Cleantech Finland

Cleantech Finland is a Finnish national project, backed by the Government of Finland and created as part of Finland’s National Action plan to develop the country’s environmental business. The network aims to bring together expertise from Finland's clean technology industry and research and to support clean technology companies internationally. Cleantech Finland is owned by the Confederation of Finnish Industries (Finnish: Elinkeinoelämän keskusliitto or EK).

Cleantech Finland's concept is based on the Finland’s "national action plan for environmental business", which has been developed by representatives of the Finnish Government, such as the Finnish Ministry of Trade and Industry (now the Ministry of Employment and the Economy), the Ministry of Environment, other research and innovation agencies, environmental organisations and universities in 2006. The ownership of Cleantech Finland was moved from SITRA to the Confederation of Finnish Industries in December 2008. Cleantech Finland's digital expert service Solved spun-off as an independent company in September 2013.

The Strategic Cleantech Programme of the Government of Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen was launched in 2012. The strategic goal of the programme is for Finland to be known as a global superpower of cleantech in 2020.

The numerical goals for the strategic cleantech programme by 2020 as defined in the strategy of May 2014 are: ▪ to raise cleantech companies’ turnover to EUR 50 billion, of which exports account for over 75% ▪ to double the cleantech home market to about EUR 20 billion ▪ to raise the number of cleantech companies from 2000 to about 3000 ▪ to create at least 40,000 jobs in clean technology in Finland.

Cleantech Finland is managed by Finpro (an association providing internationalization services for Finnish small and middle-sized enterprises), and through Finpro’s global network, Cleantech Finland has offices in 40 countries.

Cleantech Finland seeks to provide a contact and cooperation platform for clean technology companies and organizations operating in following clean technology branches:

The purpose of Cleantech Finland is to provide a global network of clean technology expertise. In Finland alone, the highly diversified cleantech sector comprises approximately 2,000 enterprises.

Cleantech Finland serves as an umbrella corporation and coordinator in internationalization efforts, such as conferences and seminars. Additionally, it aims to build contacts between environmental technology companies and national – as well as international – stakeholders.

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