Innovation and a high-tech mindset are second nature to us Finns. We have always been the forerunners with future-proof thinking that can solve complex challenges and create new solutions to improve societies. Our thinking is globally acknowledged as cutting-edge: smart, strategic and systemic – emphasizing the importance of sustainability and safety.

Our secret

• A unique government-supported ecosystem in which companies, research facilities and universities form a tight-knit community.
• We Finns are a small and agile nation of thinkers, decision-makers, companies and innovators that can offer the best resources and minds for the task at hand.
• Having created a functional, equal and democratic society for ourselves, we have the expertise that can create progress where needed.
• Our culture of trust and cooperation enables long-term commitment and genuine partnership between public and private, big players and small.
• We know that together we can make a difference.

Sustainable prosperity in focus

• We know where help is needed for sustainable and inclusive wellbeing and economic prosperity.
• We closely follow other societies and engage in dialogue.
• We see beyond technical innovations and understand that digitalization is a way to improve inclusion, safety, equality and economics – in short, a way to improve society as a whole.
• We have learned that a large amount of open data and supportive legislation create a strong foundation for new digital services and technologies
• We promote this thinking globally.

We believe in partnership

Our expert team identifies the development projects and opportunities in the world and heads out to offer our systemic thinking. We at Business Finland facilitate Finnish and Nordic ecosystems that consist of established, world-class companies and agile, innovative small and medium enterprises to work across businesses. We add resources that help developing policies and regulations in order to create the foundation for improved infrastructure, smart cities, sustainable manufacturing or large-scale digitalization, to mention some of our core areas. We work in partnership with finance institutions and other stakeholders, forming unique partnerships to serve the ultimate goals of sustainable development.