Our work in practice

In these articles, we explain how we implement some of our policies and policy statements in practice – step by step.

You may also learn more about our work in our annual reports and impact stories.

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Climate risk assessment and identification of adaptation opportunities

Addressing climate change is one of Finnfund’s key objectives. Finnfund assesses the climate risks of every investment as part of our investment process. This includes an assessment of both physical climate risks as well as transition risks.

Climate accounting

Finnfund assesses the climate effects of every investment as part of the investment process leading to an investment decision, as well as annually during each respective investment period.

Human rights management system

Respecting and promoting human rights are at the very core of Finnfund’s work. In this article we explain, step-by-step, how our human rights due diligence works in practice and how we identify the projects that require human rights assessments going beyond what is covered in the IFC PS and the ILO CLS.

Responsible tax principles

Tax revenue and other tax-like fees paid by companies to the public sector in developing countries constitute one of the development aims of Finnfund’s work with the companies it finances.

News

CFO Insights into Q3 2025

In Q3, Finnfund successfully completed the first close of the Digital Access Impact Fund,…
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Respecting human rights in the digital sector

The rapid growth of the digital sector brings new opportunities for advancing human rights…

Finnfund’s Kuutti Kilpeläinen: “Fibre networks are the best way to bridge the digital divide and invest with impact in emerging markets”

A major investment theme for next year: fibre networks. According to Kilpeläinen, fibre networks…

Finland and the EU launch major programme targeting to mobilise up to 2 billion euros for projects that advance digitalisation in Africa, Asia and Latin America

Finnfund, a Finnish impact investor, is joining forces with the European Union to launch…

Finnfund advances Child-Lens Investing in the digital infrastructure and solutions sector

Did you know Finnfund supported UNICEF in the development of the Child-Lens Investing Framework?…

Finnfund and OeEB invest in CRDB Bank Burundi to support financial inclusion

Finnfund, the Finnish development financier and impact investor, and OeEB, the Development Bank of…

Merja Rissanen returns to Finnfund as Chief People Officer: “Culture does not emerge on its own”

Merja Rissanen has been appointed as Chief People Officer at Finnfund and joins the…

CFO Insights into Q2 2025

In the first half of 2025, Finnfund focused on executing its new strategy, including…
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Finnfund’s economist Tangeni Shatiwa: “Investor confidence in Nigeria got a boost”

The current government of Nigeria has implemented a series of bold policy reforms to…