Research groups in Finland

Do you need funding for an internationally challenging research project? Do you want to establish new contacts between your research team and businesses and leading foreign experts?

Who can benefit from the services?

Tekes funds public research at Finnish research institutions and universities, particularly when:

• the research organisation engages in high-quality research that generates significant commercial potential for businesses while also promoting better competitiveness and welfare for society at large

• research initiatives are firmly rooted in Finnish and international cross-disciplinary networks and  generate interest amongst businesses

• research findings are published extensively and used by research and business partners

What services does Tekes offer?

Tekes provides funding for research projects and for the preparation of commercialising research findings. We encourage research teams to engage in international cooperation, extensive research projects, Tekes programmes, researcher mobility schemes and long-term research team expertise development.