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Call 31.1.2024-31.12.2030

Partnership model funding call for Co-Innovation and Research, development and piloting projects

Continuous call from 31.1.2024 for companies and research organizations.

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ABB
Simo Säynevirta
simo.saynevirta (at) fi.abb.com

Sini Uuttu
sini.uuttu (at) businessfinland.fi

Bittium
Jari Partanen
jari.partanen (at) bittium.com

Laura Mustaniemi
laura.mustaniemi (at) businessfinland.fi

Borealis Polymers
Jaakko Tuomainen
jaakko.tuomainen(at) borealisgroup.com

Tuomas Lehtinen
tuomas.lehtinen (at) businessfinland.fi

Danfoss
Laura Frisk
laura.frisk (at) danfoss.com

Pia Karumaa
pia.karumaa (at) danfoss.com

Tero Ijäs
tero.ijas (at) businessfinland.fi

Fortum & Metsä Group
Hanne Wikberg
hanne.wikberg (at) fortum.com

Katariina Kemppainen
katariina.kemppainen (at) metsagroup.com

Tuomas Lehtinen
tuomas.lehtinen (at) businessfinland.fi

Kempower
Petri Korhonen
petri.korhonen (at) kempower.com

Tuukka Vainio
tuukka.vainio (at) businessfinland.fi

Kone
Ulla Tikkanen
ulla.tikkanen (at) kone.com

Sakari Karppinen
sakari.karppinen (at) businessfinland.fi

Konecranes
Mikael Haag
partnerships (at) zero4.fi

Sakari Karppinen
sakari.karppinen (at) businessfinland.fi

Meyer
Ilkka Rytkölä
ilkka.rytkola (at) meyerturku.fi

Markku Jokela
markku.jokela (at) businessfinland.fi

Mirka
Charlotta Risku
charlotta.risku (at) mirka.com

Ulf-Erik Widd
ulf-erik.widd (at) businessfinland.fi

Neste
Teija Laitinen
teija.laitinen (at) neste.com

Jari Seilonen
jari.seilonen (at) businessfinland.fi

Nokia
Jarkko Pellikka
jarkko.pellikka (at) nokia.com

Sixten Sandström
sixten.sandstrom (at) businessfinland.fi

Orion
Sammeli Liikkanen
sammeli.liikkanen (at) orionpharma.com

Outi Tuovila
outi.tuovila (at) businessfinland.fi

Patria
Matti Saarikko
matti.saarikko (at) patriagroup.com

Timo Sorsa
timo.sorsa (at) businessfinland.fi

Picosun
Jani Kivioja
jani_kivioja (at) amat.com

Mikko Ahlholm
mikko.ahlholm (at) businessfinland.fi

Ponsse ja Epec
Jukka T. Laitinen
jukka.t.laitinen (at) ponsse.com

Jyri Kylä-Kaila
jyri.kyla-kaila (at) epec.fi

Kari Koskela
kari.koskela (at) businessfinland.fi

Sandvik
Miika Kaski
miika.kaski (at) sandvik.com

Kari Koskela
kari.koskela (at) businessfinland.fi

TietoEVRY
Ksenia Avetisova
ksenia.avetisova (at) tietoevry.com

Timo Sorsa
timo.sorsa (at) businessfinland.fi

Valio
Veera Virtanen
veera.virtanen (at) valio.fi

Aleksej Leppänen
aleksej.leppanen (at) businessfinland.fi

Valmet
Janne Pynnönen
janne.pynnonen (at) valmet.com

Kari Koskela
kari.koskela (at) businessfinland.fi

Wärtsilä WISE
Eleonor Hedström
eleonor.hedstrom (at) wartsila.com

Tero Ijäs
tero.ijas (at) businessfinland.fi

Wärtsilä ZEM
Kenneth Widell
kenneth.widell (at) wartsila.com

Tero Ijäs
tero.ijas (at) businessfinland.fi

Business Finland offers partnership funding for research, development, and innovation projects in leading companies' ecosystem themes.

Funding is intended especially for joint projects between companies and joint projects between companies and research organizations (Co-Innovation funding). Funding can also be granted to individual companies (Research, development and pilot funding).

The objective of Business Finland is to increase innovation activities and the competitive advantage of Finnish companies in international markets with partnership funding.

Co-Innovation and Research, development and pilot funding can be applied for continuously.

What themes are eligible for funding?

Applications for funding may be submitted for projects relating to the subjects described in leading companies' roadmaps. Roadmaps set out leading companies’ views on the solutions, technologies and competences needed to achieve the defined missions.

See the roadmaps

What projects are eligible for funding?

Companies can apply funding for:

  • A Co-Innovation joint project between companies or between companies and research organizations.
  • Their own research and development project.

Research organizations can apply funding for:

  • A Co-Innovation joint project between the research organization and companies.
  • An individual research project or a joint research project. Research projects require international cooperation and at least three companies must participate in the project steering group. These companies may also include leading companies.

Read more about Business Finland’s R&D funding:

How to apply for funding?

Before submitting the funding application, please discuss the content and implementation of the project with Business Finland and the contact persons of the leading companies (see the contact information). However, this is not a prerequisite for funding. Business Finland makes funding decisions according to the normal funding criteria.

Partnership model funding call instructions (pdf)