Entrepreneurship is tied to the context with the supply of entrepreneurs varying across nations because of differences in
the values and cultures (Hayton et al. 2002). Although public policy cannot be used to change culture thus stimulating entrepreneurship
in the short term (Baumol 1990) , it can be used to influence the institutional context. Following the context description
model of Lundström and Stevenson (2002, 2005), Heinonen and Hytti (2008) describe the context of the entrepreneurial activity
and entrepreneurship policy in Finland . A relatively high education level, combined with both strong innovation performance
and the positive development of the venture capital market, characterizes the Finnish context (Heinonen and Hytti 2008). According
to Doing Business (2008), Finland is among the top performing countries in terms of ease of doing business. According to the
Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) study, the conditions for entrepreneurship are generally favorable (Stenholm et al.
2008).