The first player to know in the Finnish ecosystem is the Finnish Chamber of Commerce. Once registered with the Finnish Chamber of Commerce, foreign companies gain access to business registration and legal guidance, tax and financial advice, market entry support, networking opportunities, export and trade assistance, information on grants and incentives, digital platforms for company services, training and advisory programs, and representation with Finnish authorities.

Business France also reduces entry barriers, ensures compliance, and connects French companies with the right Finnish stakeholders. 

There are two leading institutions for digital health innovation in Finland that bring together stakeholders in the Finnish ecosystem.

• Cleverhealth, a digital health ecosystem that benefits from government funding opportunities for specific projects: brings together companies and health experts to meet the needs identified by the state. Financially supported by the government, its projects are inclusive and open to non-Finnish companies as Finland’s priority is to become a globally recognised digital health ecosystem.
• Academic hubs and Finnish testbeds :
  • In the field of health, five universities are directly linked to hospitals in a testbed system that allows companies to develop and test their ideas with actors and means in the field. Below, the five public hospital networks : Turku, Kuopio, Oulu, Helsinki, Tampere
  • Associated test beds : Oulu Health Labs, Health Tampere, Satakunta Testbed, Health Campus Turku, Aika DIH, Kuopio Living Lab, XAMK Active Life Lab, LAB WellTech, Health Proof Helsinki

The country is focusing on the use of health data for innovation and research purposes.

Findata is a one-stop shop for the use of social and health registry data in Finland.
The fingenious platform is aone-stop portal for accessing health data that Finland makes available for research. It is a unique biobank service, an online portal for accessing samples and data.

Participate in public tenders : 

• Tenders open to EU companies: Hilma
• Possible tenders for digital health entrepreuners:
  • Äitiyshuollon tietojärjestelmä – Istekki Oy (EU). 
    Focus: Maternal care information system. 
    Opportunities: Health records, maternity apps, patient tracking systems.
  • Mobiilikirjaaminen – Istekki Oy (EU)
    Focus: Mobile data entry for healthcare or social services. 
    Opportunities: Clinician apps, patient self-reporting, remote monitoring solutions.
  • Tartuntatautirekisteri / Antibiootti- ja infektiorekisteri – Istekki Oy (EU) 
    Focus: Digital system for infection and antibiotic tracking. 
    Opportunities: Implementation of public health surveillance tools, data management, analytics, and system integration.
  • ICT-asiantuntijapalvelujen hankinta – Ely-keskus (EU) 
    Focus: IT consultancy for digital services. 
    Opportunities: Implementation of digital health solutions, system integration, cloud services.
  • Tekoälyn hallintaväline – Kansaneläkelaitos (EU)
    Focus: AI governance tools.
    Opportunities: AI in healthcare, clinical decision support, predictive health analytics.

Pilot together with a private healthcare service provider :

• Mehiläinen
• BeeHealthy
• Pihlajalinna

Under Finnish law, the selection of a device or service provider in public procurement must be based either on the lowest price or the most economically advantageous offer.

Competitive tendering is intended to maintain cost-efficiency and keep prices relatively low .

Finnish organizations recognize the value of attracting international innovation and actively work to reduce barriers such as by providing services in English and integrating foreign actors into local networks .

The conditions for access to the Finnish market are CE marking and compliance with European regulations such as the Medical Device Regulation (MDR):

• Hilma, a public procurement system. Hilma is the agency responsible for public procurement. It connects suppliers of medical devices with hospitals and other healthcare facilities. When choosing a product, Hilma fully complies with European public procurement rules.
• Sailab - MedTech Finland: the digital healthcare industry association. Sailab - MedTech Finland is an association of companies in the digital health technology sector. Sailab - MedTech Finland promotes good procurement practices and innovation, and advises on the regulation of digital health technologies. To join Sailab, you need to comply with the Finnish Digital Health Code and the Competition Law Code. Membership costs 800 EUR.
• Fimea, the health authority. Market access for pharmaceutical products is regulated by Fimea, the Finnish Medicines Agency. For the time being, no reimbursement system is in place for connected medical devices.
• Implementation of a new Digi-HTA process for digital health technologies in Finland:The method has been developed to enable healthcare professionals to obtain a reliable and unbiased assessment. It is free of charge for technology companies and healthcare providers. Digi-HTA's assessment and recommendation is based on information provided by the company about its product. The Digi-HTA evaluation criteria and process are tailored to the evaluation of digital medical devices for healthcare and wellness, as well as non-medical digital devices/solutions

Invest in Finland : Operates under Business Finland as the country’s official investment promotion agency. Invest in Finland can help international companies to identify funding or partnership opportunities.

At present, there is no reimbursement framework for connected medical devices. These devices are marketed to individuals as standard consumer products.

However, the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health has recently launched a pilot initiative to explore reimbursement models for digital therapies. The goal is to assess how evidence-based digital treatments and self-care programs could be made publicly available and funded through the healthcare system .