03.10.2003
The new website is intended for all foreign enterprises, organisations and immigrants establishing and starting a business in Finland. The main contents of the service consist of a guide to entrepreneurs about to establish a business in Finland. In addition, instructions concerning e.g. permit, taxation and customs matters and the labour market can be easily accessed. The link lists are versatile, and both topical articles and notices are published on the site, meeting the needs of the target group. Enterprise Finland is also Finland's information package for the online service of the 11 Member States of the Council of Baltic Sea States www.balticmarket.org.
'Yritys-Suomi' www.yrityssuomi.fi is an online service available in Finnish and Swedish, coordinated by the Ministry of Trade and Industry, which is intended for enterprises, entrepreneurs, would be entrepreneurs and developers of SME activities. It is an uncomplicated channel for the user to access public services. The SME Foundation develops the website with its collaborators, and it is ready to increase the number of the service content providers. This development is part of Finnish business policy operated through a network. Finpro, an organisation for foreign trade; Sitra, the Finnish National Fund for Research and Development; the National Technology Agency, Tekes; Finnvera, a specialist financing company; Finnish Industry Investment Ltd and an Employment and Economic Development Centre are the Ministry of Trade and Industry's partners that are contributing to the website.
Further information
Project Manager Tommi Simon, SME Foundation
tommi.simon@pkt.fi or tel. +358 9 7511 7523
Director General Kalle J. Korhonen, Ministry of Trade and Industry
kalle.j.korhonen@ktm.fi or tel. +358 9 1606 3686
Finnvera's customers can submit applications for business financing safely and securely by using Finnvera plc's Online Services.
Telephone service is available from Monday to Friday between 8:00 a.m. and 4:15 p.m.
Finnvera provides financing for the start, growth and internationalisation of enterprises and guarantees against risks arising from exports. Finnvera strengthens the operating potential and competitiveness of Finnish enterprises by offering loans, domestic guarantees, venture capital investments, export credit guarantees and other services associated with the financing of exports. The risks included in financing are shared between Finnvera and other providers of financing.
Finnvera is a specialised financing company owned by the State of Finland and it is the official Export Credit Agency (ECA) of Finland.
