Finnish-registered small companies: 5 years old pursuing a significant business change based on a new innovation.

What burden and restrictions apply?

Recipients report project work and costs, maintain accounting evidence and fund the non-grant share; only approved development costs are eligible. Support is restricted to the approved work plan, eligible costs and award period; unsupported, unrelated, double-funded or noncompliant expenditure is excluded.

Business Finland — Sprint Grant (successor to Tempo)

Grant covers 75% of an approved early-stage development project, up to EUR 100,000; company provides the remaining financing. · Business Finland — Finland · deadline 2026-08-31

Business Finland grant for small companies with a new innovation and potential for rapid international growth — funding early activities such as market validation, IPR, piloting and international business development. Replaces the discontinued Tempo funding. Current lifecycle: open; next verified deadline 2026-08-31. Real economics: Grant covers 75% of an approved early-stage development project, up to EUR 100,000; company provides the remaining financing..

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Key facts

Funder	Business Finland — Finland
Amount	Grant covers 75% of an approved early-stage development project, up to EUR 100,000; company provides the remaining financing.
Deadline	2026-08-31
Decision time	Business Finland screens eligibility and growth potential, discusses the project, and evaluates the submitted plan and financing; no universal decision SLA is published.
Eligibility	Finnish-registered small companies: <5 years old seeking rapid international growth and not previously funded by Business Finland; or >5 years old pursuing a significant business change based on a new innovation.
Restrictions	Recipients report project work and costs, maintain accounting evidence and fund the non-grant share; only approved development costs are eligible. Support is restricted to the approved work plan, eligible costs and award period; unsupported, unrelated, double-funded or noncompliant expenditure is excluded.
Status	open

Always confirm on the official page before applying — dates and terms change.

Application process

Ensure the company meets eligibility (age, equity, novelty)
Obtain Suomi.fi authorisation to apply for corporate funding
Create and submit the Sprint application in Business Finland's online service
Business Finland reviews continuously and makes a funding decision
Grant agreement and reporting

Background

Business Finland — Finland operates Business Finland — Sprint Grant (successor to Tempo). This pass separates direct cash, repayable finance, credits, incentives and umbrella programs so later ranking does not compare unlike instruments. Sprint replaced Tempo as Business Finland's early-stage international-growth instrument. The official product funds up to 75% of an approved project. The maximum published grant is EUR 100,000.

How the application really works

Ensure the company meets eligibility (age, equity, novelty) → Obtain Suomi.fi authorisation to apply for corporate funding → Create and submit the Sprint application in Business Finland's online service → Business Finland reviews continuously and makes a funding decision → Grant agreement and reporting

Tips

Show direct fit with innovative cross-sector business.
Show direct fit with international scalable growth.

Watch out for

Current lifecycle is open.
Recipients report project work and costs, maintain accounting evidence and fund the non-grant share; only approved development costs are eligible.
Support is restricted to the approved work plan, eligible costs and award period; unsupported, unrelated, double-funded or noncompliant expenditure is excluded.

Track record

Sprint replaced Tempo as Business Finland's early-stage international-growth instrument.
The official product funds up to 75% of an approved project.
The maximum published grant is EUR 100,000.

The reviewed official corpus does not publish an applicant denominator and comparable selection rate.

Frequently asked questions

Is this actionable now?: open. Next verified deadline: 2026-08-31.
What is the real economic value?: Grant covers 75% of an approved early-stage development project, up to EUR 100,000; company provides the remaining financing.
Who is eligible?: Finnish-registered small companies: <5 years old seeking rapid international growth and not previously funded by Business Finland; or >5 years old pursuing a significant business change based on a new innovation.
How does selection work?: Ensure the company meets eligibility (age, equity, novelty); Obtain Suomi.fi authorisation to apply for corporate funding; Create and submit the Sprint application in Business Finland's online service; Business Finland reviews continuously and makes a funding decision; Grant agreement and reporting. Business Finland screens eligibility and growth potential, discusses the project, and evaluates the submitted plan and financing; no universal decision SLA is published.
What burden and restrictions apply?: Recipients report project work and costs, maintain accounting evidence and fund the non-grant share; only approved development costs are eligible. Support is restricted to the approved work plan, eligible costs and award period; unsupported, unrelated, double-funded or noncompliant expenditure is excluded.
What evidence exists?: Sprint replaced Tempo as Business Finland's early-stage international-growth instrument. The official product funds up to 75% of an approved project. The maximum published grant is EUR 100,000. The reviewed official corpus does not publish an applicant denominator and comparable selection rate.

Sources

www.businessfinland.fi/en/services/funding/calls/2026/sprint-grant-funding-call — Official current economics, applicant profile and process (checked 2026-08-10)
www.businessfinland.fi/en/whats-new/news/2026/sprint-funding-to-encourage-ambitious-rd-continues — Official current funding-service context and application routing (checked 2026-08-10)