Export support for companies from Finland

Public bodies and programmes that help a company registered in Finland sell abroad, by kind of support. Each entry was checked on the official website on the date shown.

• Trade promotion agencyVaries

  Business Finland

  Advice on preparing for international growth (value proposition, market choice and segmentation), market entry (channel strategy, ideal partner profile, finding and evaluating partners) and managing partnerships, via the My Business Finland service; R&D and startup funding; advice on EU funding and networks.

  Who:

  Finnish companies.

  Run by:

  Finnish public funding and internationalisation organisation; part of the Team Finland network

  Markets:

  worldwide

  Note:

  The Explorer funding services (Market Explorer, Group Explorer, Exhibition Explorer) are closed and no longer in Business Finland's selection (https://www.businessfinland.fi/en/services/funding/funding-services/explorer). Business Finland states its funding content will be updated during 2026 (https://www.businessfinland.fi/en/services/funding/).

  Checked on the official site 2026-11-08.

• Grant or voucherCo-financed

  Elinvoimakeskukset – yrityksen kehittämisavustus

  Economic Development Centres – business development grant

  Regional development grants for SMEs that can cover internationalisation, export surveys and trade fairs; Team Finland growth and internationalisation coordinators in each region advise on funding and services.

  Who:

  Small and medium-sized enterprises in the region; terms set per regional call.

  Run by:

  Ten regional Economic Development Centres (state regional administration, operating since 1 January 2026, replacing the ELY Centres)

  Markets:

  worldwide

  Note:

  Source is a Southeast Finland Economic Development Centre information deck (23.3.2026, in Finnish) listing a 50% grant rate for development incl. internationalisation, export surveys and fairs. Rates, budgets and call windows differ by region; check the regional centre. Background on the 2026 reform: https://elinvoimakeskus.fi/web/english

  Checked on the official site 2026-11-08.

• Grant or voucherCo-financed

  Food Exhibition Explorer (Business Finland)

  Food Exhibition Explorer funding call

  De minimis grant covering 50% of approved costs of joint B2B trade-fair participation abroad: EUR 1,000–10,000 per company per fair, paid after the fair against reported costs.

  Who:

  Finnish SMEs and midcaps that manufacture food, beverages, dietary supplements, novel foods or pet foods; at least four such companies must apply for the same foreign B2B fair.

  Run by:

  Business Finland

  Markets:

  worldwide (B2B fairs outside Finland)

  Note:

  Call open 15.12.2025–31.12.2027; total up to EUR 400,000 per year in 2026 and 2027 (as stated on the page, updated 3.12.2025). Food sector only; the general Exhibition Explorer is closed.

  Checked on the official site 2026-11-08.

• Export credit and insuranceVaries

  Finnvera

  Export credit guarantees against political and commercial risk, export credit so foreign buyers can pay over time on OECD terms, advance-payment and performance bonds, financing for export receivables, and free export trade financing workshops for SME key personnel.

  Who:

  Finnish companies and their foreign buyers, usually in cooperation with banks.

  Run by:

  State-owned specialised financing company and the Export Credit Agency of Finland

  Markets:

  worldwide

  Note:

  Workshops are free; guarantees and credits are priced per transaction.

  Checked on the official site 2026-11-08.

• Advice and helpdesksVaries

  Team Finland

  Team Finland network

  Network bringing together Finland's public internationalisation services: contacts and networks abroad, export promotion visits (company visits led by a minister or senior official, group visits to target markets), Team Finland Talks and other events, and digital services for export companies.

  Who:

  Finnish companies.

  Run by:

  Network of Finnish public internationalisation services (Business Finland, Economic Development Centres, Finnvera, Ministry for Foreign Affairs missions and others)

  Markets:

  worldwide

  Note:

  Member organisations listed at https://www.team-finland.fi/en/team-finland-organisations/.

  Checked on the official site 2026-11-08.

Also open to you: the EU-wide instruments.

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Cresques is not affiliated with these bodies. Sources: the official website of each institution, read on the date shown; conditions and calls change — check the official page before applying.