Practical info for businesses

Resources

- Who can help me do business in Finland?
  
  Invest in Finland offers a full set of professional, hands-on investment services that are always tailored according to a company’s specific needs. The services cover every stage of setting up a business in Finland, ranging from initial data collection and opportunity analysis to networking and the actual business launch.
- I’m interested in doing business with Finnish companies. How should I proceed?
  
  The best way to forge business contacts with Finnish companies is to contact Business Finland.
- How do I find info on rules and regulations?
  
  My Enterprise Finland: Info on assistance available for establishing and developing businesses.
  
  Suomi.fi: Public services portal with info about developing a company; international trade; and public sector services for businesses.

See more on the Info Finland website.

What kind of public funding is available for companies?

Business Finland forms the main public funding organisation for financing research, development and innovation. International businesses registered in Finland can benefit from the same funding services as their Finnish counterparts.
Finnvera, a specialised financing company governed by the Finnish State, has official Export Credit Agency (ECA) status and provides businesses with loans, guarantees, venture capital investment and export credit guarantees.
Sitra (Finnish Innovation Fund), an independent public foundation that operates under the supervision of the Finnish Parliament, offers financing for business development through its programmes, including Health Care, Food and Nutrition, Energy, Russia, India and Innovation.
Centres for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment foster regional development within Finland, promoting entrepreneurship, labour market, competence and cultural activities. The centres help companies develop their businesses, and offer funding different kinds of development activities.

Savouring sustainable eating in Finland

We visit two innovative Finnish businesses – a discount retailer and a Michelin Green Star restaurant – to see how food culture is shifting from consumption to conservation.

Business & innovation Innovation

7 surprising things that Finnish companies are making out of wood

Clothes, car batteries, fish feed – you name it. Some of the world’s most creative and commercially promising wood-based innovations come from Finland, and many are made from industry by-products. Here are just a few.

Life & society Politics

Finland’s election day coffee tradition unites all kinds of voters

Many people in Finland make voting into an outing by stopping for coffee and cake afterwards. We catch up with voters at their chosen cafés to get to the heart of the long-established Finnish custom of election day coffee.

Arts & culture Climate

Live gigs with fewer climate worries: Finland’s music industry has a plan

When you’re out with friends at a concert or festival, you’d probably rather not worry about the event’s greenhouse gas emissions. What if it was carefully planned to minimise emissions, or even certified as carbon-neutral?