iiro niemi. social entrepreneurship in finland

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Social Entrepreneurship Forum in Riga

11.11.2014

Iiro Niemi

Co-founder

Socia l Ent repreneurship Academy

of Fin land



SE in Finland

• History : co-operatives, work

integration social enterprises,crisis of the welfare state,grassroot movements, ESF-and other projects 2010>

• Terms: Work integrationsocial enterprise (law: at least 30%

disadvantaged workers )… socialenterprise (established after 2010)

• Developers: Ministry ofEmployment and TheEconomy, The Association forFinnish Work (SocialEnterprise Mark), SocialEntrepreneurs' Association ofFinland, Finnish SocialEnterprise Research Network,The Finnish Association forSocial Enterprises (2014)

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• Launched in 2012• Granted for 42 enterprises

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Social Enterprise Mark

Primary criteria

i.The primary objective and aim of a social

enterprise is to promote social well-being . Asocial enterprise acts responsibly.ii.Limited distribution of profits . A socialenterprise uses most of its profits for the benefitof society either by developing its ownoperations or by giving a share of its profits tocharity according to its business idea.iii.Transparency and openness of business

operations. In order to assure transparency, thecompany applying for the mark must write downits social goals and limited distribution of profitsin the company’s articles of association or rules.

Secondary criteria

•promoting the well-being of employees anddeveloping ways for the personnel to get theirvoice heard•paying special attention to those belonging tovulnerable groups•demonstrating the company’s social effects



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• Any organization form• Any industry • Various owners

➢ Public sector, third sector, private companies, private

people• BtoB, BtoC, BtoP – enterprises• Local to global

Social Enterprises in Finland



Potential in Finland

• Public services

• Vitality in thecountryside• Social innovations

and scaling (SocialFranchising)

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Industries andsectors

•Changes in the

service structure – Tech for well being – Prevention

•Environment – Resource efficiency – Bioeconomy

•CollaborativeEconomy

5000+enterprises?



Future

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