Financing of export and ship credits in cooperation with the bank

Export credit financing facilitates the arrangement of financing for foreign buyers who purchase capital goods and related services from Finland.

• Creditworthy foreign buyer
• The credit maturity is at least 2 years
• Credit currencies EUR, USD or, on a case-by-case basis, the borrower’s or buyer’s country’s currency  
• Floating or fixed rate credit
• Export transactions must have a sufficient Finnish content
• The credit is subject to the terms of OECD Arrangement

Finnvera’s Buyer Credit Guarantee or Ship Guarantee is always a prerequisite for the credit.

Application for export or ship financing must be filed before the fixed CIRR rate is locked. The exporter or the mandated financial institution for and on behalf of the exporter / the buyer can apply for FEC financing.

FEC financing can be applied through Finnvera's Online Service when applicant is a finnish exporter or a finnish parent company. Preliminary application is available at the Online Service, which can be utilised for transactions where limited information is currently available. FEC financing can also be applied for by a PDF application which is sent to applications.eca(at)finnvera.fi

FEC has signed co-operation agreements with a number of financial institutions; see the list