Funding services
Business Finland offers funding for research, product development and a wide range of business development needs, especially for small and medium-sized enterprises. Large companies and research organisations can receive funding for joint projects with SMEs.
The year 2025 has brought changes to many financial services.
Accelerate product development, renew or develop entirely new products, services, production methods or business models. Test and verify the functionality of the new solution with customers.
Research to Business Funding, Co-Creation Funding, Co-Innovation Funding and Co-Research Funding
Develop a growth vision and strategy, improve readiness for international growth, and map demand in export markets.
Talent funding is suitable for SMEs and midcap companies that want to improve their readiness for international growth by creating work, organisational and management practices that support it, as well as the ability to increase the number of international talents in Finnish companies.
Scale your business in export markets and develop your business comprehensively.
Audiovisual production incentive
The AV production incentive is a 25% refund of the costs of production carried out in Finland.
Business Finland challenges globally operating companies to become the drivers of ecosystems formed by companies of different sizes and other actors.
Public service providers can develop higher quality services.
Funding for Innovation and Growth Research is suitable for research organizations studying the impact of global challenges on Finnish businesses and society.
Deep Tech Accelerator funding is intended for startups under the age of five that have already started their operations and have been established to commercialise the latest research results and expertise.
Energy support for projects that promote the production or use of renewable energy, energy saving or energy efficiency, or reduce environmental damage.
We can grant state aid for shipbuilding innovations in order to secure favourable preconditions for innovation in the sector.
The European Defense Fund (EDF) funds defense research and development projects through international cooperation. Business Finland can provide national co-funding for projects that have received EDF funding, provided they meet the criteria for national R&D funding.
It is possible to receive funding from Business Finland for the project preparations of the EU's Horizon Europe programme, the Innovation Fund and the Defence Fund.
The aid is based on the Government Decree on aid to promote the decarbonization and energy efficiency of industrial production processes and to promote the transition to a climate neutral economy. The aid may be granted for investment projects with eligible costs of at least EUR 30 million.
Investment projects in renewable energy production and storage, decarbonisation of industrial production processes and improvement of energy efficiency, as well as the production of equipment and their components and raw materials, which are strategic for the transition to a climate-neutral economy. The eligible investment costs must be at least EUR 50 million.
The circular economy investment grant is intended for circular economy investments by companies operating in Finland that improve the level of environmental protection beyond EU standards or increase waste recycling with solutions that exceed the current level of technical development.
Was your company’s funding application approved? This page contains instructions on how to start, monitor and report on your project.
Business Finland projects' funding terms.
What information do I need to provide when applying for funding? Application instructions and forms now on one page.
How to monitor project costs and how to report the costs? How to arrange project accounting?
Instructions for Business Finland project reporting
Read here in which cases purchases form associated company can be accepted as a direct cost for the project.
For most project changes, you will need advance consent from Business Finland, but in some cases a notification will suffice.
De minimis aid refers to public funding granted to companies, governed by the Commission Regulation (EU) No 1407/2013.
Information pack for auditors
Business Finland's operations are guided by special legislation and national and EU-level state aid regulations.
When planning development projects, it is also good to think about contractual matters.
