Centret for Teknologisk Udvikling (TEKES), der blev oprettet i 1983 under Handels- og Industriministeriet for at højne og fastholde den finske teknologis niveau og for at forbedre erhvervslivets internationale konkurrenceevne, finansierer store nationale og regionale teknologiprogrammer, baseret på samarbejde mellem erhvervslivet, højere uddannelsesinstitutioner og forskningsinstitutter.
The Technology Development Centre (TEKES), which was established in 1983 under the auspices of the Ministry of Trade and Industry to raise and maintain the level of Finnish technology and to improve the international competitiveness of industry, finances large national and regional technology programmes based on cooperation between industry, higher education institutions and research institutes.