Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation

Overview
The National Technology Agency (known until 1999 as the Technology Development Centre) is an organization for research and technology development in the Republic of Finland. It was formed on July 1, 1983. According to the Agency, its purpose "is to promote the competitiveness of Finnish industry and the service sector by assisting in the creation of world-class technology and technological know-how." Its annual budget is four hundred million EUR. Its funds come from the Finnish Ministry of Trade and Industry.