Business Finland

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Business Finland

Innovaatiorahoituskeskus Business Finland Business Finland Oy
Agency overview
Formed	1983 (1983)
Preceding agencies	Tekes Finpro Oy
Employees	600
Agency executive	Nina Kopola, Director General
Parent agency	Ministry of Employment and the Economy
Website	www.businessfinland.fi/en/

Business Finland is a public organization under the Finnish Ministry of Employment and the Economy. It was established on 1 January 2018, with the goal of attracting trade, tourism, and foreign investment, and providing funds for innovation^[1] to Finland. And as such, Business Finland is also involved in funding Finnish space researches, under the New Space Economy program,^[2] as well as startup companies, under Young Innovative Company funding program^[3] among other projects. The organization is made up of two entities: Innovation Business Finland (a government agency) and Business Finland Oy (a government-owned corporation controlled by the agency).^[4]