I think the scam is on the finnish government technology financing program. Since MS laid off so many people there the Salo area is classified as an emergency-change-of-economy-area (hätärakenemuutosalue). This means that the government has special funds available for startups that promise to create employment there... I guess you will see the picture
It's public info (here, in Finnish only). Jolla got 8,3 M€ of Tekes money in 2012–2014. Puzzlephone (Circular Devices) has received 99.500 €.