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Business Finland R&D Funding: Grants and Concessionary Loans for DeepTech Product Development

Originally published in Finnish

High language barrierEnglish translation available ↓

Opportunity overview

Direct financing enabling ambitious Finnish tech companies to build breakthrough prototypes and software platforms. **Program Mandate:** Direct grants (up to 50%) and low-interest R&D loans for novel deeptech hardware and quantum engineering. **Managing Body:** Business Finland

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Is this worth the team's time?

Directional signals based on the call structure, available source text, and deadline pressure. These are not funding guarantees.

Source language: FinnishConfidence: High

Competition

4/ 5

Lower Competition

5 means a narrower, more approachable field. 1 means heavy competition.

Application Effort

2/ 5

Manageable

1 is straightforward. 5 means a demanding application with heavier coordination or compliance.

Why competition looks like this

Confidence: High

The call looks specialized, which can narrow the field of credible applicants.
TRL requirements and cross-border consortium specifications restrict eligible applicant pools.
Budget allocations indicate high proposal success probabilities for specialised applicants.

Why effort looks like this

Confidence: Low

A credible application will probably need more than a lightweight narrative.
Submission dossier requires multi-partner budget synchronization and work package signoffs.
Administrative guidelines impose formal SME compliance declarations and financial audits.

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Consortium

Probably not required

Co-funding

Not clearly indicated

Documentation

Low

Deadline pressure

Moderate

Eligibility scope

Narrow

Technical depth

Moderate

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Eligibility

Finnish registered companies with strong technological competence

Application deadline

20/11/2026

52 days remaining

Key information

Value of call: €2.0M
Sector: Deeptech
Country: FI
Funder: Business Finland

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Tracked by EU Fund Portal since 29/09/2026

Last checked 29/09/2026

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