Budget proposal Less debt will be taken and public finances will be strengthened
Minister of Finance Petteri Orpo’s budget proposal creates room for growth and employment. The goal is to safeguard the financing of public services and the welfare state.
The draft budget proposal (budjetti.vm.fi)
Less debt will be taken and public finances will be strengthened (Press release 9 August)
Minister of Finance Petteri Orpo’s budget proposal (Slides from the press conference, in Finnish, 9 August)
Photograps from the press conference (Flickr)
Timeline of budget preparation for 2018 (News item 20 July)
Health, social services and regional government reform to enter into force on 1 January 2020, county elections in October 2018
Publications
Economic Survey
Finnish GDP is forecast to grow by 2.4% in 2017, 1.6% in 2018 and 1.5% in 2019.
Outlook and challenges for Finland´s public finances
The situation in public finances and the labour market at the halfway point of the government term.
Latest news
Current publications
Base rate
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1.7.–31.12.2016
The Ministry of Finance confirms the base rate of interest twice a year.
See also
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Health, social services and regional government reform This reform is one of the biggest ever administrative and operational overhauls in Finland. The reform impacts the jobs of hundreds of thousands of people and affects the services of every citizen in the country.
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Centenary of Finland's independence - Finland 100 The Team Finland network promotes Finland and its interests abroad: Finland's external economic relations, the internationalisation of Finnish businesses, inward investments and the country's brand.
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Key projects Government is taking steps to follow through with essential reforms. The strategic objectives are materialised in the form of 26 key projects.
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team Finland The Team Finland network promotes Finland and its interests abroad: Finland's external economic relations, the internationalisation of Finnish businesses, inward investments and the country's brand.
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thisisFINLAND thisisFINLAND forms an attractive window on Finland for everyone interested in our country, its culture and its people. We cover anything related to Finland and Finnish society.
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