Finland: Resources

Yritystele is a company directory search portal for businesses located in Finland. With this site, you can search for company names, contact information, and goods and services in Finland. Company reports are also available for purchase and include credit ratings and other financial information to determine a company’s creditworthiness. This site is only available in Finnish.

ThisisFINLAND is a news website produced by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. The business and innovation section highlights current articles concerning business and economic events in Finland and international endeavors. The website also contains news, facts, and statistics about Finland. 

The Finland Financial Supervisory Authority (FIN-FSA) is charged with the oversight and regulation of the entire Finnish financial services industry. The site contains information on regulation, securities registration, statistics, and publications made by FIN-FSA.

The Finnish Medicines Agency (Fimea) promotes the health and safety of the population by regulating medicinal, blood and tissue products, and by developing the pharmaceuticals sector. The site provides medicine databases, a directory of pharmacies, and veterinary information.

The Finnish Transport and Communications Agency is a body of the Ministry of Transport and Communications and its main purpose is to regulate communications and electronic media in Finland. The site provides industry news and general information about the Internet, telephone, TV, radio, postal, cybersecurity, and spectrum industries.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry steers the policy on the sustainable use of natural resources. It is in charge of a broad array of resources in Finland, including agriculture, fisheries, land development, and the care of game animals. The site also provides a variety of facts, reports, and publications.

The Ministry of Transport and Communications is responsible for both Finland's transportation and communications policies. The site provides information on transport and communication policies, industry issues, and press releases. 

The Confederation of Finnish Industries (EK) works to create a better and more competitive operating environment for the business community in Finland. This website provides infographics for indicators of prices, foreign trade, public economy, business tendency surveys, money market, and production. It also provides publications on confidence indicators. Current affairs are also discussed.

FinnCham works to promote international business and to establish close relationships between enterprise, FinnCham home countries, and Finland. Under the Finland in Brief tab, the website offers information about doing business in Finland, public administration, studying and working in Finland, and traveling in Finland. The website also lists useful links for more information about conducting business in Finland. 

Helsinki Business Hub is produced by Greater Helsinki Promotion (GHP), a non-profit organization established by the cities of the capital region to drive strategic international investments into the region. This resource provides information on the business environment of Finland, paying particular attention to the area's strengths of clean tech, information and communication technology (ICT), and life sciences.

The Research Institute of the Finnish Economy (ETLA) publishes forecasts, research reports, and discussion papers across a variety of topics. Additionally, a listing of institute events, press releases, and columns from institute members are presented by the site. Publications are available for free in PDF format.