Strategy and values

A renewable and responsible provider of funding for growth and internationalisation

Growth and renewal are key priorities of our new strategy. Our goal is to increase Finnish exports and the number of export companies. The implementation of the strategy is ensured by competent personnel and client-oriented digitalisation. Boosting the economy into a new growth will be crucial from the perspective of Finnish society and prosperity.

Finnvera’s task is, by means of financing, to promote the internationalisation and exports of enterprises, correct the deficiencies in financing services, and contribute to regional development in Finland. Our operations are sustainable and responsible.

Our vision

Our clients’ success strengthens the Finnish economy.

Finnvera's vision is at the center of the strategy along with impact. The goal is to ensure that with the help of our financing, our customers create and achieve financial results and create new jobs.

Finnvera’s strategic objectives

The strategy for 2025–2028 places increasing emphasis on:

Increasing the volume of Finnish exports and the number of exporters
Enabling growth and generation of new business
Skilled personnel and competent management that support the company’s strategic intent
Client-oriented digitalisation that ensures an excellent customer experience as we make headway in our digital agenda.

Concrete goals and indicators have been defined for each theme for the strategy period.

Export promotion

We will strengthen Finnvera’s role as a promoter of export transactions, increasing Finnish exports and the number of exporters.
Once implemented, the legislative reform will improve the competitiveness of the export financing system.
We will elucidate Finnvera’s financing and ES principles, enabling sustainable growth in Finnish exports.

Growth and investments

We will facilitate significant investments in Finland in line with the industrial policy strategy.
We will ensure the availability of financing for the commercialisation of innovations and international growth.
We will increase Finnvera’s recognisability as an enabler of growth and internationalisation.

Competent personnel

We will update and harmonise Finnvera’s supervisory work and management models.
We will develop data use, goal setting and reporting to support forward-looking management.
We will encourage our personnel in upskilling and strengthen our corporate culture in keeping with our values.

Client-oriented digitalisation

We will develop services that our clients can use whenever and wherever they are.
We will aim for active renewal and integration with our partners’ systems.
We will improve our change readiness and the efficiency and transparency of our operations.

Our values and value creation

Our values describe our way of operating and acting towards our customers and other stakeholder groups, as well as each other, at Finnvera.

For a good cause
Let’s get started
Better together
Courage to solve

How Finnvera creates value

Finnvera’s operations are described in the value creation model which provides information about the company’s most significant resources, business model and strategic foundation, and describes the key impacts of the company’s operations on the surrounding society.

Our activities are responsible

Sustainability is the foundation of Finnvera's operations, and as a responsible provider of financing, our work is underpinned by risk-based assessments and internationally recognised standards. We incorporate the impacts of climate change in our financing decisions as well as our asset and risk management. We set goals for as well as measure and report on not only the climate and biodiversity impacts of the projects we finance but also our own operations. We see to good corporate governance and comprehensive quality control. Risk management ensures our long-term self-sustainability.

Information about Finnvera's management of corporate responsibility and principles of responsible financing can also be found on our sustainability page.