News and events

Join Swiss Biotech Day 2026 with Nordic Partners and connect with Swiss pharma, biotech, and investor representatives at Congress Center Basel on 4-5 May 2026.

Welcome to the Health Tuesday LIVE event on 5 May to hear a diverse range of up-to-date topics related to health sector regulation and to network with others working on the same topics!

Welcome to an info webinar on the upcoming Chips JU 2026 calls and their key focus areas on May 12!

Kimmo Kanto, who works at Business Finland, has been appointed as Vice-Chair of the Council of the European Space Agency in Interlaken, Switzerland, on March 19, 2026.  Kanto will begin his term on July 1. The ESA Council is the organization’s highest strategic decision-making body, and Kanto is the first Finnish representative to hold the position.  At Business Finland, Kanto is the Director of the Space, Defence and Connectivity unit.  

Advanced Finnish communications and cybersecurity solutions, as well as the latest space technologies, have created numerous opportunities for cooperation between Finland and Japan.

Business Finland will award record level funding to new leading company projects and to expansion of existing projects. The first funding decisions of the year were made on April 20, 2026. Expansions of leading company projects are included for the first time.

The preparation of biotechnology-related IPCEI projects is progressing to accelerate European investments and innovations in biotechnology.

In 2025, Business Finland granted a total of EUR 785 million in funding to more than 2,500 Finnish companies, of which over EUR 65 million was allocated to health-related projects.