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By managing environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) risks, Finnvera ensures corporate responsibility in its financing operations, but these actions are also an integral part of the risk management of financing operations. Take a look at our r... Read more

The pandemic could be seen very quickly in enterprises’ demand for financing in March. We responded to this demand by swiftly adjusting our operating models accordingly. The availability of financing to enterprises remained good, and cooperation between F... Read more

In many export sectors, existing order books helped enterprises survive in 2020. The launch of new projects slowed down, but the importance of financing in export trade negotiations grew. Finnvera’s social role was particularly significant during the coro... Read more

Financing is an important part of exports and sometimes even a must for closing a deal. This is especially true if the terms and conditions of the deal are highly unusual. Finnvera, Nordea and the boat manufacturer Kewatec AluBoat worked closely together ... Read more

There is international interest in Africa: the EU has published its Africa strategy and the Finnish government is creating one of its own. Last year, slightly more than 2 per cent of Finnish exports of goods went to Africa but according to the Minister fo... Read more

Companies around the world are waiting to see what direction the pandemic will take and have postponed their planned investments; this also manifests as declining order books of Finnish exporters.

The coronavirus pandemic has driven the events industry into a crisis as meeting restrictions have forced enterprises to cancel hundreds of events. At the same time, the arrangement of virtual events has developed by giant leaps.

The focus of Finnvera’s financing is still on guarantees but enterprises can now also apply for a loan directly from Finnvera if financing cannot be arranged with a guarantee. Finnvera is prepared to secure the availability of lending to viable enterprise... Read more

Responsibility is a permanent paradigm shift, not only a trend. It is part of business and creates a competitive advantage on the market for enterprises that show that corporate responsibility is a genuine part of their operations, not just individual cam... Read more