in the news.

Funding services

Funding for research and development

R&D funding, Innovation Voucher to purchase new knowledge or skills, Into to buy innovation expertise and Innovative Public Procurements for public procurement units.
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Cooperation between companies and research organizations

Research to Business Funding, Co-Creation Funding, Co-Innovation Funding and Co-Research Funding
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Tempo funding

Test the functionality of the business concept, explore demand and obtain feedback from potential customers.
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Talent funding

Talent funding is suitable for SMEs and midcap companies that want to improve their capacity for international growth by creating working, organizational, and management practices that support internationalization and improve their ability to increase the number of international experts in Finnish companies.
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Explorer

Hire or acquire know-how for international market entry, participate in a foreign trade fair with an SME group or assemble a group of SMEs for joint export opportunities.
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Young Innovative Company funding

Funding service accelerating the global growth of the most ambitious, rapidly growing startups.
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Growth engines

Welcome to join us in building new billion-euro export businesses in Finland!
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Energy aid

​Energy aid can be granted to climate- and environment-friendly investment and investigation projects that increase the use of renewable energy and energy efficiency.
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Production incentive for the audiovisual industry

Production incentive is 25 % cash rebate for production costs in Finland.
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Innovation aid for shipbuilding

We can grant state aid for shipbuilding innovations in order to secure favourable preconditions for innovation in the sector.
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Investment aid for Circular Economy

Investments made in Finland with significant positive environmental impacts may receive funding.
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Funding for leading companies and ecosystems

Business Finland challenges global companies to lead ecosystems that consist of companies of different sizes and other players.
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Funding for Innovation and Growth Research

Funding for Innovation and Growth Research is suitable for research organizations studying the impact of global challenges on Finnish businesses and society.
Guidelines

Funding guidelines, terms, forms

You will find all the necessary guidelines for applicants, project management and reporting from these pages.
Instructions

Funding for business development in disruptive circumstances

Was your company’s funding application approved? This page contains instructions on how to start, monitor and report on your project.

Funding calls

Funding calls

Ended calls

International funding opportunities

Horizon Europe

European programs

International financial institutions

Global investors

Dealflow Finland

Get connected with international investors