Home News and publicationsNewsOP Finnfund Global Impact Fund I raised EUR 76 million in the first round of funding News|17 June 2020OP Finnfund Global Impact Fund I raised EUR 76 million in the first round of funding OP Finnfund Global Impact Fund I raised EUR 76 million in the first round of funding. As the first Finnish impact fund to invest in emerging markets, the fund targets significant sustainability impacts in addition to profits. The fund made its first close on 17 June 2020. For example, Finland’s Church Pension Fund, Security Trading Oy, Oy Julius Tallberg AB, the Finnish Industrial Union, the Finnish Municipal Foundation, the Finnish Red Cross, OP Life Assurance Company Ltd and Finnfund have signed investment agreements. The target size of OP Finnfund Global Impact Fund I is EUR 100 million. Read more OP: The first emerging markets impact fund in Finland attracted more interest than anticipated – raised EUR 76 million in capital Categories: NewsFund investment2020 Share: Link to Linkedin Link to Facebook Link to Twitter Link to Bluesky Latest news News and publications News 30 June 2025 Wave raises EUR 117 million to accelerate financial inclusion across the African continent Wave Mobile Money, Africa’s fastest-growing mobile money platform, has raised EUR 117 million in… News 12 June 2025 Finnfund’s economist Tangeni Shatiwa: Investors finding their way back to the Kenyan market Kenya´s economic growth is expected to strengthen to 5.5 per cent already this year,… News 04 June 2025 Finnfund’s Chief Economist Kristiina Karjanlahti: “Developing Asia remains the growth engine of the global economy – despite the shock caused by tariffs” Trump’s tariff policy has been a series of continuous surprises, the latest being the… News 15 May 2025 Finnfund’s investment portfolio reaches EUR 887 million – more focus on advancing digitalisation, mobilisation of private capital, and Finnish added value “For Finnfund, 2024 was a year of rethinking. We revisited our strategy while reaffirming… News 09 May 2025 Finnfund invests in Amartha, improving access to finance for women in rural Indonesia Development Finance Institutions Swedfund, Finnfund, and the Belgian Investment Company for Developing Countries (BIO),… News 07 May 2025 Investment Manager Kuutti Kilpeläinen, Finnfund: “Digital gap is a significant opportunity to create impact” Impact investor and development financier Finnfund has put digital infrastructure and solutions at the… News 06 May 2025 Finnfund announces successful completion of multi-tranche green and sustainable bond offering Finnfund, a Finnish development financier and impact investor, issues nearly EUR 200 million of… News 04 April 2025 Finnfund and IDB Invest partner with Netwey to expand internet access in Mexico Finnfund closed a 5 million US dollar equity investment with Netwey, a Mexican Internet… News 27 March 2025 Mountain Hazelnuts secures landmark international investment, strengthening Bhutan’s sustainable agriculture sector Mountain Hazelnuts , Bhutan’s first fully foreign direct investment (FDI) and a leading force… News 04 March 2025 Opportunities for impact investing in emerging markets 20 March in Helsinki Impact investment seminar for institutional investors Time: Thursday 20 March 9-12 (breakfast available from… Scroll left Scroll right