Business Finland

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Business Finland is a public organization under the

In 2009, Tekes invested €579 million in 2,177 projects, of which €343 million was directed to the enterprise projects and €236 million to universities, polytechnics and public research institutes.[5]

In 2018, the

There are currently 680 specialists working for Business Finland at 16 offices in Finland, and 42 abroad.[7] Business Finland is a public-sector operator that is part of a larger network called Team Finland, which has a broader goal of bringing "together all public internationalization services".^[8] Business Finland also has a board of directors, which includes people familiar with the industry. The board of directors also includes a representative of the Ministry of Employment and the Economy. As of 2021, this position is occupied by the vice-chairman, Petri Peltonen who is also the Undersecretary of State for Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment. The board of directors decides on the allocation of funding, while the executive director acts as the Board's representative. The composition of the Leadership Team and the board of directors is as follows:

The Leadership team

• Nina Kopola – Director General
• Ari Grönroos – Executive Director, Funding Services and Support & Enablement
• Hannu Kemppainen – Executive Director, Strategic Performance Management
• Teija Lahti-Nuuttila – Executive Director, Network Services
• Satu Maaranen – Executive Director, Customer Management & Fast Growth
• Hanna-Mari Parkkinen – Executive Director, Offering Management, Marketing & Communications*
• Paavo Virkkunen – Executive Director, Finland Promotion Services
• Risto Vuohelainen – Executive Director, Global Growth
• Laura Ylä-Sulkava – Executive Director, Renewal & Human Resources

The Board of Directors

• Chairman – Pertti Korhonen, Professional Board Member
• Vice-chairman – Petri Peltonen, Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment
• Juha Ala-Mursula – Director, Business Oulu
• Elina Björklund – CEO, Reima Oy
• Sami Lampinen – CEO, Inventure Oy
• Miia Porkkala – chairman of the board, Aho Group Oy
• Nina Vaskunlahti – Under Secretary of State, Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Operations

Business Finland functions as a funding agency for

Finpro and Tekes united as Business Finland on January 1, 2018. The staff more or less retained their role with the newly formed organization expecting the restructuring only towards the end of the summer. Pekka Soini, the then-Director General of Tekes, became the director of the newly formed organization. The older services remained "remain intact" with newer ones on the way. Business Finland also launched the website at www.businessfinland.fi [1] on 8 January 2018 where plans were outlined.^[6]

Business Finland remained at the same Tekes and Finpro addresses both internationally and in Finland. At Helsinki it was located at Team Finland House at Porkkalankatu 1.^[6]

Current Locations

The Agency is based in

See also

• Academy of Finland
• Sitra
• VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland

References

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