Brussels, 22 December 2025
On Monday, the European Commission disbursed €244.9 million in grants to Finland, marking the third payment under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), the centerpiece of NextGenerationEU – the Commission’s post-pandemic programme to support Member States’ recovery, economic growth, and competitiveness.
Measures linked to this payment request include amended legislation to better protect biodiversity and ecosystems, a new forecast model to predict labour and skills needs, further steps in social welfare and health care reform, investments in new energy technologies, the development of nature-based solutions for recycling of materials, and research and development projects to support the green transition, enabling acceleration of key sectors and strengthening competitiveness, among others.
On 30 September 2025, Finland submitted its third payment request to the Commission. This request includes 16 milestones and 6 targets, corresponding to important steps in the delivery of reforms and investments that will drive positive change for citizens and businesses in Finland.
The Commission greenlighted Finland’s third payment request on 12 November 2025. With the favourable opinion of the Economic and Financial Committee of the Council, the funds have been disbursed by the Commission today. Finland’s overall recovery and resilience plan is financed by €1.95 billion in grants.
With this third payment, Finland reaches 57.5% of the total allocation for its national plan. As with all Member States, payments under the RRF are performance-based, contingent upon the successful implementation of national plans.
An interactive map showcasing examples of reforms and investments supported by the RRF is available online. Further details on the RRF payment claim process can be found online.
Source – EU Commission