Business Finland

Business Finland
Innovaatiorahoituskeskus Business Finland
Business Finland Oy
Agency overview
Formed1983 (1983)
Preceding agencies
  • Tekes
  • Finpro Oy
Employees600
Agency executive
  • Nina Kopola, Director General
Parent agencyMinistry of Employment and the Economy
Websitewww.businessfinland.fi/en/

Business Finland is a public organization under the Finnish Ministry of Employment and the Economy. It was established on 1 January 2018, with the goal of attracting trade, tourism, and foreign investment, and providing funds for innovation to Finland. And as such, Business Finland is also involved in funding Finnish space researches, under the New Space Economy program, as well as startup companies, under Young Innovative Company funding program among other projects. The organization is made up of two entities: Innovation Business Finland (a government agency) and Business Finland Oy (a government-owned corporation controlled by the agency).