Ger­man-Finnish Call for Pro­pos­als for joint R&D projects by Small and Medi­um-sized Enter­pris­es (SMEs)

Busi­ness Fin­land and the Ger­man ZIM pro­gramme are look­ing for inno­v­a­tive mar­ket-ori­ent­ed joint projects between small and medi­um-sized enter­pris­es in Fin­land and Ger­many. The call is cur­rent­ly ongo­ing and is open until Sep­tem­ber 15, 2025.

Busi­ness Fin­land and the Ger­man Fed­er­al Min­istry for Eco­nom­ic Affairs and Cli­mate Action (BMWK) intend to sup­port joint Finnish-Ger­man research and devel­op­ment projects (R&D projects) in order to devel­op inno­v­a­tive prod­ucts, process­es, or tech­ni­cal ser­vices from all tech­nol­o­gy and appli­ca­tion areas.

Fund­ing will be avail­able for R&D projects in which new prod­ucts, ser­vices, or process­es with a high mar­ket poten­tial are devel­oped and sub­se­quent­ly trans­formed into mar­ketable prod­ucts. Project ideas should stem from the com­pa­nies’ own needs and can belong to any domain.

Between the open­ing of the call on 3rd March 2025 and the call dead­line on 15th Sep­tem­ber 2025, all par­tic­i­pants file one short com­mon pro­pos­al in Eng­lish, legal­ly signed by all orga­ni­za­tions par­tic­i­pat­ing in the project. In addi­tion to the com­mon pro­pos­al, project part­ners who want to apply for fund­ing with­in this call must sub­mit a nation­al appli­ca­tion accord­ing to the respec­tive rules. Research and Devel­op­ment projects of com­pa­nies based in Fin­land are eli­gi­ble for Busi­ness Fin­land fund­ing.

Match­mak­ing oppor­tu­ni­ties for find­ing suit­able part­ners

Through a match­mak­ing plat­form, Finnish and Ger­man SMEs can con­nect, share project ideas, and find suit­able part­ners.

The match­mak­ing is open from 10th March to 9th August 2025. After reg­is­tra­tion, it is pos­si­ble to request and set up online meet­ings with poten­tial part­ners at any time dur­ing the peri­od.

Reg­is­tra­tion is full of charge.

Con­tact per­son:
Ms. Kir­si Arman­to
Senior Advi­sor, Busi­ness Fin­land
Porkkalankatu 1, Helsin­ki, Fin­land
Phone: +358 50 396 2846
Email: kirsi.armanto (at) businessfinland.fi

Con­sul­ta­tion with the nation­al fund­ing orga­ni­za­tions is high­ly rec­om­mend­ed in an ear­ly stage. It is pos­si­ble to hand in a project sketch in order to receive non-bind­ing feed­back on your project idea before fil­ing a full appli­ca­tion.

Source: Busi­ness Fin­land