Funds

Finland

COVID-19

Companies in all sectors can apply for business cost support

The Nomad Today 4/23/21

The government has listed the sectors that can apply for state funds without providing further justification. Companies not belonging to the listed sectors must justify the need for support and…

Finland

BUSINESS

Loan guarantee scheme to help SMEs obtain financing

The Nomad Today 11/4/20

The objective is to increase the number of bank loans granted to SMEs by means of guarantees.

Finland

EPIDEMIC

Finnish regions to receive € 100 million for coronavirus recovery

The Nomad Today 10/22/20

The total amount of EU and national funding allocated to SME investment and development projects to recover from the coronavirus crisis is nearly 53 million euros.

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FINLAND

Environment, pandemics, welfare among 2021 strategic research topics

The Nomad Today 10/2/20

The proposed authorization for strategic research amounts to 55.63 million euros.

Coronavirus

FOR VACCINES

UN chief calls for 35 billion dollars for coronavirus research drive

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/10/20

The ACT project was launched at a Brussels donor conference in May. It advocates for the fair distribution of future vaccines to developing as well as developed countries.

Coronavirus

UNDP

Finland commits €2 million to fight coronavirus in Iraq

The Nomad Today 7/1/20

Funding will be used to procure personal protective equipment for healthcare workers, to increase the number of isolation wards for those who are ill, and to strengthen laboratories’ testing capacity.

Finland

FIRST GROUP ARRIVES NEXT WEEK

Finland will receive €12 million in EU funds to host new refugees

The Nomad Today 6/30/20

The EU funds will cover the reception costs related to accommodation, immediate living costs and services.

Finland

Finland's government adds 5.5 billion to state budget due to virus

The Nomad Today 6/3/20

The five-party centre-left coalition said it would channel the additional funds to investments in infrastructure, education and healthcare among other things.

Finland

Coronavirus

Government agrees additional 10 billion package to finance companies

The Nomad Today 3/20/20

Domestic financing authorizations through Finnvera will be increased to 12 billion euros from the current maximum.

Finland

Finland reinforces its R&D commitment with more funds this year

The Nomad Today 2/20/20

In this area, most government funds go to universities, although Business Finland will also increase its allocations in 2020.

Finland

Finland to allocate 4 million euros to support disabled Syrian war victims

The Nomad Today 1/22/20

The UN estimates that as many as 2.8 million people suffer from some kind of disability in Syria. The number of amputees alone is estimated at more than 400,000.

Finland

Finland allocates 3 million to fight child deaths from waterborne diseases in Afghanistan

The Nomad Today 1/22/20

It is estimated that 25% children die before their fifth birthday and the majority of those deaths are caused by waterborne diseases. Half of diarrhoeal diseases could be prevented simply by…

Finland

Finland allocates 114 million for development of the poorest countries

The Nomad Today 12/16/19

The funds will be used to strengthen the rights and status of women and girls, create jobs, livelihoods and wellbeing, to improve governance and fight against climate change.

Finland

Suspicion of misuse of funds in cooperation program to which Finland contributed 10 million

The Nomad Today 8/13/19

A review carried out by the World Bank of the Education Quality Improvement Program in Afghanistan detected possible mismanagement of procurement in the project, informed today the Ministry for…

Finland

Government R&D funding increases by 108 million euros in state budget

The Nomad Today 2/22/19

The biggest categories to which funding is directed are universities’ research and development and general advancement of science