Frontpage

SME

Are you establishing or buying an enterprise, making an investment or expanding abroad?

Large Corporation

Everything about our export credit guarantees and export credits and other solutions for internationalisation.

We help enterprises in the exceptional circumstances

Finnvera takes a flexible approach towards reorganisation needs for financing. We recommend that companies contact their own bank first. Finnvera’s Start Guarantee, SME Guarantee and Finnvera Guarantee can be used for working capital needs. The company must have the potential to operate profitably in the long term. Read more about our services.

View more

Ahead together

We provide financing for the start, growth and internationalisation of enterprises and for protection against export risks.

More about Finnvera

Take a look at Finnvera’s January–June 2022

In the first half of the year, Russia's invasion of Ukraine impacted Finnvera's financing and increased the credit loss risk. Finnvera Group's result showed a loss of EUR 29 million. Take a further look at the key events in our Half-Year Report.

Finnvera’s Half-Year Report H1/2022

Start Guarantee for the start-up

Start Guarantee is intended for newly launched enterprises that are owned by private individuals and meet the SME definition applied by the EU. The bank will submit an online application for a Start Guarantee to Finnvera on behalf of the enterprise.

Read about Start Guarantee

Newsroom

News
03.10.2022

Export financing for fossil fuels will be reduced by international agreements – Finnvera restricts export credit guarantees for oil and gas projects

In the future, Finnvera will not grant export credit guarantees for new oil or gas fields, extensions of old ones or any fixed infrastructure related to them, such as the construction of oil pipelines.
Oil and gas.
News
06.09.2022

Finnvera issued a EUR 1 billion bond

Finnvera issued a EUR 1 billion bond on 1 September 2022. The long 5-year transaction maturing in March 2028 was Finnvera’s first benchmark bond issue this year and first EUR benchmark since 2020.
""
Press releases
18.08.2022

Finnvera Group’s Half-Year Report 1 January–30 June 2022

Finnvera Group, Stock Exchange Release 18 August 2022 Finnvera Group’s Half-Year Report 1 January–30 June 2022
""
Press releases
11.08.2022

Veraventure Ltd. merged into Finnvera on 31 July 2022

Finnvera’s subsidiary Veraventure Ltd., which managed Finnvera's capital investment operations, was merged into the parent company Finnvera plc on 31 July 2022. Finnvera withdrew from its venture capital investment, as Finnvera in September 2021 sold its ... Read more
Finnveran roimitalo.
Articles
20.06.2022

Countries and markets 1/2022: Trade with Russia ended – could Central Asia be a substitute export market?

Western companies have exited in large numbers or are eagerly looking for a way out of the Russian market. Sanctions, counter-sanctions, a waning economy and a deteriorating operating environment have made it difficult to operate in Russia.
""
Articles
09.06.2022

Environmental and social risk management process identifies projects with major impacts and high risks

Since the beginning of 2021, all applications for Finnvera’s export financing have been screened for environmental and social risks. In 2021, 455 examinations were carried out. By managing the environmental, social and governance risks, or ESG risks for s... Read more
""
News
31.05.2022

Finnvera plans to use InvestEU programme to advance digitalisation and sustainable development – new loan planned for corporate digital and climate projects

Expectations have grown for the fight against climate change, for innovations in sustainable development, and digitalisation. The green transition is also boosted by Europe's efforts to decouple itself from Russian energy.
""
Press releases
17.05.2022

Pia Peltoniemi appointed as the CEO of Finnish Export Credit Ltd

Finnvera plc, Stock Exchange Release 17 May 2022
""
Press releases
12.05.2022

Interim Management Statement 1 January – 31 March 2022

Finnvera Group, Stock Exchange Release 12 May 2022 Interim Management Statement 1 January – 31 March 2022 Russia's invasion of Ukraine has significant impact – Group result in January–March showed a loss of EUR 58 million
""
View all