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Finnfund invests in financially profitable projects of responsible companies operating in developing countries that promote sustainable development.

Finnfund in brief

Finnfund is a Finnish development financier and impact investor. We build a sustainable future and generate lasting impact by investing in businesses that solve global development challenges. We invest 200–250 million euros in 20–30 companies in developing countries each year. Our focus sectors include renewable energy, sustainable forestry, sustainable agriculture, financial institutions, and digital infrastructure and solutions. Today Finnfund’s investments, commitments, and investment decisions total about 1.23 billion euros, half of them in Africa. The company has 97 employees based in Helsinki and Nairobi. For more information, please visit www.finnfund.fi

Contact us to lean more about Finnfund

We will be happy to provide more information about us and help you find experts. Finnfund employs about 100 people. We can provide experts in various topics such as

impact investing and sustainable investing
changes in the market situation in emerging markets
monitoring and assessing development impact
climate investments
investments in gender equality
development financing and global development issues.

We are also happy to help you find interviewees and experts from our investees.

Our main business sectors are renewable energy, forestry, agriculture, financial institutions and digital infrastructure and solutions but we also finance companies operating in many other sectors.

Contact us!

Unna Lehtipuu

Communications Director

unna.lehtipuu@finnfund.fi +358 40 624 0896

Valpuri Mäkinen

Communications and Marketing Manager

valpuri.makinen@finnfund.fi +358 50 3842105

Kirsi Pere

Communications Manager

kirsi.pere@finnfund.fi +358 40 620 9767

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