Measures and Tools to Support Entrepreneurs and Investors

State and Municipal Entrepreneurship Support Organizations

• Ely keskus of South Savo. Centres for economic development, transport and the environment
• Department of Entrepreneurship of Savonlinna Administration
• Business Finland, Finnish government organization for innovation funding and trade, travel and investment promotion.
• Centres for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment (ELY-Centre)
• Finnish Patent and Registration Office (PRH) 
• Finnish Tax Administration 
• Finnish Customs (Tulli) 
• Valvira. National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and Health 
• Regional State Administrative Agencies 
• Suomi.fi. List of organisations providing services-
• Finnish Enterprise Agencies. Nationwide network of 30 Enterprise Agencies in Finland with a total of 83 service locations, 150 qualified business advisors and 1500 experts 

Grants and subsidies

• Start-up grant for new entrepreneurs by the TE Office
  Suomi.fi, Te-palvelut.fi
  A startup grant application is submitted before starting a business. A grant cannot be awarded if an ongoing commercial activity has already started prior to the decision on the grant.
• Business development aid (ELY Centre)
  Business development aid is granted on a discretionary basis and intended as a financial instrument when the company launches a development project that is different from its normal operations. Business development aid can be granted to fund the company's development efforts, such as internationalisation, product and service development and investments.
• Business Finland's funding services (Business Finland)
  Suomi.fi, .Businessfinland.fi
  Business Finland offers funding for research, product development, and many kinds of business development needs, especially for small and medium-sized companies. Large companies and research organizations can receive funding for joint projects with smaller companies.
• Pay subsidy to support job seeking (TE Office) 

Loans and guarantees

Finnvera 
Finnvera is a specialised financing company owned by the State of Finland and it is the official Export Credit Agency (ECA) of Finland. Finnvera provides financing for the start, growth and internationalisation of Finnish enterprises and for protection against export risks.