Industrial policy mission focused on economic growth, renewal, and investments; invests in VC funds, startups, scale-ups, and industrial projects; market-driven with roughly 50% direct and 50% fund investments, co-investing with private investors
| Company Name | Tesi (Finnish Industry Investment Ltd / Suomen Teollisuussijoitus Oy) |
| Investment Thesis / Mission | Industrial policy mission focused on economic growth, renewal, and investments; invests in VC funds, startups, scale-ups, and industrial projects; market-driven with roughly 50% direct and 50% fund investments, co-investing with private investors |
| Headquarters | Helsinki, Finland |
| Founding Year | 1995 |
| Team Size | 80+ |
| Investment Stages | Seed to growth (scale-up), industrial projects; also fund investments in VC and private equity funds |
| Founders | Created by Finnish state; no private founders publicly disclosed (state-owned investment company) |
| Legal Entity | Suomen valtion pääomasijoitusyhtiö (Finnish state's venture capital company), single shareholder: Suomen valtio (Finnish state) |
| Finnish Business ID (Y-tunnus) | 1007806-3 |
| Physical Address | Porkkalankatu 1, 00180 Helsinki, Finland |
| Contact Email | susanna.aaltonen@tesi.fi (Director, Communications & Public Affairs) |
| Contact Phone | +358 40 593 4221 |
| Chief Executive Officer | Pia Santavirta |
| Assets Under Management | ~€1.2 billion |
| Number of Portfolio Companies | ~146 |
| Social Media | LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/finnish-industry-investment-ltd, Twitter/X: @TesiFII |
| Ownership Structure | 100% owned by Finnish state (Suomen valtio) as single shareholder |