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SME Export Financing - learning by doing

There is export financing available, but do you know how to take advantage of all the alternatives? Finnvera's SME Export Finance Programme offers information and practical tools for the financing of exports.The programme is aimed at Finnish SMEs engaged... Read more

Finnvera issued a USD 500 million bond

Finnvera issued on 9th September 2014 a USD 500 million five year fixed rate bond. The bond was issued under Finnvera’s EMTN (Euro Medium Term Note) programme.Finnvera’s EMTN programme and notes issued under it are guaranteed by the State. Finnvera uses ... Read more

National Entrepreneur's Convention 24–26 October

This year's National Entrepreneur's Convention will be held on 24–26 October at the Tampere Exhibition and Sports Centre. The theme for this year's event is "Flow!". As the theme suggests, the event offers a flow of new thoughts, ideas and netw... Read more

Finnvera is restructuring its customer service

We are restructuring our customer service so that we can better meet the needs of different customer groups.Finnvera is restructuring its customer service by concentrating expertise in key areas and by reorganising some of the functions. This will ensur... Read more

Finnvera joins The Montreal Group

Finnvera has become a member of The Montreal Group, a global forum for state-owned development banks focused on micro, small and medium-sized enterprises. The Montreal Group has now eight members from eight different countries around the world: Canada, B... Read more

Finnvera is also open during the summer

Even though the summer holidays are upon us, Finnvera's regional offices will be open during normal business hours, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.We will also be processing financing applications in July, but the processing times may be slightly longer than... Read more

Paris Club and the Argentine Republic agreed on arrears payment scheme

Finnvera’s representatives Vice President Ms. Raija Rissanen and Senior Adviser Ms. Outi Homanen participated in the Paris Club negotiations with the Argentine Republic on May 28th, 2014. Negotiations lasted for 20 hours and were held in constructive sp... Read more

Titta Mantila appointed as Vice President and the head of the growth and internationalisation team

Titta Mantila, M.Sc. (Econ.), has been appointed as Vice President from 1 September 2014. The unit headed by Mantila is responsible for providing and producing financing services for growth companies in the SME sector that are expanding their internation... Read more

Mirjam Sarkki appointed as Finnvera's Regional Director for Southeast Finland

Mirjam Sarkki, M.Sc. (Econ.), has been appointed as Finnvera's Regional Director for Southeast Finland from 1 September 2014.Mirjam Sarkki has worked in the banking sector for many years. She had a long career at Handelsbanken, which includes the post of... Read more