Finland startup funding in H1 2012

European tech funding raised by Finland startups during H1 2012.

In H1 2012, 21 startups in Finland closed 22 funding rounds and raised €22M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), down 76.0% versus H1 2011. Media was the most active sector, and Andreas Rosenlew was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€22M

-76.0% vs H1 2011 · excl. debt & grants

Funding rounds

+46.7% vs H1 2011

Companies

Top sector

Media

Rank in Europe

#11

1.2% of European funding

Top-10 round share

93.1%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Jan	€6.2M	7
Feb	€1.3M	3
Mar	€20k	3
Apr	€4.8M	4
May	€4.7M	3
Jun	€4.7M	2

Top sectors

by € raised

Data table

	Finland — top sectors by capital, H1 2012
Marketing	€5.4M
Software	€5.1M
Transportation	€3.6M
Hardware	€3.3M
Gaming	€2.9M
Healthtech	€2.7M
Media	€2.3M
Fintech	€1.4M

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Finland — stage mix, H1 2012
Seed	€12M
Series A	€4.9M
Early VC	€2.7M
Other	€2.1M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in H1 2012

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Kiosked	Seed	Jun 2012	€4.6M
IndoorAtlas	Seed	Jan 2012	€3.3M
MariaDB	Series A	Apr 2012	€3.0M
Arctic Diagnostics	Early VC	May 2012	€2.7M
MariaDB	Series A	May 2012	€1.9M
Grand Cru	Seed	Jan 2012	€1.5M
MePIN	Other	Apr 2012	€1.2M
Ovelin	Seed	Feb 2012	€1.1M
ThirdPREsence	Seed	Apr 2012	€599k
Playmysong	Other	Jan 2012	€315k
FilmMe	Seed	Jan 2012	€300k
Enevo	Seed	Jan 2012	€263k
Tribe Studios	Other	Jan 2012	€243k
Oppex	Other	Jan 2012	€240k
Zervant	Seed	Feb 2012	€200k

View all 22 Finland deals in H1 2012 →

Top investors

most active in H1 2012, by deal count

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