Finland is a founding member of the EBRD and an important contributor to the Bank's work.
Finland and the EBRD: at a glance
€120mn donor funds supporting EBRD operations
1.25% capital share
€2.74bn Finland-EBRD investments
Since 1992, Finland has contributed €120 million in donor funds with a focus on Central Asia, the Caucasus and SEMED and prioritising the environment, energy efficiency and infrastructure.
Finland strongly supports multi-donor funds and contributes to the EBRD Early Transition Countries (ETC) Fund, the European Western Balkans Joint Fund (EWBJF), the Northern Dimension Environmental Partnership (NDEP), the Multilateral Carbon Credit Fund (MCCF), the EBRD Water Fund and the Eastern Europe Energy Efficiency and Environment Partnership (E5P) Fund.
In 2011, Finland was one of the first donors to confirm its support for the Bank’s expansion of operations to Egypt, Jordan, Morocco and Tunisia and is the largest single contributor, providing €6.8 million to the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean (SEMED) Multi-Donor Account to date.
Finland has also been supporting the Nuclear Safety Account, the Chernobyl Shelter Fund and the Ignalina International Decommissioning Support Fund.
A supporter of the EBRD Advice for Small Business programmes, Finland has contributed to help small and medium-sized enterprises access business advice through local consultants and international industry experts.
The value of joint Finland - EBRD investment stood at €2.74 billion as of end of January 2021. EBRD finance accounted for €1.5 billion, and Finish investment accounted for €1.2 billion.
Finland-EBRD investment has been especially strong in Poland, followed by regional investments, Lithuania, and Estonia. Broken down by industry, the joint investment has been strong in industry, commerce and agribusiness, followed by energy, infrastructure and financial institutions.
Finnish banks are also involved in the Trade Facilitation Programme, through which the EBRD guarantees the payment of trade finance instruments issued by banks in countries where we invest to foreign confirming banks. Through the Programme, the EBRD has supported export and import transactions of Finnish companies, and five Finnish confirming banks and bank branches participate in the Programme.
From 2015 to December 2019, entities from Finland won 4 contracts worth over €7.1 million.
