India is one of the fastest growing economies in the world. Finnish companies operating in different sectors have expertise that India’s growing and developing economy needs. There are many opportunities for cooperation between Finland and India, including quantum technology, telecommunications and energy.

Minister of Economic Affairs Mika Lintilä will travel to Expo 2020 Dubai with a business delegation on 4–7 October 2021. This is the first Team Finland export promotion visit by a Finnish minister since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.

On 30 December 2020, the Government issued a decree that will extend the validity of the temporary amendments to the Government Decree on Discretionary Government Transfers to Develop Business Operations. The amendments entered into force earlier in the autumn. The decree applies to business development aid granted by the ELY Centres.

By decree of 15 October, the Government has enabled the granting of business development aid in the form of so-called temporary state aid for a maximum of EUR 800,000 per company. In addition, the decree allows the granting of aid to small companies that have been in difficulties before 1 January 2020. The temporary amendments will be in force from 19 October to 31 December 2020.

The national Transport Sector Growth Programme 2018–2022 will bring companies, public actors and the field of research together to speed up business-driven development, growth and internationalisation in this sector. The growth programme and the roadmap for its implementation were published at an expert seminar held in Helsinki on 11 December 2017.