Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment of Finland

Administers Finnish economic, employment, energy, and innovation policy programs for companies and institutions.

Finland's Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment, TEM or MEAE, sets the policy and legal framework for economic growth, industrial policy, innovation, entrepreneurship, energy, labour markets, and regional development. It is a steering ministry, but it also sits at the centre of Finland's public recovery and investment architecture, including the Sustainable Growth Programme for Finland under the EU Recovery and Resilience Facility.

TEM's most visible direct call is Energy Investment Aid for Large Demonstration Projects. The 2026 round opens on 9 April and closes on 5 August, with EUR 48 million reserved for projects that move beyond the EUR 5 million investment threshold and focus on future energy systems such as renewable transport fuels and energy storage. The broader Sustainable Growth Programme channels about EUR 1.95 billion in RRF money and runs to a hard stop on 31 August 2026.

Most company-facing finance still runs through partner bodies. Business Finland handles general energy aid and wider RDI support, Finnvera provides loans and guarantees, Tesi supplies equity, and the ELY Centres and Energy Authority carry regional and infrastructure lines. TEM therefore operates as the policy owner and final decision point for a small number of calls, while the delivery machinery sits with its agencies.