Press releases

A delegation of more than 40 decision-makers aiming to revive the Ukrainian economy is currently in Finland. The aim of their five-day visit is to strengthen business between the countries. The World Bank has estimated that the cost of reconstruction in Ukraine has already exceeded EUR 500 billion.

Demola Global and Business Finland are launching RAIDE, the Radical AI Deployment Ecosystem — a new Finnish innovation cluster designed to accelerate the translation of artificial intelligence and related technologies into new products, services and businesses. The collaboration will fuel growth and help build a new generation of world-class expertise in Finland.

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.

The President of the Republic has granted the annual internationalisation awards to three companies and one community. Orion Corporation won the 2025 Growth Company Award. The Newcomer Company Award went to Sensofusion, and Sandvik Mining and Construction was recognised as the Long-term International Investor. The year’s Community Award was granted to the Finnish Startup Community.

Business Finland has granted an investment of €48.7 million for Novana Oy to build the world's first carbon-neutral vanadium production plant in Tahkoluoto, Pori.

Yhdysvallat on suurin vientikohde terveysteknologia-alan yrityksille, ja Mayo Clinicin kanssa tehtävä yhteistyö on tavoittelemisen arvoista.

The Team Finland network promoted the efforts of Finnish companies to expand internationally and enhanced Finland's attractiveness as an investment destination during 2024.