Recovery of the Finnish economy gathers pace

21.6.2017 11.00
Recovery of the Finnish economy gathers pace

The Ministry of Finance economic survey forecasts 2.4 per cent growth in the Finnish economy this year. Renewed brisk growth in industry is also driving a rapid improvement in productivity.

Press release: Recovery of the Finnish economy gathers pace

Economic Survey, summer 2017

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Digitalisation used in the search for missing persons wins Suunnannäyttäjät competition

16.6.2017 14.20
Digitalisation used in the search for missing persons wins Suunnannäyttäjät competition
The RPAS (Remotely Piloted Aircraft System) project of the Lapland Police Department has won the Suunnannäyttäjät competition held by Suomidigi. The competition awards innovative ideas in digitalisation. Police in Lapland have led the way for the rest of the public sector by introducing a new life saving and replicable model enabled by digitalisation. The model involving RPAS uses a drone from the start in the search for a missing person, immediately after the police receive a report on the matter.

Alexander Stubb the Finnish candidate to the EIP Management Committee

15.6.2017 13.39
Alexander Stubb the Finnish candidate to the EIP Management Committee

On Thursday 15 June, the Government decided to nominate Member of Parliament Alexander Stubb as the Finnish candidate for Vice-President of the Management Committee of the European Investment Bank for the term that ends on 31 August 2019.

Finland signs multilateral tax treaty convention

8.6.2017 8.41
Finland signs multilateral tax treaty convention
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On Wednesday 7 June, Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Kai Mykkänen signed the multilateral BEPS Convention on preventing tax base erosion and profit shifting. The aims of the changes set out in the Convention include preventing unjustified advantage being gained through tax treaties and preventing the non-payment of taxes.

Publications

Budget Review

Budget Review

The Budget Review summarizes the central elements of the proposal.

Budget Review 2017

Economic Survey

Economic Survey

Finnish GDP is forecast to grow by 2.4% in 2017, 1.6% in 2018 and 1.5% in 2019.

Economic Survey, Summer 2017

Outlook and challenges for Finland´s public finances

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.

Outlook and challenges for Finland´s public finances