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Grants provided by regional economic development agencies, known as ELY Centres, were incorrectly calculated.
Finland is to claw back some of the grants it paid to businesses in 2020.
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Businesses in Finland will have to repay grants received during the pandemic after a state agency admitted an administrative error.
Officials had included some business owner’s salaries in the grant calculation, against official guidelines.
The Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment (ELY Centre) had provided subsidies to help small businesses of less than five employees survive the coronavirus crisis.
Yle spoke to two entrepreneurs, who cannot be named while the repayment process is ongoing, who said they were appalled at having to pay back some of the grant money.