Tervola's business support and municipal supplement

Support for a start-up entrepreneur can be received by an entrepreneur who is starting a business in Tervola.

• The support is specific to each entrepreneur.
• If a company has multiple founders (limited partnership, general partnership, or limited liability company), it can be granted to one of the company’s founders.
• The support for a starting entrepreneur is €350.
• A person moving their company’s headquarters to Tervola may be eligible for start-up entrepreneur support, provided they have not received it before.

Educational support can be obtained for vocational further education as well as for completing short courses.

Support is granted:

• for course and training fees

• for seminar and webinar expenses

• for training materials

Support is not granted:

• travel expenses

• to wage costs

• accommodation expenses

• coffee/food expenses

• to official fees

• to plastic cards

• attending trade fairs as a visitor
• support for training, marketing, and product development is not granted for postage costs.

Training, marketing and development support can be granted up to 50% of the eligible costs, up to a total of €1000/company/payment period.

Marketing support can be granted:

For media advertising, such as:

• digital advertising and marketing, e-commerce, search engine and social media marketing (e.g., Google)

• to print advertising

• to direct marketing

• radio and TV advertising

• for creating marketing material

• trade fair participation (booth rental)

• for creating and maintaining your own website

• on commissioned distribution materials: (pens, business cards, calendars, sweets, excluding accessories)

• for logo tape applications

Marketing support is not granted:

• to online search or electronic catalog services. One electronic catalog cost is accepted as an eligible marketing expense.

• for costume prints

• to one’s own wages

• travel expenses

• accommodation expenses

• entertainment expenses

• for serving

• support declarations

• for Christmas greetings
• support for training, marketing, and product development is not granted for postage costs.
• training, marketing and development support can be granted up to 50% of the eligible costs, up to a total of €1000/company/payment period.

”Maaseudulta Käsin” -regarding the trade fair participation fee, support can be granted at 100% for one basic booth in exhibition areas B, C, and D.

Product development support can be granted for product development expenses that have not received other support (development grants or equivalent).

Training, marketing and development support can be granted up to 50% of the eligible costs, up to a total of €1000/company/payment period.

Support for training, marketing, and product development is not granted for postage costs.

Apprenticeship training support can be granted up to 90 euros/month/person.

• A company can receive support for two people at a time.
• Support is granted for a maximum of 12 months per person.
• The support will not be granted if the training is interrupted prematurely during the first 12 months.

1. The business support application must be submitted by October 3, 2025.
2. The support application must be made using the electronic form found on the website of the municipality of Tervola.
3. All required documents must be attached to the application via the application form.
4. Applications submitted late will not be processed.

The support application