Capital for your next chapter

The start-up grant, or starttiraha, supports you personally while your new business is getting established. It pays €37.21 per day for five days a week, approximately €800 a month before tax. Funding is initially granted for six months, with a possible extension to 12 months in total.

You must live in Finland, have the right to work as an entrepreneur, and be starting or moving into full-time entrepreneurship. Your local employment authority assesses your skills, business plan, financial calculations, and need for support.

Apply through Job Market Finland before starting full-time business activity. Payments are claimed monthly afterwards, and extensions require a separate application.

Sprint provides €75,000–€100,000, covering 75% of eligible project costs. It supports prototypes, technical development, customer pilots, and market validation. At least two-thirds of costs must be R&D; routine operations, sales, and marketing are excluded.

For small limited companies operating in Finland and targeting international growth. Key requirements include €50,000 in qualifying equity financing, sufficient project funding, and a committed team working in Finland. Previous Business Finland funding can affect eligibility.

Qualifying companies under five years old receive 70% in advance, unless their group includes a company aged five or older.

Applications are open continuously. Register in My Business Finland and discuss your project with an expert before applying.

Research to Business helps research organisations explore how a discovery could become a business. Business Finland covers 80% of eligible costs. The latest 2026 call specified typical project durations of 18–24 months and total budgets of €400,000–€700,000.

Funding supports market research, customer validation, IP protection, business-model exploration, and related applied research. At least 40% of eligible costs must go towards commercialisation preparation.

The research organisation applies and receives the funding. The project explores alternative commercialisation routes, potentially through a new or existing company.

Start with your organisation’s innovation or commercialisation team. Calls are typically held in spring and autumn; check Business Finland for the next application window.