Virtual Finland project

The purpose of Virtual Finland, a project headed by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, is to make it easier for foreign employees, companies, and students to relocate to Finland.

We aim to speed up the relocation process by providing digital tools based on trusted standardized data and digital identification of the applicant.

Pilot phase in the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, 2021–2024

The Ministry for Foreign Affairs will implement the first phase of the project in 2021–2024. A large number of organisations from the public and private sectors are taking part in the project. 

Project funding

The Virtual Finland project forms part of Finland’s Sustainable Growth Programme. A total of EUR 4 million in funding has been allocated to it from the EU’s Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF). Finland supports the project by EUR 2 million. The project will be implemented in 2021–2025.

Further information

Inquiries

Jukka Kyhäräinen, Project Manager, jukka.kyharainen@gov.fi

Heikki Melolinna, Project Coordinator, heikki.melolinna@gov.fi