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Helsinki Think Company supports promising early-stage teams that aim to make a positive impact on our world and lives! Think Fund is a grant for innovative teams that want to put their ideas into action. You can apply for a grant of 2500 euros (max. 850 € / person) to get your business up and going, or for a grant of 500 euros to test and validate your business idea. Find out more about the grant and application process.
HELSEED is a workshop series co-organized by Helsinki Think Company and University of Helsinki. Delivered with a logical progression, HELSEED workshops contain all the things one needs to consider when setting up shop. One can pick and choose which workshops fit one’s needs the best, or attend the whole series. Participation in the programme does not require participants to set up a business or submit a funding application. Find out more information on HELSEED.
Initial funding helps entrepreneurs start up their business. Initial funding is taxable income meant to support entrepreneurs’ livelihood. Read more about initial funding.
A pay subsidy is an economic benefit that a TE Office may grant an employer to cover pay costs of an unemployed jobseeker. The purpose of work supported by pay subsidy is to enhance the professional competence of prospective employees to be hired with pay subsidy, and to help them find work in the open labour market. Read more about pay subsidy.
The Economic Development Centre (former ELY-Centre) offers different various business services including but not limited to start-up aid and business development grant. Find out more about the business services.
Kela’s self-employment page offers an overview of essential issues at different stages of the entrepreneurial path. Read more on Kela's website.
Holvi’s guide provides a comprehensive description of all the tax deductions that a self-employed person can make. When in doubt, check out the guide.
Tesi is a state-owned investment company that invests in companies with genuine potential for global scalable growth and a proven ability to expand. Tesi handles all state-led investments in Finland after merging with Business Finland Venture Capital Ltd in 2024.
FIBAN is a business angel network that focuses on linking high-growth companies to their investor members for free. FIBAN offers visibility, business angel contacts and support in seeking funding and pitching to their business angel network. Read more about FIBAN’s services.
Voima Ventures helps founders to accelerate the growth of deep technology ventures to global markets. Voima Ventures sheds light on the ideas and technology which require time and courage to build. Their core idea is to combine science-driven innovation together with the Nordic serial entrepreneurial experience and a global mindset. Read more about Voima Ventures.
