The Chips Campaign
New growth for your company and the entire Finnish chip industry
The Chips Campaign program helps your company develop its international competitive advantage in the chip industry. The programme provides up-to-date information on financing options, for example, as well as a framework for networking and finding new business partners or customers. We encourage your company to find new growth through RDI activities.
The Chips Campaign program encourages the Finnish microelectronics, photonics and quantum technology (HW Tech) industry to seize new business opportunities in Europe and other selected markets. Join a program that will help you reach your goals with other players in the industry!
Programme materials
New growth for your company and the entire Finnish chip industry
The Chips Campaign program helps your company develop its international competitive advantage in the chip industry. The programme provides up-to-date information on financing options, for example, as well as a framework for networking and finding new business partners or customers. We encourage your company to find new growth through RDI activities.
The Chips Campaign program encourages the Finnish microelectronics, photonics and quantum technology (HW Tech) industry to seize new business opportunities in Europe and other selected markets. Join a program that will help you reach your goals with other players in the industry!
Target groups of the programme
The programme is aimed at Finnish companies whose international business capabilities are being significantly renewed:
- Finnish companies of all sizes operate in the fields of microelectronics, photonics and quantum technology
- Research organisations, universities
- Other actors in the sector, such as industrial associations and unions
- Cities and municipalities interested in the sector and their regional development companies
Program Services
The Chips Campaign programme offers a variety of services to support the programme's objectives for the actors involved. Some of the programme's services are only aimed at companies that meet Business Finland's customer relationship criteria.
How to join the program
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Interest is key
The Chips Campaign program aims at bold growth and innovation in the chip industry. Therefore, it is important that the participants of the programme are interested and motivated to participate and achieve common goals.
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Read more about the programme
Read more about the programme's objectives, services and how you can use it to develop your business. Some of the programme's services are open to everyone, and some are intended for companies that meet Business Finland's customer relationship criteria.
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Subscribe to the newsletter, participate in the event or contact us
By subscribing to the programme's newsletter, you will receive information about the programme's services and current events. If necessary, our experts will help you assess the suitability of the program for your company and guide you on further steps.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Programs
Onko ohjelmaan mukaan tulemiselle kriteereitä?
Oletko innostunut siruteollisuudesta ja uusien ratkaisujen luomisesta sen tarpeisiin? Tervetuloa mukaan The Chips Campaign -ohjelmaan! Ohjelmaan liittymiselle ei ole kriteereitä, mutta eniten siitä hyötyvät yritykset ja organisaatiot, joilla on selkeä visio ja tavoitteita siruteollisuuden kehittämiseen. Ohjelma kannustaa aktiiviseen yhteistyöhön ja verkostoitumiseen muiden alan toimijoiden kanssa.
More information about the theme of the programme
Electronics, photonics and, in the future, quantum technology will form an increasingly strong foundation for the modern way of life. These areas of science and technology are also central to the growth of companies, the security of states and the implementation of the green transition. Commercial expectations built around artificial intelligence and the digital reality (metaverse) are driving the development of the industry so that its value is predicted to exceed the USD 1 trillion mark by 2030. This means that the value of the industry will more than double in just six years.
Why was the theme chosen?
Finland has strong expertise in key technologies that enable digitalisation. Our internationally recognized know-how provides an excellent foundation for future growth. In its national strategy ("Chips from the North", published in April 2024), the Finnish Semiconductor Industry Group has estimated that Finland has credible opportunities to triple the industry by 2035.
The purpose of The Chips Campaign programme is to support this growth outlook with the help of Business Finland's funding and advisory services. In addition, The Chips Campaign programme aims to help Finnish companies, research institutes and universities achieve a central position in the field in Europe.
Background from the EU's perspective
The international value chains of the chip industry are strongly Asian-centric. For this reason, the EU is investing up to €43 billion in the sector through the European Chips Act. The aim is to strengthen Europe's technological leadership in research, development, design and manufacturing, and to return some of the most critical supply chains back to Europe.
The Chips Joint Undertaking (Chips JU) is a key instrument established under the EU's European Chips Act, the purpose of which is to facilitate the strengthening of European value chains. It opens up opportunities for European companies and research institutions to participate in European ecosystems and international value chains. The technical content of Chips JU covers all key technologies enabling digitalization, such as electronics (from microelectronics to power electronics), photonics and quantum technologies.
Business Finland's goal for the programme
Liiketoiminnan kasvu
Tuemme uuden liiketoiminnan kasvua aktivoimalla yrityksiä ja tutkimuslaitoksia t&k-lähtöiseen osaamisen, tuotteiden ja liiketoiminnan kehittämiseen. Olemme erityisen kiinnostuneita hankkeista, jotka ovat tavoitteiltaan kunnianhimoisia ja luonteeltaan verkostoituneita. Vaikka kannustamme osallistujia tiiviiseen yhteistyöhön projektin puitteissa (kts. esim. Business Finlandin yhteisinnovaatiorahoitus, ECS Chips JU:n kautta tai Eureka Xecs), tuemme yrityksiä myös niiden yksilöllisissä kasvupyrkimyksissä.
Uusien liiketoimintamarkkinoiden avaaminen
Ohjelma toimii yhteistyössä ulkoministeriön markkina-asiantuntijoiden kanssa avatakseen suomalaisille yrityksille liiketoimintamahdollisuuksia kohdemarkkinoilla.
Suomen aseman tukeminen alan edelläkävijänä
Autamme ulkomaisia yrityksiä sijoittautumaan Suomeen. Suomi on erityisen houkutteleva paikka t&k-toimintaan ja edistyneeseen valmistukseen keskittyville sekä yhteistyöhaluisille yrityksille.