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  1. 1.9.2026 | Minister for European Affairs and Ownership Steering Joakim Strand and Vice-President of the European Investment Bank Karl Nehammer met in Helsinki on Tuesday 1 September. Their discussions focused on topical EU issues, such as the EU’s next multiannual financial framework and financing for the defence industry and the reconstruction of Ukraine.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/minister-for-european-affairs-joakim-strand-and-vice-president-of-the-european-investment-bank-karl-nehammer-meet-in-helsinki
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 11.2.2026 | VR-Group Plc and Suomen Ostoliikennekalusto Oy announced today that they have signed an asset purchase agreement concerning the rolling stock used in passenger rail services funded by the government. The rolling stock will be transferred to Suomen Ostoliikennekalusto's ownership from the beginning of March.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/vr-group-to-transfer-rolling-stock-used-in-passenger-rail-services-funded-by-the-government-to-suomen-ostoliikennekalusto
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. 22.12.2025 | On 22 December 2025, the Government adopted a decree on a new grant that employment authorities can use to help companies hire unemployed young people under 30 years of age. This grant is also known as the employment voucher or recruitment subsidy. The subsidy granted to a company covers half of the young person’s salary for six months, but no more than EUR 1,500 per month.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/government-adopts-decree-on-employment-voucher-for-young-people-employment-authorities-can-apply-for-funding-soon
  12. 27.8.2026 | At the invitation of Federal Chancellor of Germany Friedrich Merz, Prime Minister Petteri Orpo attended a meeting on 27 August in Berlin to discuss the preparation of the EU’s multiannual financial framework for 2028–2034. The meeting was an opportunity for like-minded countries to formulate their positions to ensure that the next financial framework is balanced and well-prioritised.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/prime-minister-orpo-in-berlin-the-eu-s-next-financial-framework-should-focus-on-the-essentials
  13. 27.1.2026 | In autumn 2025, the secretariat of the Research and Innovation Council commissioned a report on the state of Finnish companies’ research and development activities as part of its monitoring of R&D funding.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/research-and-innovation-council-report-top-100-finnish-companies-increase-r-d-investments-nokia-still-number-one-but-new-tech-sector-players-gaining-ground-quickly
  14. 20.11.2025 | In its meeting on Wednesday 19 November, the parliamentary research, development and innovation (RDI) monitoring group discussed central government funding for research and development (R&D). The monitoring group also received updates on the RDI outlook for businesses from the Confederation of Finnish Industries, the Federation of Finnish Technology Industries, the Federation of Finnish Enterprises and IQM Finland.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/parliamentary-rdi-monitoring-group-meets-with-business-leaders-to-discuss-r-d-funding
  15. 21.12.2023 | IFAD aims to reduce rural poverty and increase food security in the poorest countries in the world. The need for IFAD’s efforts is even more acute following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Finland and the other IFAD Member States announced additional contributions to the Fund in Paris last week.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/private-sector-investments-to-be-increased-in-forthcoming-funding-period-of-international-fund-for-agricultural-development-ifad-
  16. 18.9.2025 | At its meeting on 16 September, Prime Minister Petteri Orpo lead the Research and Innovation Council in discussions on the implementation of national policies for the use of R&D funding. The Research and Innovation Council was briefed by the Research Council of Finland and Business Finland as well as two organisations that are implementing significant national R&D projects.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/research-and-innovation-council-discusses-implementation-of-multiannual-plan-for-r-d-funding
  17. 31.1.2025 | In Finland, there is broad recognition of the important role that nuclear energy will also play in the future. There is a willingness to build new capacity, yet the profitability of investments has clearly weakened over the years. What different means could be considered to advance nuclear energy?
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/column-paths-to-promote-nuclear-energy-investments
  18. 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
  19. 2.9.2026 | On 1 September, the Government of Prime Minister Petteri Orpo reached a decision on its budget proposal for 2027. The Government made funding decisions that will strengthen Finland’s comprehensive security and deterrence and defence in particular, and improve the reliability and resilience of the transport system. 
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/minister-ranne-government-is-building-security-throughout-finland-
  20. 22.12.2023 | The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment has granted approximately EUR 30.9 million in energy investment aid under Finland’s Recovery and Resilience Plan to 12 projects related to energy infrastructure and the electrification and decarbonisation of industrial processes. Minister of Climate and the Environment Kai Mykkänen signed the aid decisions on 19 December 2023.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/nearly-eur-31-million-in-rrf-energy-investment-aid-granted-to-clean-energy-projects