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Labour and other resources are unevenly distributed and for this reason there are differences in business opportunities between regions. The Government may designate least developed areas as support areas. Enterprises may receive higher aid for investments in the support areas than elsewhere in Finland. The aid is provided by ELY Centres.https://tem.fi/en/support-areas
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Discretionary government grants Discretionary government transfers are discretionary funding granted from State funds that is used to support projects and activities deemed socially necessary. In the administrative branch of the Ministry of Econom...https://tem.fi/en/discretionary-government-grants
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12.2.2026 | On 12 February 2026, the Government decided on the allocation of funds for 2026 under the EU’s Regional and Structural Policy Programme, ‘Innovation and Skills in Finland 2021–2027’, and on the allocation of funds from the 2021–2027 Interreg programmes.https://tem.fi/en/-/government-allocates-eur-289-million-to-support-regional-vitality-growth-and-defence-projects
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Local government pilots on employment Please note: The content of this page will no longer be updated. Local government pilots on employment 2021–2024 were launched in accordance with Prime Minister Marin’s Government Programme. In the pilots, mun...https://tem.fi/en/local-government-pilots-on-employment
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Applying for government grants to businesses Processing of personal data The Tuki2014 system for processing business subsidies is used to manage the ELY Centres’ process of awarding discretionary grants to companies and other organisations, rangin...https://tem.fi/en/data-protection-applying-for-government-grants-to-businesses
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Measures of the Orpo Government concerning work-based immigration Work-based immigration and international recruitment are essential means to accelerate growth and respond to the challenges caused by an ageing population. The development of work-b...https://tem.fi/en/measures-of-the-orpo-government-concerning-work-based-immigration
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23.4.2026 | As per the Government Programme, immigrants will integrate into Finland through work and the integration system will be reformed to encourage integration. The reform will increase immigrants’ responsibility for their own integration and make the system more binding.https://tem.fi/en/-/government-submits-proposal-to-parliament-on-integration-services-reform
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Support for biogenic carbon dioxide capture in industry The Finnish Government promotes the capture of biogenic carbon dioxide through investment grants for the construction of capture capacity with a total of 90 million euros. The objective of th...https://tem.fi/en/subsidy-for-the-capture-of-biogenic-carbon-dioxide-from-industry
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The Orpo Government’s labour market reforms The Government will develop the Finnish labour market to make it more flexible. The aim is to support employment, economic growth, competitiveness and productivity. The reforms will be prepared on a trip...https://tem.fi/en/the-orpo-government-s-labour-market-reforms
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Public employment services support employment and growth As a result of the TE services reform 2024 (reform of employment and economic development services), municipalities will be responsible for employment services from 1 January 2025. Public em...https://tem.fi/en/public-employment-services
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5.2.2026 | The Government aims to increase fair and open competition. For this reason, it proposes several amendments to increase competition in public procurement and limit the use of in-house entities.https://tem.fi/en/-/government-proposes-increasing-competition-in-public-procurement
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Sustainable Growth Programme in the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment and government agencies under its purview The Sustainable Growth Programme for Finland will support growth that is ecologically, socially and economically sustainable....https://tem.fi/en/sustainable-growth-programme-in-the-ministry-of-economic-affairs-and-employment
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Sustainable Growth Programme funding to companies from the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment and government agencies under its purview Recovery funding promotes the renewal of economic structure and the competitive advantage of Finnish c...https://tem.fi/en/funding-available-to-companies-under-the-sustainable-growth-programme
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19.11.2025 | On 18 November, Finland, the United States and Canada signed a trilateral Joint Statement of Intent (JSOI) confirming support for the Icebreaker Collaboration Effort (ICE) Pact, launched in autumn 2024. The JSOI was signed in Washington DC by Sakari Puisto, the Finnish Minister of Economic Affairs, Kristi Noem, the United States Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, and Kirsten Hillman, Canada’s Ambassador to the United States.https://tem.fi/en/-/finland-the-united-states-and-canada-confirm-their-support-for-icebreaker-collaboration-effort-ice-pact
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Other funding targets under the Sustainable Growth Programme in the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment and government agencies under its purview The Sustainable Growth Programme includes investments and reforms that support the European U...https://tem.fi/en/other-funding-targets-under-the-sustainable-growth-programme
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29.1.2026 | The Government will provide targeted separate funding to South Karelia and Vakka‑Suomi for measures that promote re‑employment and improve skills. Both regions have faced an abrupt structural change (ASC, or ÄRM in Finnish) that has required regional action. In addition, the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment has decided to allocate European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) funding to impr...https://tem.fi/en/-/government-allocates-eur-2.25-million-in-targeted-funding-to-ease-abrupt-structural-change-in-south-karelia-and-vakka-suomi
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22.12.2025 | On 22 December 2025, the Government adopted a decree on a new grant that employment authorities can use to help companies hire unemployed young people under 30 years of age. This grant is also known as the employment voucher or recruitment subsidy. The subsidy granted to a company covers half of the young person’s salary for six months, but no more than EUR 1,500 per month.https://tem.fi/en/-/government-adopts-decree-on-employment-voucher-for-young-people-employment-authorities-can-apply-for-funding-soon
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Summary of the measures proposed by the sub-groups on employment promotion, january 2020 Please note: The content of this page will no longer be updated. The tripartite sub-groups submitted their progress report to the Marin's Government in its ev...https://tem.fi/en/summary-of-the-measures-proposed-by-the-sub-groups-on-employment-promotion
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The Ministry of Employment and the Economy has an independent research division on business subsidies (VNa 4/2019). The Enterprise Aid Research Division was established in 2019 to provide information on the development of the business aid scheme and to promote the quality of impact assessment and the utilisation of research in policy-making and societal debate.https://tem.fi/en/project?tunnus=TEM045:00/2023
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Employment Employment has a central role in economic growth, people’s well-being and the sustainability of the public economy. Well-functioning labour markets and Finland’s good position in the international division of work and competition will s...https://tem.fi/en/employment