Finnish Steady Energy completes €32 million funding round, accelerates towards world’s first commercial SMR, constructs pilot plant in Helsinki city centre

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Helsinki, July 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Finnish nuclear technology company Steady Energy announces the successful completion of its €32 million funding round and will now begin constructing a full-scale pilot plant.
With preliminary agreements secured for 15 reactors in Finland
and a potential to deliver dozens of reactors in the European Union, Steady Energy is on track to deploy the world’s first commercial nuclear heating plants in the early 2030s. 

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Espoo, Finland – Steady Energy, a Finnish pioneer in small modular reactors, successfully secured the target of its €32 million funding round, among the largest in Finland this year. The round closure shows confidence from both private-sector and state-backed investors. “Our mission is to make nuclear simple to provide affordable, emission-free heating without subsidies,” said Steady Energy’s CEO Tommi Nyman. “The smooth closure demonstrates investors’ trust in Steady Energy’s team and ability to deliver the world’s first commercial nuclear heating reactor by early 2030s.“ 

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Steady Energy will use the funds to strengthen its team, accelerate design efforts, expand sales activities in Sweden and Poland, and build a pilot plant in the centre of Helsinki. The company has secured preliminary agreements for up to 15 reactors in Finland. 

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Major Finnish investors include LocalTapiola, a mutual insurance company, and Tesi (Finnish Industry Investment), a state-owned investment company. “Steady Energy combines a skillful team with innovative technology that can be scaled commercially. For these reasons, we see significant potential for international growth in the company,” said Samppa Sirviö, Investment Manager at Tesi. 

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An investment by the Amsterdam-based venture capital firm Move Energy is among the new private equity. “We are impressed with Steady Energy’s simple heat-only design which enables carbon-free, baseload heat production at an attractive cost. We believe that Steady Energy’s highly capable team, drawing on years of experience in the nuclear industry, is well positioned to bring this affordable SMR to market following the successful demonstration of a pilot plant”, said Move Energy’s Partner Frederik de Hosson. 

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 “Steady Energy’s proprietary solution offers firm, carbon-free power with walk-away passive safety features,” said Scott Tierney, Managing Partner at Valo Ventures and a new investor in Steady Energy. “They are making nuclear so simple it’s cost disruptive and scalable.” 

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Steady Energy previously announced reaching the round’s halfway target in March, led by 92 Ventures, now 92 Capital, a dedicated nuclear-focused fund consisting of technical and financial experts. “Steady Energy has positioned itself as one of the most promising SMR companies in the game,” says Anatol Kjær Knudsen, Partner at 92 Capital. “We look forward to bringing additional experience and knowledge, enabling the company to reach its target of deploying the world’s first commercial heating SMR by 2030.