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Prime Minister Orpo: Ukraine’s success is an investment in the future of Europe - Finnish Government
25.6.2026 | Prime Minister Petteri Orpo represented Finland at the Ukraine Recovery Conference and the Eastern Flank Summit in the Polish city of Gdańsk on Thursday 25 June.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/prime-minister-orpo-ukraine-s-success-is-an-investment-in-the-future-of-europe -
9.4.2026 | The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment received eight applications for investment aid for biogenic carbon dioxide capture projects by the deadline of 31 March 2026. The amount of aid applied totals EUR 101 million.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/eight-companies-apply-for-investment-aid-for-biogenic-carbon-dioxide-capture-projects
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1.6.2026 | In many respects the Finnish growth funding market works well, but there are still blind spots related to access to funding. In particular, small and innovative growth companies and large financing rounds in the scale-up and investment phase require more diverse funding solutions. This is the conclusion of the new situational picture of growth funding compiled by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/growth-funding-needs-more-private-capital-and-increasingly-diverse-financial-instruments
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26.8.2025 | The Finnish development financier Finnfund has set up a new investment fund to support the development of digital services and infrastructure in developing countries. The aim is to promote gender equality and financial inclusiveness in Africa, Asia and Latin America.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/development-financier-finnfund-s-new-investment-fund-to-support-digital-inclusiveness-in-developing-countries
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16.6.2026 | President of the United Nations International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Alvaro Lario will visit Helsinki on 16–17 June. The topics on the agenda are Finland’s cooperation with IFAD and global food security.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/president-of-un-international-fund-for-agricultural-development-alvaro-lario-to-visit-helsinki
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7.5.2026 | Based on the 2025 hydrogen auction of its Innovation Fund, the European Commission has selected nine projects that will proceed to agreement negotiations. Among them is the Cloudberry project of Finland’s Vetyalfa Oy. The Commission published the results of the auction on 7 May 2026.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/finnish-hydrogen-project-to-receive-eur-224-million-from-eu-s-innovation-fund
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3.6.2026 | The Government's second supplementary budget for the year proposes funding for the Finnish Border Guard and the police to strengthen counter-drone capabilities and to make removals from the country more effective. Funding will also be provided for a new citizenship test. The Government submitted its second supplementary budget proposal for 2026 to Parliament on Wednesday 3 June.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/supplementary-budget-allocates-funding-for-drone-defence-removals-from-the-country-and-citizenship-test
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10.4.2025 | The value of state holdings stood at around EUR 30 billion at the end of 2024. The State earned a total of EUR 1.45 billion in revenue from its corporate holdings. The goal is to use EUR three billion in state revenue from corporate holdings to finance the Government's investment programme over the current government term.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/state-revenue-from-corporate-holdings-totals-eur-1.45-billion-ownership-steering-preparing-funding-for-government-s-investment-programme
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10.3.2026 | The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment has adopted the financial statement of the National Nuclear Waste Management Fund for 2025 and decided on the recognition of the profit of the Fund as revenue. The Fund consists of two separate assets, the Financial Provision Fund and the Research Fund for Nuclear Waste and Nuclear Safety Research, which focuses on expertise in the nuclear energy use.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/financial-statement-of-national-nuclear-waste-management-fund-for-2025-has-been-adopted
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28.5.2025 | On 28 May 2025, the Government made decisions to complete the enhancements to the state’s private equity investment activities, as agreed in the Government Programme. Consolidation of the state’s private equity investment activities under Finnish Industry Investment Ltd (Tesi) will be completed when the acts enter into force on 30 May 2025 and the corporate restructuring takes place on 31 May 2025.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/concentration-of-state-capital-investment-activities-under-tesi-is-completed
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15.5.2025 | The Ministry for Foreign Affairs has adopted a development policy investment strategy for 2025–2027. The strategy guides the use of the appropriation allocated to development policy loans and investments in accordance with the Government Report on International Economic Relations and Development Cooperation. The general terms and conditions for development policy loans and investments are published concurrently with the strategy.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/new-development-policy-investment-strategy-emphasises-mobilisation-of-private-capital
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25.2.2025 | The Government’s main objective is to return Finland to a growth path. Concentrating the state’s capital investment activities under the Finnish Industry Investment Group is part of this work. Together with a stronger industrial policy task, additional capitalisation and a new investment strategy, Tesi will become an even stronger promoter of growth, renewal and investment.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/tesi-s-new-investment-strategy-will-strengthen-the-conditions-for-growth
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13.8.2026 | Finland is supporting the reconstruction of Ukraine's war-torn energy sector with EUR 28.5 million to be granted from development cooperation funds. The total value of the power plant technology involved is EUR 46.5 million, with Ukraine funding the remainder of the project itself.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/finnish-expertise-supports-ukraine-wartsila-to-deliver-power-plants-from-vaasa
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25.2.2025 | On 25 February 2025, the Ministerial Committee on Economic Policy stated it supports the proposal by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment on a new investment strategy and financial framework for Tesi (Finnish Industry Investment) for 2025–2029. The aim is to boost economic growth and improve the effectiveness of industrial policy together with the Government’s other growth-promoting measures.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/tesi-to-become-an-even-stronger-promoter-of-growth-renewal-and-investment
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13.8.2026 | Finland is supporting the reconstruction of Ukraine's war-torn energy sector with EUR 28.5 million to be granted from development cooperation funds. The total value of the power plant technology involved is EUR 45.6 million, with Ukraine funding the remainder of the project itself.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/finnish-expertise-supports-ukraine-wartsila-to-deliver-engines-for-power-plants-from-vaasa
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29.1.2026 | The Government will provide targeted separate funding to South Karelia and Vakka‑Suomi for measures that promote re‑employment and improve skills. Both regions have faced an abrupt structural change (ASC, or ÄRM in Finnish) that has required regional action. In addition, the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment has decided to allocate European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) funding to impr...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/government-allocates-eur-2.25-million-in-targeted-funding-to-ease-abrupt-structural-change-in-south-karelia-and-vakka-suomi
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31.1.2025 | Finland and the majority of the EU Member States have sent a joint letter calling on the European Investment Bank (EIB) to increase its financing for the European defence industry. The letter, drawn up at the initiative Prime Minister Petteri Orpo, is endorsed by France and Germany as well.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/finland-calls-on-european-investment-bank-to-increase-defence-industry-financing
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17.12.2025 | Finland will participate in the 17th replenishment of the African Development Fund (AfDF-17) to support sustainable economic growth in the poorest countries on the continent. The objective of the African Development Fund (AfDF) is to reduce poverty by promoting the economic and social development of African countries. Finland is also involved in supporting Africa’s debt sustainability.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/finland-to-support-sustainable-economic-growth-and-industrialisation-in-africa-through-african-development-fund
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5.9.2024 | On 5 September 2024, the Government proposed to amend the Act on Finnish Industry Investment (Tesi) and to enact a new act on a wholly state-owned limited liability company known as Teollisuustuki Oy. Following the amendments, Tesi Group would be better positioned to operate as an effective state capital investment and corporate financing company.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/government-proposes-to-reform-state-capital-investment-activities
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9.12.2025 | For the first time, biotechnology is among the proposed themes of IPCEIs. The EU Member States want to promote biotechnology projects by including biotechnology in Important Projects of Common European Interest (IPCEIs). Together with Germany and Estonia, Finland has been preparing three thematic IPCEI proposals for biotechnology since November 2024.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/ipcei-funding-can-now-be-used-to-speed-up-biotechnology-projects