Strategy and governance

Finnfund’s strategy 2024 – 2027

Finnfund’s mission is to build a sustainable future and generate lasting impact by investing in businesses that solve global development challenges with Finnish added value. Our vision is that people and the Planet are at the core of every investment decision.

Finnfund’s vision is at the heart of our strategy. As a development financier, we drive sustainable and profitable growth in emerging. and developing economies. This strategy emphasises the opportunities of digitalisation and technology as catalysts for positive change and development, climate change mitigation and adaptation, the significantly changed geopolitical landscape, and the reconstruction of Ukraine.

We are committed to empowering individuals and communities by promoting local jobs and opportunities.

To achieve our goals, Finnfund will focus on three key areas and three enablers to fortify our impact globally.

Finnfund’s key strategic objectives

  • Established role as a technology-driven impact investor
    ˃ Double investments in digital technology
  • Climate and nature driving Finnfund’s investments
    ˃ Half of the new investments in climate and nature
  • Spur growth, decent jobs and livelihoods
    ˃ Grow local impact by one-third

Our values

Responsibility

  • We finance responsible business operations in developing countries.
  • The Finnfund team always does its best.

Respect

  • We respect different cultures, people, and ways of working.
  • We appreciate each other and the work done by others

Development

  • We have the courage to develop new ways of working under challenging conditions.
  • Finnfund supports and encourages its team in continuous development and learning from experience.

Effectiveness

  • Our successful investment projects reduce poverty and inequality.
  • We focus on the essentials and use our resources as effectively as possible.