Company growth and development
Available to companies various forms of support for its growth and development. This page has collected some of the entities that offer funding for various development activities.
If you are not sure where to start – you can always ask, we will guide you forward.
Leader Pohjois-Satakunta is a local development association operating in the North Satakunta and Northwest Pirkanmaa regions. They finance projects for companies and communities from the EU Rural Development Fund that create jobs, support the development of the region and improve the comfort of residents. Let's create a better and more sustainable everyday life together!
Business development services from the Vitality Center
The services of the Vitality Centers offer assistance from Finland's leading experts as well as tailored and cost-effective services for SMEs that want to develop their business, grow, renew and internationalize.
Funding for professional fishermen
There are many types of funding available to support the activities of professional fishermen. Leader Ravakka is a development association operating in the area of six municipalities, where you can ask about different funding options.
Improving the hygiene level of the Krookka fishing port
Project number: 290518
Project period: 5.4.2024-31.5.2026
Measures:
Fisheries development and investments and environmental measures
Project description:
The project will create a bird-proof space in the immediate vicinity of the pier area for the proper storage of fish tanks. A refrigerated container used during the high season will also be placed in the same space. As the weighing requirements for fisheries control become stricter, a verifiable scale will be purchased for the port.
A protected space in the pier area will be designed and built. It will be possible to place and store fish tanks there. This will achieve the central starting point of the project, which is to improve hygiene levels.
The fish are brought to the edge of the pier by ship, from where they are sucked into the herring sorting machine. From there, the fish are sorted into tanks where they can be stored and transported. The above-mentioned process can be carried out in a protected space. During work, the lifting door of the hall is open, but afterwards it can be lowered. This allows for a clear improvement in hygiene levels. In addition to the building, the project funds will be used to purchase a scale that will exceed the quality level as the weighing requirements for fisheries control become stricter. In addition, the refrigerated container can be moved to a protected space.
Costs
Cost type Approved by grant decision
Machinery, equipment and supplies
€10,000.00 €10,000.00
Purchasing services
€94,000.00 €94,000.00
Total costs
€104,000.00 €104,000.00
Share of public funding
100,00%
Funding
Type of financing Approved by grant decision
€10,000.00 €10,000.00
EU share
€10,000.00 €10,000.00
State
€10,000.00 €10,000.00
Direct municipal funding for the project
€10,000.00 €10,000.00
Total public support
€104,000.00 €104,000.00
Total funding
€104,000.00 €104,000.00
Total funding
€104,000.00 €104,000.00
WESTERN FISH LEADER is a developer and project financier of commercial fisheries in 19 municipalities on the Bothnian Sea coast and in Satakunta. Kalaleader promotes the conditions, methods and techniques of fisheries by financing development and investment projects of general interest.
Newsletters – Satakunta
Industries and regional development
The Southwest Finland Vitality Centre provides information in its newsletters on current issues related to business and regional development.
Corporate finance and business services
Subscribe to the Southwest Finland Vitality Centre Business Tip and stay up to date on the services, financing and current events offered to companies by the Vitality Centre and its partners. Business Tip is published a few times a year.
Rural residents, communities and businesses
What is Satakunta's rural area? The Rural Newsletter, jointly published by the Satakunta ELY Centre, the region's Leader groups and the municipalities' rural services, compiles current information on rural and agricultural financing, events and stories.
Networking
Yrittäjät is the largest central organization in the business community in terms of membership, representing the interests of entrepreneurs and small and medium-sized enterprises. There are nearly 70 members in Yrittäjät's local associations and approximately 000 in industry organizations.
Yrittäjät helps entrepreneurs, improves the status of entrepreneurs and the conditions for entrepreneurship in Finland and Europe. The organization strengthens entrepreneurship, advocates for entrepreneurs and networks entrepreneurs nationally, regionally in provinces and locally in municipalities.
MerikarviaAn annual award is given to a distinguished entrepreneur/company.
The picture on the page shows fishermen Toni Rantamaa and Seppo Laine, who were awarded in 2020. MerikarviaThe municipal entrepreneur awards have been given to the following entrepreneurs:
1. Sea Stitch, 1997
2. Machine Tooling Kuusinen Ky, 1998
3. Plastic Gate Ltd, 1999
4. Stryni Ltd, 2000
5. Merja & Reijo Veneranta, 2001
6. SPAR Market, Vuorelat, 2002
7. Lasse Ojamo, Merikarvian HVAC Products Ltd, 2003
8. Anne and Jukka Ruissalo, Lankosken Mylly Ky, 2004
9. Ville Rintala, Länsivaraosa Ky, 2005
10. Meriser Ltd, 2006
11. Tepepaino Ltd, Teuvo Uusimäki, 2007
12. Ylineva workshop, 2008
13. The Lord of Koivuniemi, 2009
14. Recare Ltd 2010
15. Konetuorila Ltd, 2011
16. EHA-Pelti Ltd, 2012
17. Northwest Satakunta Ambulance Salminet, 2013
18. Transport Pitkäranta Ltd, Timo Pitkäranta, 2014
19. Eumer Finland Ltd, 2015
20. Old Juhala, 2016
21. Merikarvian Insulation Construction Service Ltd, 2017
22. Kari Mäkelä & Seija Latva, 2018
23. Viikilä Horse Farm, Henna and Ville Viikilä, 2019
24. Seppo Laine and Toni Rantamaa, 2020
25. Jokitähkä Ay, Mariia Jokimäki-Tähkänen and Petri Tähkänen 2021
26. Machinery Contracting Koskimäki Ltd, 2023
27. Niittyniemi, accommodation services, program services Kati Niittyniemi