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| Company type | Government-owned corporation |
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| Founded | 1999 |
| Headquarters | Kuopio, Finland |
| Key people | Pauli Heikkilä, CEO |
| Number of employees | 370 |
| Website | www |
Finnvera is a Finnish state-owned financing company. It is the official export credit agency for Finland. Finnvera provides loans, credits and guarantees. In 2013, Finnvera financed around 3500 start-up enterprises. The company is responsible to the Finnish Ministry of Employment and the Economy.
History
Finnvera was founded in 1999 through a merger of Kera Plc and the Finnish Guarantee Board.
The European Commission has given Finnvera the right to support Finnish exports.
During the first half of 2011, Finnvera provided over two billion euros in export and guarantees.
In September 2014, Finnvera issued a 500 million euro bond under their Euro Medium Term Note programme.
See also
References
- "Finnvera plc: Private Company Information - Bloomberg". investing.businessweek.com. Archived from the original on December 20, 2014.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-02-19. Retrieved 2014-12-20.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - "Role and impact of operations - Annual Report 2013". annualreport2013.finnvera.fi. Archived from the original on December 20, 2014.
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- "DGAP-Regulatory: Finnvera issued a USD 500 million bond - London Stock Exchange".