- Enterprises
- Industrial policy
- Innovation policy
- Focus areas
- Regulation of business operations
- Internationalisation of enterprises
- Single market of the EU
- Business services
- Corporate social responsibility (CSR)
- MEE Business Sector Services
- Enterprise financing
- Working life
- Labour legislation
- Employment contract and employment relationship
- Working hours and annual holiday
- Improving and maintaining employees’ competence
- Non-discrimination and equality in working life
- Protection of privacy at work and working with children
- Co-operation procedure and other personnel representation systems
- Key points of the Co-operation Act
- Negotiation obligation
- Content and timing of negotiation obligation
- Duty to inform representatives of personnel groups
- Undertaking’s general plans, principles and objectives
- Personnel and training plan
- Matters to be handled in the co-operation procedure
- Co-operation procedure when the use of personnel is reduced
- Confidentiality and sanctions
- Co-operation within a Finnish group of undertakings
- Co-operation within a community-wide group of undertakings and an undertaking
- Employee Involvement in European Companies (SE) and European Cooperative Societies (SCE)
- Personnel funds
- Key points of the Co-operation Act
- Collective agreements and mediation in labour disputes
- Contractor’s obligations and liability
- Employee’s position if employer becomes insolvent
- Working life development
- Integration of immigrants
- Employment
- Support and compensations
- Employment Bulletin and Employment Service Statistics
- Labour legislation
- Energy
- Energy and climate strategy
- Electricity market
- Natural gas market
- Emissions trading
- Emissions Trading Directive
- Auctioning of emission allowances
- Emissions trading in aviation
- Free allocation of allowances during emissions trading period 2013-2020
- Aid for indirect emission costs
- Free allocation of allowances in 2021-2030
- Monitoring, reporting and verification
- Project-based mechanisms in the trading period 2013–2020
- Renewable energy
- Energy efficiency
- Energy Efficiency Directive and Energy Efficiency Act
- Nuclear energy
- Security of energy supply
- International and EU cooperation in the energy sector
- Energy technologies
- Competition and consumers
- Regions
- Objectives and planning of regional development
- Regional innovations and experimentations
- Urban development
- Structural change
- EU’s regional and structural policy
- ELY Centres
Energy technologies
Climate change mitigation creates enormous global markets for clean solutions. Improving air quality and ensuring energy security will also create markets for energy technologies.
The Finnish versatile energy system enables the development and commercialization of energy technologies based on clean solutions.
The development and internationalization of new energy technologies bring significant opportunities for Finnish companies and growth prospects throughout Finland.
Finland has globally leading expertise in several areas of energy technologies. Biofuels, bioenergy and energy-efficient heating solutions are the traditional strengths of Finland. Strong knowhow of intelligent energy distribution and demand-side solutions is an increasingly important advantage in the digitalized world. Finland also has strong expertise in various energy production technologies.
Business opportunities for Finnish energy technology companies are promoted through research and development funding, export promotion and joint marketing. Finland is also an active member of various technology development forums, such as CEM, MI, IEA TCP platforms and SET Plan. Energy aid promotes the demonstration of innovative technologies in Finland.
The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment
- The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment represents Finland in international fora related to the development of energy technologies.
- The Ministry coordinates several tasks related to the internationalization of energy technologies.
- The Ministry grants energy aid for investments, of which a growing part is directed to innovative demonstration projects.
Business Finland
- Business Finland can provide funding for the development of new energy technology.
- Business Finland promotes commercialization of energy technologies in Finland and around the world.
Other ministries and stakeholders
- Energy technology policies are prepared in cooperation with various ministries, including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.
- The promotion of energy technologies is based on cooperation with various stakeholders, especially companies and research institutes.
Further information: Juho Korteniemi, Pentti Puhakka, Pia Outinen, Timo Ritonummi ([email protected])