Reduce the risks of internationalization with our funding
Take advantage of emerging growth opportunities with us. We offer funding to plan internationalization and for actions in target markets. We also offer funding for group of companies to explore significant joint business opportunities in international markets.
What do you need funding for?
Building internationalization readiness
Market Explorer funding can be used to buy new information and expertise to help your company make progress in a new export market. The funding is intended to cover the expenses incurred from purchasing expert services. The amount of funding granted by Business Finland is a maximum EUR 40,000, and the funding covers 50 percent of the costs of procuring expert services.
Read more about Market Explorer.
Among other things, you can test the functionality of your business concept, gain feedback from potential customers, and analyze demand in a new market. The maximum amount of funding is EUR 60,000, and the funding covers 75 percent of the project's budget. This funding constitutes a grant that does not have to be paid back. Granting funding requires that your company has a realistic follow-up plan for research and development measures to put the idea into practice if Tempo project's results encourage it.
Read more about Tempo.
Market access for groups of companies
You can receive a trade fair grant to attend an international trade fair outside Finland. The grant can cover up to 50 percent of the eligible costs of the project. A grant of up to EUR 15,000 per trade fair can be approved for individual companies.
Read more about the Exhibition Explorer.
Pilot projects
Accelerate product development, and renew and develop products, services, production methods, or business models. A Business Finland loan is suitable for piloting and product development close to the commercialization stage. Our funding is for private-sector research projects which focus on the creation of new competencies.
Read more about R&D funding.
Co-innovation in developing markets
Are you developing an innovative product, service, process or business model that can bring about environmental, social, quality, cost or equality benefits? Do you need to (further) co-develop your solution with local partners to increase its competitiveness for market opportunities in developing markets? Our funding for co-innovation in developing markets helps companies to co-develop and co-create sustainable innovations together with local partners in those markets.
Read more about funding for co-innovation in developing markets.
