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Investment support for a functioning company

Investment support enables your company to invest in a higher quality, faster or more extensive way than without support. With the investment, the company's operations develop, new jobs or new services are created in the area.

Where can investment support be obtained?

For construction, renovation or acquisition of buildings.
For the purchase of machines and other fixed assets.
For intangible investments, such as software, patents or manufacturing rights and intangible fixed assets.

Energy investment:

Support 30 %, only core and sparsely populated countryside.
For a full-time company.
For changing the form of energy to renewable energy, increasing the company's use of renewable energy and improving energy and material efficiency in the company.

How much support can you get?

The supported budget of the investment project can be €5,000–€100,000. Live support is 20–30 % of the investment project's costs. The amount of support is affected by the location of the company (investment). The company's own financing is needed for the remaining 70–80 %.

For investments over €100,000, you can also ask for support from the ELY center.

Who can apply?

Start-up and operating companies
Farm-connected and agricultural primary processors
Part-time and full-time entrepreneurs

Applying for support

Business subsidies are applied for electronically In the Hyrrä system.
Get to know to the selection criteria before making the application.
To apply, you need a business plan and a profitability calculation, as well as a plan and cost estimate for the investment.
Support can only be received for investments that have not been started before the application is submitted. An order or binding contract is considered to be started. While the application is pending in Hyrrä, the project can be started at your own risk. If support is not granted, all costs will be borne by the applicant.

Are you considering an investment, but wondering how it would make sense to implement it?

Before making the investment, you can also apply for support for the investment for planningThis support is intended for the procurement of expert services to prepare investment plans and financial negotiations. You can apply for planning yearpreparation package €2,000.

Applying for payment

Payment of subsidies is requested against the measures implemented in Hyrrä.

If you have received a positive business support decision, you will find instructions on how to prepare a payment application. From the website of the Food Agency.