A Finnish-registered company
The company is registered in Finland, or is preparing a Finnish funding path, with a scalable business model behind the project.
Business Finland funding
Turn your AI idea into a funded Business Finland R&D project.
For Finnish companies whose CEO or founder needs a straight answer: is this project fundable, what would it take, and who does the work.
No sales pitch first. Get a clear read on whether it is worth applying.
Who qualifies
Business Finland funds development risk, not routine delivery.
Four things evaluators look for before the application is worth writing.
Genuine technical uncertainty
The project goes beyond ordinary software delivery or tool configuration. Something real has to be learned, tested, or prototyped.
Budget and delivery capacity
There is a rough budget range, eligible cost logic, and internal people or partners who can actually execute the work packages.
A credible market path
Success creates new capability, IP, product advantage, or export growth, with an adoption path that outlives the project itself.
Track record
Real Business Finland applications, real approvals.
Business Finland approvals range from a EUR 70,000 Tempo grant in 2021 to a EUR 957,000 award in 2024, with further approvals of EUR 187,000 in 2025 and EUR 357,000 in 2026.
Process
A clear path from idea to decision.
Funding fit call
Clarify goals, company context, project maturity, and likely Business Finland fit.
AI project shaping
Define the use case, technical uncertainty, development work, budget range, and expected impact.
Application build
Prepare the narrative, project plan, financials, risk logic, and answers evaluators need.
Approval and execution
Support discussions, revisions, launch planning, project management, and AI implementation choices.
Pricing
Priced so the incentive sits on approval.
Most of the fee is tied to approval: a small scoping fee up front, the majority only if Business Finland says yes.
Application, AI advisory, implementation support, and optional project management.
FAQs
Quick answers before the first call.
Who is a good fit for Business Finland R&D funding?
A Finnish company with a scalable business model, genuine development uncertainty, and a project that creates new capability beyond routine product work is usually a stronger fit.
How much funding can an AI R&D project receive?
Many projects land in the EUR 100,000-EUR 500,000+ range, depending on eligible costs, project ambition, company size, and Business Finland's evaluation.
Can BRNSFT help before we know the AI use case?
Yes. The first step is often turning a broad AI ambition into a concrete use case, project hypothesis, and funding path.
Do you guarantee approval?
No consultant can guarantee an independent funding decision. We improve the odds by shaping a credible project, realistic plan, and clear application.
Lead magnets
Start with a diagnostic, not a guess.
Answer a few questions. You get a result and a recommended next step.
Next step
Tell us what you want Business Finland to fund.
We will give you a direct read on funding fit, likely grant range, and whether an application is worth your time.