Skip to content
Unclaimed
Discovery tool, not advice. Every figure is the published rule, not a decision on your case.
Loans

Finnvera Entrepreneur Loan

Finnvera Entrepreneur Loan (Yrittäjälaina)

Status

Open continuously

No deadline — apply whenever you are ready.

Always open
Amount
€20,000

Personal loan to an entrepreneur, minimum EUR 20,000; loan period typically 5-6 years (maximum 12 years); interest is six-month Euribor plus fixed margin of 3.75% p.a. plus a management fee.

Funder

Finnvera Plc (state-owned)

public · national

Deadline: Open all year — Rolling applications via Finnvera.

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

Who can apply

Borrower must hold at least 5% of share capital and votes after the investment, work in the company or serve on its board, and have personal finances in good order. Lent to the founder personally to invest equity in the company.

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.finnvera.fi/eng/financing/loans/entrepreneur-loan

"An Entrepreneur Loan is a personal loan granted to an entrepreneur. It may be used, for example, for acquiring shares in a public limited company or making an investment in the share capital."

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: www.finnvera.fi

Report an error Something wrong or out of date? Tell us.

Similar programmes

Finnvera Guarantee

Open continuously

Finnvera Plc (state-owned)

Finnvera Start Guarantee

Open continuously

Finnvera Plc (state-owned)

Finnvera Loan for Micro-Enterprise Growth

Status not published

Finnvera Plc (state-owned)

Sprint Grant

Open continuously

Business Finland

Business Finland Co-Innovation (partnership model)

Closes in 1547 days

Business Finland

R&D funding for companies

Open continuously

Business Finland

Paid, separate from Unclaimed

Want a human to review your application?

Involve Consulting can help — a paid expert-review service run by the same person behind Unclaimed, entirely separate from this free check. A flat fee, agreed up front; never a cut of what you receive.

Talk to Involve Consulting