Finland and the EIB

We financed the improvement of infrastructure, including the upgrade of the national electricity transmission grid. We invested in education, health, sustainable transport and many small businesses. In recent years, hospital districts from Helsinki to Lapland received EIB loans, and we supported a 15-kilometre tramline in Tampere. Innovative technology is also a priority, as shown by our support for IQM’s quantum fabrication facility and Metsä Group’s new bioproduct mill.

At a glance

The EIB provides finance and expertise for sound and sustainable investment projects in Finland.

Last year’s EIB Group activity in Finland by priority

(In € million, last updated at previous year end)

EIB activity in Finland by sector since start of operations

EIB Group activity in Finland in 2023

EIB stories in Finland

Individual stories speak far louder than figures and charts. Discover how our work improves the quality of life in Finland and beyond.

26 June 2024

Finland and the EIB

We have worked in Finland since 1994. Through our financing, we have supported the country's infrastructure, health, education, small businesses and innovation. We financed the improvement of infrastructure, including the upgrade of the national electricity transmission grid. We invested in education, health, sustainable transport andmany small businesses. In recent years, hospital districts from Helsinki to Lapland received EIB loans, and we supported a 15-kilometre tramline in Tampere. Innovative technology is also a priority, as shown by our support for IQM's quantum fabrication facility and Metsä Group's new bioproduct mill.

Finland European Union
4 June 2024 Nadia Calviño

What the EU has done for us

With the European Parliament elections around the corner, many will ask what the European Union has done for us since the last election in 2019. Here are some of the highlights

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2 May 2024 Janel Siemplenski Lefort

EU delivers: New schools in Finland

Finnish teachers use cutting-edge school design to address learning challenges, with EU financial backing

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18 January 2024 Amy Serafin

Smart rolling

Company develops a smart wheelchair system which users control with head gestures giving those with severe muscle diseases more mobility and independence

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21 December 2023 Janel Siemplenski Lefort

How the Finns do it

Here’s how Finnish teachers use cutting-edge school design to address learning challenges, and the lessons other countries can learn from them.

Finland European Union
2 February 2023

A day in Europe

Buckle up and discover a normal day in Europe through different projects financed by the European Investment Bank. Will you recognise some of them? The journey begins now!

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16 November 2022

The answer is green

While we all know that energy efficiency and renewable energy are the keys to fighting climate change in the long term, they are also a vital part of the solution to the current energy crisis.

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26 October 2022 Dawid A. Fusiek

The future is non-binary

A Finnish company goes beyond zeroes and ones to build quantum computers that speed up scientific breakthroughs, improving everyone’s lives

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21 October 2022 Dawid A. Fusiek

Navigating the storm

A Finnish company believes that automated vehicles will help halt climate change, so it’s developing software to operate them in all weather conditions

EGF Climate Venture debt Covid-19 Finland European Union Research, innovation and technology Climate action and environment Venture capital & equity
8 July 2022 Andreia Nuno

Wood beats fossil fuel to a pulp

The Kemi bioproduct mill uses an innovative process to take all the advantages possible when producing pulp and to replace fossil fuels with bioproducts, a huge step towards sustainability and a big boost for economic cohesion in Finland

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The EIB economic survey of investments in Finland

The EIB, with the help of dozens of academics, practitioners and policymakers, surveyed 12,500 firms and 500 big cities across Europe to find out what is driving or holding back investment.

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