Finnfund @finnfund.fi · 17/08/2026We're pleased to share that Helena Teppana, Associate Director at Finnfund, will be speaking at the Nordic Africa EV Summit in Addis Ababa! Helena will join the panel discussion "Financing the Transition”, exploring how investment can help accelerate Africa's transition to electric mobility. 001
Finnfund @finnfund.fi · 26/03/2026Tervetuloa tutustumaan vaikuttavuussijoittamiseen! 16.4. järjestettävän tilaisuuden aiheena ovat muun muassa digitalisaatio, ilmasto ja tasa-arvo sijoituskohteina. Keskustelemassa Outi Helenius, Kuutti Kilpeläinen ja Anne Valto. www.finnfund.fi/ajankohtaist... 000
Finnfund @finnfund.fi · 15/05/2025“For Finnfund, 2024 was a year of rethinking. We revisited our strategy while reaffirming our development mission,” says Jaakko Kangasniemi, Finnfund CEO. Glad to announce that our Annual Report 2024 has been published✨ Read the news & explore the Annual Report 👉 finnfund.fi/en 000
Finnfund @finnfund.fi · 15/05/2025President of the Republic of Finland Alexander Stubb and his spouse Suzanne Innes-Stubb visited Kawangware in Nairobi to learn how Poa is bringing wireless internet connections to low-income communities. We are committed to supporting Poa in their vision of bringing internet to every home in Africa. 001
Finnfund @finnfund.fi · 20/03/2025Today, a group of impact-minded investors gathered in Helsinki and online in a seminar arranged by Finnfund and ILX to discover and discuss the investment opportunities that emerging and frontier markets present. Watch the recording here: finnfund.videosync.fi/opportunitie... 010
Finnfund @finnfund.fi · 18/03/2025Vaasa Energy Week on käynnissä, ja Finnfundista paikalla ovat Patrik Bredbacka, Justin Nthala ja Ari Nironen tavoitteenaan tavata mahdollisimman monia uusiutuvan energian toimijoita! Sijoitamme esimerkiksi tuuli-, aurinko- ja pienvesivoimaan sekä energiatehokkuuden kehittämiseen. 000
Finnfund @finnfund.fi · 23/12/2024Happy holidays! We would like to thank our partners, friends and families and wish you all a joyful holiday season and a happy, peaceful and prosperous New Year 2025⭐️ This year, we support the work of @icrc.org & @msf.ca❤️ 010
Finnfund @finnfund.fi · 12/12/2024Stronger USD under Trump 2.0 – what are the impacts on emerging and developing markets? Our internal Lunch & learn session was dedicated to the topic. It was such a fruitful debate that our Economist Tangeni Shatiwa put together a blog post, too💡 Read the blog👉 www.finnfund.fi/en/blog/stro... 010
Finnfund @finnfund.fi · 04/12/2024Mitä Finnfundin ihmisoikeustyö on käytännössä? Millaisia erityispiirteitä toimintaympäristö voi tuoda mukanaan? Muun muassa näitä pohdittiin FIBSin ihmisoikeusryhmän vierailulla tänään. Kiitos käynnistä ja antoisasta keskustelusta!🙏 010
Finnfund @finnfund.fi · 04/12/2024What are the key contextual human rights risks in Finnfund’s work? How are these risks identified and tackled? Today, we had a great pleasure to host the FIBS Business and Human Rights Working Group. Many thanks for the visit and fruitful discussion! 🙏 010
Finnfund @finnfund.fi · 08/11/2024This week we were thrilled to host our Nordic colleagues from the legal & compliance teams of Swedfund, IFU, and Norfund in Helsinki. Thank you for the visit & great discussions!🤗 010
Finnfund @finnfund.fi · 01/11/2024This week, we had a very special guest star at our office, as the EU Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen came to discuss, e.g. the @ec.europa.eu flagship Global Gateway. Finnfund is among the partners 👉 finnfund.fi/en/news/eu-a... Thank you for the visit & the fruitful discussion! 🇪🇺 010
Finnfund @finnfund.fi · 01/11/2024Tällä viikolla saimme vieraaksemme komissaari Jutta Urpilaisen - aiheena oli mm. EU:n lippulaivahanke Global Gateway. Finnfund on yksi sen kumppaneista 👉 finnfund.fi/uutiset/finn... Lämmin kiitos vierailusta & hyvästä keskustelusta! 🇪🇺 @ec.europa.eu 000
Finnfund @finnfund.fi · 25/09/2024Happy SDG Flag Day! Please do join us in celebrating & show your support to the 17 goals and the 2030 Agenda, which reminds us that no one should be left behind 💚🌍💛 At Finnfund, the SDGs are basically a starting point for all our work. How? Learn more👉 finnfund.fi/en/finnfund/... 041
Finnfund @finnfund.fi · 11/09/2024Despite the political and economic turmoil, the outlook for the rest of the year remains cautiously optimistic, says Finnfund CIO Hanna Loikkanen in the latest #FinnfundUpdate. Read more & subscribe 👉 finnfund.fi/en/news-and-... 021
Finnfund @finnfund.fi · 30/08/2024Mikä päivä! Team Finland -päivä oli täynnä hyviä tapaamisia ja keskusteluja. Jos yritystäsi kiinnostavat kehittyvät markkinat & Ukraina, tutustu👉 finnfund.fi/investoimine... 010
Finnfund @finnfund.fi · 30/08/2024What a day! Team Finland Day was full of great discussions and insightful meetings. Learn more about Finnfund's funding for companies operating in developing markets & Ukraine 👉 www.finnfund.fi/en/investing... 010
Finnfund @finnfund.fi · 23/08/2024This week, we were delighted to host a workshop on impact investing as a part of the CEMS Block Seminar at the @aaltouniversity.bsky.social School of Business. Thank you for the visit & great discussion! 😀 010
Finnfund @finnfund.fi · 27/06/2024At Africa Energy Forum, the focus is on energy systems of the future – balancing Africa's needs with global goals. Our Energy&Infrastructure team is busy creating partnerships and discussing investment opportunities! Read more about our renewable energy investments: www.finnfund.fi/en/investing... 010
Finnfund @finnfund.fi · 26/06/2024Today we were honoured to host His Majesty King Letsie III of the Kingdom of Lesotho and his delegation at our office in Helsinki. Thank you for the visit and the fruitful conversations! 🇱🇸🇫🇮 011
Finnfund @finnfund.fi · 25/06/2024It was a pleasure to have @afdbgroup.bsky.social visiting our Helsinki office today! We found many goals in common - strengthening food security and improving access to electricity to name but a few. 000
Finnfund @finnfund.fi · 25/06/2024Mastering the craft of development impact is and must be a team play, says our CEO Jaakko Kangasniemi in the latest #FinnfundUpdate. Our newsletter covers the latest financial figures & highlights. Read more & subscribe 👉 finnfund.fi/en/news-and-... 000
Finnfund @finnfund.fi · 17/06/2024Finland’s Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Ville Tavio visited Kentegra Biotechnology’s pyrethrum processing facility. Minister Tavio commended Kentegra's impact on farmer's livelihoods as they collect pyrethrum flowers from over 90,000 small-scale farmers. www.finnfund.fi/en/news/mini... 000
Finnfund @finnfund.fi · 17/06/2024Ulkomaankauppa- ja kehitysministeri Ville Tavio vieraili Kentegra Biotechnologyn pyretriininkäsittelylaitoksessa Naivashassa. Ministeri Tavio korosti vierailullaan vahvaa yhteistyötä Finnfundin ja Kentegran välillä Kenian pyretriiniteollisuuden elvyttämisessä. www.finnfund.fi/uutiset/suom... 000
Finnfund @finnfund.fi · 07/06/2024Decent jobs, clean energy, MSME loans, digitalisation, cooperation with smallholders, climate action, taxes, gender equality... These are examples of the development impacts Finnfund is looking for as an impact investor and DFI. Check the figures & learn more 👉 www.finnfund.fi/en/finnfund/... 000
Finnfund @finnfund.fi · 29/05/2024It's time to wrap up the DFI Interact Lawyers Meeting, held in sunny Helsinki 🌞 Fruitful discussions & knowledge sharing on topical issues and case studies among around 20 development financiers and impact investors. Thank you all speakers, participants, and of course, our co-hosts NDF & NEFCO💚 010
Finnfund @finnfund.fi · 29/05/2024Time to kick off the DFI Interact Lawyers Meeting, held in sunny Helsinki and hosted by Finnfund together with our Nordic colleagues, Nordic Development Fund and Nefco. Discussions on topical issues, sharing experiences and insights - and meeting many old and new friends 🤗💡 010
Finnfund @finnfund.fi · 20/05/2024I'm pleased to say that, despite the somewhat challenging investment environment, for Finnfund, 2023 was a record year in many ways, says Jaakko Kangasniemi, Finnfund's CEO & Managing Director. Finnfund's Annual Report 2023 has been published 👉 finnfund.fi/en/news/finn... 010
Finnfund @finnfund.fi · 07/05/2024Eurovaalit lähenevät, on aika keskustella kestävästä kehityksestä ja EU:n arvoista! Vaalikeskustelussamme ehdokkaat saivat kirjoittaa ylös asioita, joita ajaisivat EU:ssa. Kuuntele keskustelut ja perustelut ehdokkaiden valitsemille sanoille tapahtumatallenteesta: www.youtube.com/live/YMdDZgl... 000
Finnfund @finnfund.fi · 22/04/2024When you are in the business of impact investing and work on impact & sustainability on a daily basis, you can never be completely satisfied, says Kaisa Alavuotunki, our Director of Impact&Sustainability in the latest #FinnfundUpdate. Read more & check our latest news 👉 finnfund.fi/en/news-and-... 031
Finnfund @finnfund.fi · 17/04/2024Saadaanko kestävä kehitys siivilleen EU:n voimin? Eurovaalit lähenevät ja on aika keskustella kestävästä kehityksestä ja EU:n arvoista. Vaalikeskustelun järjestävät yhteistyössä Fingo, Finnfund ja Kehityspoliittinen toimikunta. Ilmoittaudu mukaan: link.webropol.com/ep/vaalipane... 010
Finnfund @finnfund.fi · 16/04/2024Olimme tänään mukana Team Finland Talks -webinaarissa, jossa esiteltiin suomalaisille yrityksille tarjolla olevia rahoituspalveluita Ukrainan jälleenrakentamiseen. Mahdollisuuksia löytyy monelle alalle, ja kuten aina, edellytämme sijoituksilta kestävyyttä, vastuullisuutta ja vaikuttavuutta! 010
Finnfund @finnfund.fi · 25/03/2024Finnfund in interested in investing, for example, in the Vietnamese energy sector and is actively looking for new investing opportunities, says Jussi Tourunen in the latest Finnfund Insights, focusing on Vietnam. Interested? Read more & explore the report 👉 finnfund.fi/en/news-and-... 010
Finnfund @finnfund.fi · 15/03/2024What are the implications of the proposed CSDDD for producers in the Global South? What are the possible threats & opportunities? THANK YOU all speakers & participants for the lively conversation in the Impact Network meeting organised yesterday with Fingo 🙏😊 011
Finnfund @finnfund.fi · 15/03/2024Miten EU:n yritysvastuudirektiivi vaikuttaisi kehittyvien maiden tuottajiin? Mitä mahdollisuuksia tai uhkia se voisi tuoda? Tämä ajankohtainen aihe puhututti vaikuttavuusverkoston tapaamisessa. ISO kiitos puhujille & kaikille osallistujille sekä Fingolle yhteistyöstä järjestämisessä! 🙏😊 021
Finnfund @finnfund.fi · 13/03/2024Vietnam has enjoyed robust economic growth and development throughout the 2000s, and the country has succeeded in reducing poverty significantly, says NeaTiilila, Economist @finnfund.bsky.social. Read the new Finnfund Insights on Vietnam 👉 finnfund.fi/en/news/new-... 021
Finnfund @finnfund.fi · 26/01/2024Puhutaan luonnon monimuotoisuudesta! Työpajamme kokosi tällä viikolla joukon asiantuntijoita keskustelemaan biodiversiteetista, luontokadosta & sijoittajan roolista. KIITOS puhujille ja osallistujille hyvästä keskustelusta & ideoista uuteen linjaukseemme💚🌍🌳🐼 Lue 👉 www.finnfund.fi/uutiset/puhu... 021
Finnfund @finnfund.fi · 26/01/2024Let's talk biodiversity! This week our workshop focused on biodiversity and investors' role. THANK YOU all speakers & participants for a fruitful discussion & inputs for Finnfund's new statement 💚🌍🌳🐼 Interested? Read 👉 finnfund.fi/en/news/lets... 011
Finnfund @finnfund.fi · 02/01/2024We are happy to be a part of the Menengai geothermal project that will deliver clean, reliable, and affordable baseload power to the national grid in Kenya. A financial close on the US$117 million, 35MW project has been reached! Read more here: globeleq.com/globeleqs-35... 010
Finnfund @finnfund.fi · 22/12/2023Despite a somewhat gloomy outlook for the next year, I choose to remain optimistic. On behalf of the Finnfund team, I wish you a happy holiday season & a peaceful and prosperous New Year, says our CEO Jaakko Kangasniemi in the latest Finnfund Update. Read more👉 www.finnfund.fi/en/news-and-... 021
Finnfund @finnfund.fi · 13/12/2023"For Finnish companies entering or growing in emerging markets, many financing opportunities provided by the Team Finland network are available" writes Finnfund's Patrik Bredbacka in FinnCham's newsletter. Read more here: www.finncham.fi/news/2023/11... 020
Finnfund @finnfund.fi · 28/11/2023Happy and surprised! This is what our @kirsipere.bsky.social and Hannele Korhonen looked like when they found out that our Annual Report has been selected as the best annual report in Finland by @procomry.bsky.social 😁🙌 What is it all about? Read more & explore our Annual Report 👉🏽 lnkd.in/dztPX7ed 010
Finnfund @finnfund.fi · 24/11/2023Hymy oli tänään herkässä, kun pokkasimme @procomry.bsky.social OmaMedia-kilpailussa parhaan vuosikertomuksen palkinnon. Onnea myös ulkoministeriön Kehitys-Utveckling-lehti ansaitusta palkinnosta! Mikä vuosikertomus? Lue finnfund.fi/finnfund/vuo... @kirsipere.bsky.social @villecantell.bsky.social 031