Home News and publicationsNewsOP Finnfund Global Impact Fund I raised EUR 76 million in the first round of funding News|17 June 2020OP Finnfund Global Impact Fund I raised EUR 76 million in the first round of funding OP Finnfund Global Impact Fund I raised EUR 76 million in the first round of funding. As the first Finnish impact fund to invest in emerging markets, the fund targets significant sustainability impacts in addition to profits. The fund made its first close on 17 June 2020. For example, Finland’s Church Pension Fund, Security Trading Oy, Oy Julius Tallberg AB, the Finnish Industrial Union, the Finnish Municipal Foundation, the Finnish Red Cross, OP Life Assurance Company Ltd and Finnfund have signed investment agreements. The target size of OP Finnfund Global Impact Fund I is EUR 100 million. Read more OP: The first emerging markets impact fund in Finland attracted more interest than anticipated – raised EUR 76 million in capital Categories: NewsFund investment2020 Share: Link to Linkedin Link to Facebook Link to Twitter Link to Bluesky Latest news News and publications News 22 October 2025 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… News 14 October 2025 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… News 11 September 2025 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… News 27 August 2025 Finnfund closed a 4 million US dollar debt investment with Kenyan Poa Internet to expand affordable broadband Finnfund closed a 4 million US dollar debt investment with Poa Internet Kenya Ltd.… News 22 August 2025 Finnfund announces successful first closing of Finnfund Digital Access Impact Fund I LP Finnfund, a Finnish development financier and impact investor, announces the first closing of Finnfund… News 21 August 2025 Notice of voluntary total redemption of notes due 24 October 2025 Finnish Fund for Industrial Cooperation Ltd (Finnfund) as the Issuer hereby gives notice to… News 30 June 2025 Wave raises EUR 117 million to accelerate financial inclusion across the African continent Wave Mobile Money, Africa’s fastest-growing mobile money platform, has raised EUR 117 million in… News 12 June 2025 Finnfund’s economist Tangeni Shatiwa: Investors finding their way back to the Kenyan market Kenya´s economic growth is expected to strengthen to 5.5 per cent already this year,… News 04 June 2025 Finnfund’s Chief Economist Kristiina Karjanlahti: “Developing Asia remains the growth engine of the global economy – despite the shock caused by tariffs” Trump’s tariff policy has been a series of continuous surprises, the latest being the… News 15 May 2025 Finnfund’s investment portfolio reaches EUR 887 million – more focus on advancing digitalisation, mobilisation of private capital, and Finnish added value “For Finnfund, 2024 was a year of rethinking. We revisited our strategy while reaffirming… Scroll left Scroll right