Build your Network

Networks for international growth

Networks for growth and internationalization

The Business Finland programs strengthen the international know-how of the whole of Finland: we improve the possibilities businesses have to become part of international networks and business ecosystems, as well as help Finnish companies create completely new growth opportunities for the future.

Through Business Finland programs, domestic and international research organizations, companies, and other interest groups combine their efforts to increase international business, to enhance competitiveness and to renew Finnish society.

We offer funding for research, development, and piloting of products and services aimed at global markets, and also provide internationalisation services for marketing and for selling products and services to clients worldwide.

In order to gain funding for potential companies, we also connect international investors and businesses with each other. We provide advice for new markets and help in networking with local businesses and operators. We also help you find new, growing markets and customers, and thereby increase your international networking, innovation, and sales.

In cooperation with the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Team Finland network, we carry out programs in almost 80 market areas, building vast new growth opportunities for Finnish companies.

Business Finland – themes

Arctic

Finnish companies are pioneers in many sectors related to Arctic business activities from winter seafaring to digital services.

Bioeconomy and
cleantech

Business Finland encourages Finnish companies to modernize and exploit the opportunities created by digitalization and the platform economy.

Digitalization

Business Finland Digitalization helps Finnish companies to create a competitive advantage as global innovation and technology leaders.

Health and
wellbeing

Health and wellbeing is the world’s biggest industry, growing at more than 5% annually. Finnish companies have the opportunity to take a significant slice of this growth.

Creative industries and new value creation

Mediocre products don’t succeed. We challenge you to think about what will create the value of your solution in the future.

Developing
markets

We encourage your company to seize new, emerging opportunities in the developing markets.

Travel

We help Finland’s destinations and travel companies operating within them to network and to develop, sell and market competitive and high-quality travel products.

European
programs

INFORMATION ON EUROPEAN PROGRAMS AND ON HOW TO APPLY FOR FUNDING.

Ended programs

Recently ended programs

Advice
and coaching

Networks enable new business and export growth

Business Finland's advice services cover the different aspects of internationalisation, according to the needs and growth phase of the client. Before starting on network building, a company should have a clear idea about what kind of networks are required for creating new innovations and developing its international business. In the Build Your Network stage, our professionals typically provide advice related to the following issues:

How to modernise your company's business
Which markets have the most potential for your business?
How to test local market demand for your products and services
How and where you can find new know-how to develop your company's innovation activities
How private experts can support these activities?

Next step for going global

Explore your company's opportunities to build networks by contacting your trusted Business Finland advisor.

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