Sustainable Growth Programme in the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment and government agencies under its purview

Sustainable growth programme for Finland

The Sustainable Growth Programme for Finland will support growth that is ecologically, socially and economically sustainable. The Programme will boost competitiveness, investment, RDI and measures to raise skill levels.

The implementation of Finland’s Sustainable Growth Programme will be supported by the EU’s Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF). The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment and government agencies under its purview opened the first calls for funding under the Programme in summer 2021.

Finland’s Sustainable Growth Programme on the Ministry of Finance website

Schedule for programme implementation 

Member States must present a national Recovery and Resilience Plan in order to receive funding from the EU’s Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF). Finland’s Recovery and Resilience Plan is part of the Sustainable Growth Programme for Finland. Finland submitted its Recovery and Resilience Plan to the Commission on 27 May 2021. The Council of the EU approved the Plan formally by written procedure on 29 October 2021. 

Finland’s proportion of the aid from the EU’s RRF is approximately EUR 1.95 billion, which includes EUR 127 million in additional REPowerEU funding. The EU’s REPowerEU plan aims to phase out Russian fossil fuels. On 5 October 2023, the Government adopted Finland’s proposal for REPowerEU measures to be included in Finland’s Recovery and Resilience Plan. The Council of the EU approved Finland’s updated Plan on 8 December 2023.  

Approximately half of Finland’s RRF funding is allocated to measures in the administrative branch of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment. Most of the funding was allocated in 2022–2023. However, due to the additional REPowerEU funding, new measures have been launched in 2024. All reforms and investments of the Recovery and Resilience Plan must be completed by 31 August 2026 at the latest.

Funding available to companies and other funding targets in the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment

This website contains information on Finland’s RRP funding and its implementation in the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment and government agencies under its purview. The website will be updated when more information becomes available.

Inquiries:
Director Mikko Vähä-Sipilä, tel. +358 29 504 7166, mikko.vaha-sipila(at)gov.fi
Senior Specialist Anu Heinonen, tel. +358 29 504 7336, anu.heinonen(at)gov.fi
Senior Specialist Hanna Aaltonen, tel. +358 29 504 7130, hanna.aaltonen(at)gov.fi

Funded by the European Union – NextGenerationEU