Finland

Jan D. Oker-Blom

Chapter 30 in Angels Without Borders:Trends and Policies Shaping Angel Investment Worldwide, 2015, pp 281-283 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: Angel investing is probably almost as old as trade. In Finland people started supporting each other's businesses as soon as they had formed their first communities and built their first ships. The term “business angel” is young, however, and was adopted in the early 21st century in line with the US model. A substantial advantage of Finland's angel ecosystem is its open taxation regulations, which make it easy to find potential angels and grow networks. Tax information is publicly available. At the end of the tax year, people know who has sold a company and how much was earned. Bigger events are covered in the news media…

Keywords: Angel Investing; Angels Cross Border Investing; Entrepreneurial Financing; Startup Financing; Entrepreneurship; Early Stage Investing; Venture Capital; Early Stage Investment Ecosystem; Angels Without Borders; Capital and Entrepreneurship Without Borders; Crowd Funding; Women Angels; Impact Investing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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