FINLAND

EURO

PE 2

014

- 202

0

COH

ESIO

N A

REAS

• A regional aid map defines the regions of a Member State eligible for national regional investment aid under EU state aid rules and establishes the maximum aid levels (so-called "aid intensities") for companies in the eligible regions. Under the guidelines, Member States can make certain areas (such as sparsely populated areas or other areas were award of regional aid may be justified) eligible for aid to tackle their own regional disparities, provided that they comply with an overall population coverage ceiling.

Finland grant percentages

• The new map will be in force between 1 July 2014 and 31 December 2020. It covers sparsely populated areas accounting for 24.18% of Finland's population. Finland has also designated the Salo sub-region as an area undergoing a major structural change with a total population of 64,087 or 1.181% of the national population. As Finland was entitled to a population ceiling of 1.85% under this latter category, this leaves a reserve of 0.669% for designating other areas in need.

• The maximum level of aid that can be granted to investment projects carried out by large companies is 15% of total investment costs in sparsely populated areas and 10% in the Salo subregion. For investments carried out by SMEs, these percentages can be increased.

• While the population coverage is lower than in the previous aid map (by around seven percentage points), the overall aid intensities have remained the same, with the Salo sub-region being designated for the first time. This is in line with the objectives of the new regional aid guidelines, which aim at focusing support on the most disadvantaged regions of Europe.

Finland grant percentages

Budget breakdown Europe

Belgium

Bulgaria

Czech Rep

ublic

Denmark

German

y

Estonia

Irelan

d

Greece

Spain

France

Croati

aIta

ly

Cypru

s

Latvia

Lithuan

ia

Luxe

mbourg

Hungary

Malta

Netherl

ands

Austria

Poland

Portuga

l

Romania

Slove

nia

Slova

kia

Finlan

d

Swed

en

€ -

€ 20,000

€ 40,000

€ 60,000

€ 80,000

€ 100,000

€ 120,000

Other

Rural development (7) CAP

Direct payments CAP

European Territorial Coopera-tion

Regions

Total national spending

Astit

el X

1.0

00

PA submitted no OP’s PA & OP’s submitted Czech republic PA 17/04Italy: PA 22/04Spain: PA 22/04Croatia: PA 22/04Ireland: PA 22/04Luxemburg : PA 30/04Romania: PA 01/04

France: PA 14/01 and all 32 OPs submittedPortugal: PA 04/02 and all ten OPs submittedLithuania: PA 04/01 and their one OP submittedFinland: PA 17/02 and their one OP submittedHungary: PA 07/03and all five OPs submittedNetherlands: PA 10/03 and all four OPs submittedMalta: PA 01/04 and one OP submittedBulgaria: PA 02/04and all four OPs submittedSlovenia: PA 10/04and their one OP submittedSweden: PA 17/04 and nine OPs submittedAustria: PA 17/04 and their one OP submittedUnited Kingdom: PA 17/04 and three OPs submittedBelgium: PA 23/04and two OP submitted

Adopted PA no OP’s Adopted PA OP’s submittedGreece: PA adopted 23/05Cyprus: PA adopted 20/06

Poland: PA adopted 23/05 and all 21 OPs submittedLatvia: PA adopted 20/06 and their one OP submittedSlovakia: PA adopted 20/06 and all five OP submittedGermany: PA adopted 22/05 and 15 OPs submittedEstonia: PA adopted 20/06 and their one OP submittedDenmark: PA adopted 05/05 and their one OP submitted

Current status Europe Partnership Agreements & Operational Programmes

Allocated funds 2014-2020

ALL AMOUNTS x 1.000

• Partnership agreement submitted in february and all OP’s submitted

• Adoption of OP’s by European commission in Q3 2014

• Expected first grant calls Q4 2014 for funding priorities related to Op’s

Planning

Budget breakdown Europe

Belgium

Bulgaria

Czech Rep

ublic

Denmark

German

y

Estonia

Irelan

d

Greece

Spain

France

Croati

aIta

ly

Cypru

s

Latvia

Lithuan

ia

Luxe

mbourg

Hungary

Malta

Netherl

ands

Austria

Poland

Portuga

l

Romania

Slove

nia

Slova

kia

Finlan

d

Swed

en

€ -

€ 20,000

€ 40,000

€ 60,000

€ 80,000

€ 100,000

€ 120,000

Other

Rural development (7) CAP

Direct payments CAP

European Territorial Coopera-tion

Regions

Total national spending

Astit

el X

1.0

00

Budget breakdown Europe

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