Startup Grant (Starttiraha)

Support for New Business Owners

Starttiraha is a financial support granted by employment services for new business owners for 6–12 months. It is available to unemployed individuals, those transitioning from paid employment, home duties, or the final stages of studies into a full-time business owner. Expanding a part-time business into full-time operations may also qualify. The grant must be applied for before officially starting the business or expanding into a full-time business owner, but under the new 2025 law, business operations can be started at the entrepreneur's own risk even before a decision is made. The grant is paid monthly in arrears.

Before submitting your startup grant application (or immediately after submitting it), schedule an appointment with a business advisor and a startup grant specialist in your employment area. The specialist will review the eligibility criteria for the grant, required application documents and potential additional guidance you may need.

If you already have a business plan and profitability calculations, send them via email to the Uusyrityskeskus Enter business advisor before your consultation or bring them with you to the appointment (booking required). You must write the text portion of the business plan yourself, but you will receive guidance during the consultation. Profitability calculations can be prepared together with the business advisor or in business classes. You can also attend the consultation just for discussion—you do not need to have the business plan or calculations ready in advance.

If you are applying for an extension of the startup grant or transitioning from part-time to full-time, you will typically need to provide the company’s most recent profit and balance sheet statements. Send the documents as an attachment to your electronic application or via email to the employment services startup grant advisor and to the Uusyrityskeskus Enter business advisor, if you have also booked a business consultation.

Startup Grant in a Nutshell:

€37.21/day (in 2025), approximately €800/month, taxed at source (usually -25%)
Paid monthly in arrears to full-time business owners, for up to 5 days per week
Application is submitted online via the Työmarkkinatori e-Services portal
Required attachments: Business plan, profitability calculations and tax debt certificate (see additional instructions at the end of this page)
For part-time business owners or those applying for an extension, recent profit and balance sheets (or equivalents) must be provided (available from your accountant)
Financial calculations can be prepared with Enter's business advisors or during an business class
Allow enough time for the application process (preferably about 1 month)

Employment Services and Startup Grant in Satakunta (from January 1, 2025)

1) Satakunta Employment Area

Covers the municipalities of Harjavalta, Jämijärvi, Kankaanpää, Karvia, Kokemäki, Merikarvia, Nakkila, Pomarkku, Pori, Siikainen, and Ulvila.

Startup Grant Specialists:
📞 Hanna Uusitalo (hanna.uusitalo@pori.fi, Tel. +358 50 408 0407)
Book a call (Hanna will call you)

📞 Hannamari Heinonen (hannamari.heinonen@pori.fi, Tel. +358 50 352 5825)
Book a call (Hannamari will call you)

📌 Read more about the startup grant on the Työmarkkinatori website (Satakunta Employment Area / Pori).
📌 Submit your startup grant application electronically via the Työmarkkinatori e-Services portal.
📌 Instructions for startup grant payment applications (submitted monthly in arrears) *In Finnish.

Free business advisory services by municipality
Satakunta Employment Area official website *In Finnish

Email format for all Satakunta Employment Area specialists: firstname.lastname@pori.fi

2) South Satakunta Employment Area

Covers the municipalities of Eura, Eurajoki, Huittinen, Rauma, and Säkylä.

Startup Grant Specialists:
📞 Olli Laihonen (olli.laihonen@rauma.fi, Tel. +358 44 021 5486)
Book a consultation via email or phone

📞 Kaija Marjanen (kaija.marjanen@rauma.fi, Tel. +358 44 793 5158)
Book a consultation via email or phone

Free business advisory services by municipality
South Satakunta Employment Area official website

Email format for all South Satakunta Employment Area specialists: firstname.lastname@rauma.fi

*) How to Download a Tax Debt Certificate as a PDF in MyTax (OmaVero):
You can save your tax debt certificate as a PDF file in the OmaVero online service:

www.vero.fi/omavero

Instructions:

Log in to the OmaVero service.
Go to "Omat veroasiat" (My Tax Matters).
Select the "Toiminnot" (Functions) tab.
Click on "Todistukset" (Certificates) > "Verovelkatodistus" (Tax Debt Certificate).
Follow the steps: "Vain kerran" (Only once) > "Seuraava" (Next) > "Lähetä" (Submit).
Open the tax debt certificate. The certificate will be displayed, and you can save it as a PDF file on your computer.
The certificate can also be ordered by mail to your home address.