All grants and application periods in one place.

The Sprint grant is 75 000–100 000 € and covers 75 % of approved costs; continuous application opened on 1.9.2026. It is intended for limited companies with fewer than 50 employees, turnover under 10 milj. € and equity of at least 50 000 €, and the applicant must first meet a Business Finland expert.

The Finnish Cultural Foundation's only annual grant call is 15.–30.10.2026, and it covers both the central fund and the regional funds. Decisions will be announced in February 2027.

De minimis aid can be received up to €300,000 per company over three years. Aid granted from 1.1.2026 is recorded in the EU register, so it is worth keeping a record of aid received.

The ELY Centres' business services moved to the vitality centres (elinvoimakeskus) at the beginning of 2026, and development grants are now applied for from them. For development projects the support is up to 50% and for investments 10–40% depending on the size and location of the company, and the grant must be at least €10,000. Application rounds are often regional and time-limited.

Finnvera's loan for micro-enterprise growth is at most 50 000 €, priced at 6-month Euribor + 4,5 % with an arrangement fee of 1,5 % (at most 500 €) in 2026. The loan is intended for starting and operating companies with at most 9 people; the terms can be found on Finnvera's pages.

The start-up grant equals the basic unemployment allowance, i.e. 37,21 € per day in 2026, and is paid for five days a week. It is granted at discretion by your own employment area, typically in six-month periods.

The general pay subsidy is 50% of the wage costs for 5 months, or for 10 months if the person hired has been unemployed for at least 12 months during the last 14 months. For hiring a person with reduced work capacity the subsidy is 70%, and the employment subsidy for a person aged 55 or over is 70% for ten months.

Yes. An association, foundation or religious community can receive a pay subsidy of up to 100% of the wage costs for 10 months, when the person hired has been unemployed for at least 24 months and the work is not business activity. The subsidy is applied for from the employment area before the employment relationship begins.

In ReArm funding, EU regional and structural funds have been allocated to SMEs developing security, defence and dual use. In Western Finland about 4,1 milj. € is available, and the call is open until 31.10.2026; applications are processed by the Central Finland Vitality Centre (Elinvoimakeskus).

The EIC Accelerator is EU funding for growth companies with new technology. It can include a grant of up to €2.5 million and an equity investment of €1–10 million. Short applications are processed continuously, and the last deadline for full applications in 2026 is 4.11.2026.

On 6.8.2026 the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment (TEM) proposed an appropriation authorisation of €799 million for research, development and innovation, which is €175 million more than in 2026. Parliament will decide on the 2027 budget in December 2026.