Finanssitaito News – Q3 2026
The third quarter has been marked by reforms at Finanssitaito. We have established new contacts with financiers abroad and have moved on to receiving increasingly large projects. In September, a new financing consultant, Sinem Cinar, joined our team. Also in September, Finanssitaito held its team day at Villa Ekbladh in Kimitoön.
Grant and Enterprise Programs – September 2026
1. Finnvera Introduces an Automated Guarantee Model Finnvera is introducing a new Pikakaista (Fast Lane) service model based on automated decision-making, which speeds up the processing of business financing and the receipt of guarantee decisions. The first product of the new model is the Loan Guarantee (Fast Lane), which lenders can apply for on behalf […]
Reforms and Law Proposals – September 2026
1. Financial Supervisory Authority: Macroprudential Decision: Banks’ Countercyclical Capital Buffer Requirement and Relaxed Loan Cap Remain Unchanged The Board of the Financial Supervisory Authority (FIN-FSA) is extending the validity of its decision to raise the loan cap for loans other than first-home loans, so that it will remain at 95%. The loan cap for credit […]
Statistics, Reports and Forecasts – September 2026
1. Bank of Finland: Finnish Economy Maintains Its Positive Momentum The picture of cyclical developments given by the Bank of Finland’s interim forecast is more positive than in the June forecast. Finland’s economic growth has picked up and become more broad-based this year. Of the demand components, exports in particular have accelerated growth. Private productive […]