Convened and hosted by Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone convenes a pan-African bridge to Nordic capital — bringing investment-ready companies from across the continent together with Finnish, Nordic and international investors, and running the matchmaking from first introduction to signed deal.
Finnish SMEs: 70% of project costs covered via Finnpartnership (50% for large companies).
How cost-sharing worksProgramme
Three convening moments each year, designed so that capital and projects meet in a room with a schedule — not by chance.
27–28 October 2026
Helsinki, Finland
Two days of state-level plenaries, sector roundtables and pre-screened one-to-one matchmaking between African companies and Nordic capital. Hosted by the Government of Sierra Leone with Finnish institutional partners.
Programme detailsJanuary 2027
Freetown, Sierra Leone
The reciprocal leg: a European and Nordic delegation travels to Freetown for site visits, due-diligence meetings and government-to-business sessions on live projects.
Programme detailsAlongside Slush, annually
Helsinki, Finland
A focused side programme placing Africa's growth companies in front of the Nordic investor community during the region's largest founder and investor gathering.
Programme detailsWhere the capital goes
Cocoa, rice, cassava and palm value chains; irrigation, cold chain, processing and export-grade packaging.
Affordable housing delivery, serviced land, modular construction and mortgage-enabling infrastructure.
Waste-to-value, plastics recovery, water treatment and industrial by-product reuse.
Mini-grids, solar and hydro generation, transmission, storage and productive-use energy.
Technical and vocational training, teacher capacity, EdTech and Finnish pedagogy transfer.
Diagnostics, pharmaceutical distribution, hospital equipment and digital health systems.
Newsroom
Announcement
The Sierra Leone–Finland Investment Forum will convene in Helsinki over two days, with a ministerial delegation from Freetown and pre-screened matchmaking across six priority sectors.
Programme
Finnish SMEs can have up to 70% of eligible project costs covered when developing business with African partners (50% for large companies). Our clinic walks sponsors through what qualifies.
Pipeline
Applications are now open for companies across all 54 African countries. Approved companies are published to the Deal Room where registered investors can request meetings.
Three lanes, one form: companies seeking funding, investors and funders, and those attending, sponsoring or joining a delegation.