Suomi.fi services in English enhances
The English-language version of the Suomi.fi portal has been expanded to include a more comprehensive range of links to online public administration services in English. Information on the portal's twelve main subjects is now also available in English, in addition to which the portal contains an English-language index of web addresses for public sector organisations and agencies as well as Finnish municipalities.
Suomi.fi is a portal for public sector services in Finland, providing links to the online services of more than 200 organisations. The portal contains information on twelve different subjects relevant to everyday life, such as housing, employment, health, culture, education, immigration and emigration, and income security. This information has now been made available in English as well as in Finnish and Swedish.
In addition to links grouped by subject area, Suomi.fi also contains the web addresses for ministries, agencies and other public bodies and municipalities as well as public sector contact information. Public administration forms are also available in English. Public sector bulletins on topical issues will be published twice a month on the portal's English-language homepage.
The English-language version of the portal provides easy access to information, eitherby browsing the various subject areas or using the directories, site map and search function to locate specific information.
The editorial board of the Suomi.fi portal is based in the Government Information Management Unit in the Ministry of Finance. An extensive network of agencies and other public administration bodies is responsible for content provision.
Further information:
Suomi.fi editorial board, Government Information Management Unit, Ministry of Finance
Knowledge Specialist Ms Pirkko Romakkaniemi, tel: (09) 160 33247, [email protected]
Web Editor Ms Mari Kervinen, tel: (09) 160 32540, [email protected]