What kind of projects does the EU support?

EU funding promotes the versatile development of the whole of Finland. Structural Funds support projects that boost business, innovations, networking, knowledge, and employment.

Priorities include Eastern and Northern Finland, sparsely populated areas, cross-border areas, and the areas of Southern and Western Finland that are challenging in terms of development.

The four priorities of the Structural Fund programmes direct the allocation of resources and the granting of support. The projects may support both the sustainable development of urban areas and the diversification of rural industries. The activities carried out in Finland may be regional, interregional, or international.

The priorities are:

• promotion of business;
• promotion of innovation and networking and strengthening of knowledge structures;
• knowledge, labour, employment and entrepreneurship;
• improvement of the accessibility of areas and the operating environment.