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.
Startup funding for growth
We help companies under the age of five to develop new innovative solutions, prepare for international growth, raise private funding, and bring solutions to the market.
R&D funding for renewal
Do you want to grow your business or boldly renew your ways of working? We fund companies' ambitious research and development projects that develop new products and services.
Funding for public research
We fund high-impact research and research collaboration between research organisations that create new innovations, expertise and sustainable growth. Research carried out together with companies creates solutions for the international market.
EU funding opportunities
Are you interested in EU funding, new partners and programmes? Our experts will help you find and utilise the funding offered by international programmes.
Individual Funding services
Research, development and piloting funding is intended for innovative companies seeking significant international growth and a competitive advantage through research and development. Funding may also be granted to forerunner companies that are aiming for a major leap in productivity growth in domestic markets with international competition.
Co-Research projects and joint projects promote the building of significant new expertise for business needs.
Funding for research organizations to build teams, to clarify research questions and to build new networks with companies
Funding for joint actions of research organizations and companies.
Funding for projects preparing the commercialization of the research based product or service solution and promote its development as a new business at the same time.
Innovative public procurement funding is intended for procurements in which the public sector is modernising its services and operations, while at the same time accelerating market development and the emergence of new expertise and solutions. The call is continuous.
Sprint Grant aims to support Finnish small companies developing innovative solutions for international markets, with funding up to EUR 100,000 covering 75% of project costs.
We can grant state aid for shipbuilding innovations in order to secure favourable preconditions for innovation in the sector.
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.
Energy support for projects that promote the production or use of renewable energy, energy saving or energy efficiency, or reduce environmental damage.
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.
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.
