The decision takes effect after you have approved the decision and the related funding terms and conditions in the online service. Approve the funding decision within the time period mentioned in the decision.
You will see a note that there’s a decision waiting for approval on the service’s homepage under “Issues awaiting action”. If there are specific prerequisites that need to be fulfilled before the decision takes effect, the decision can be approved only once these prerequisites have been fulfilled.
If you are not going to accept the funding, please inform Business Finland’s registry.
Instructions for companies
Once your sole representative rights for a business have been recorded in the Trade Register, you can approve decisions in the online service. Your signature authorization will be verified from the Trade Register upon log-in when you use the Suomi.fi identification. Contact the Patent and Registration Office to correct your company's information in the Trade Register.
Approve the decision in the online service
Use this form to approve funding decisions if you do not have sole representative rights recorded in the Trade Register. Do not forget to include your bank account on the second tab of the form.
Send the form to the registry by encrypted e-mail
Instructions: Research organizations
Research institutes, universities and universities of applied sciences will always accept the decision in Business Finland’s online service. In order to make the approval possible, the people who approve the research organization’s funding decisions must have sufficient rights to the projects in the online service.
For the purpose of maintaining access rights, research organizations must provide Business Finland’s registry (kirjaamo(at)businessfinland.fi) with a list of people who have the right to approve the decision on behalf of the beneficiary according to the regulations or some other authorization. The list must be updated whenever changes are made.
Approve the decision in the online service
Apply for rectification
If you are unsatisfied with the decision, you can apply for a rectification. The decision includes instructions for how to file for a rectification.