The Finnish economy will grow by 2.5 per cent in 2018 and 1.5 per cent in 2019 according to the forecast of the Ministry of Finance in its latest Economic Survey, published on 17 December.

Shareholders of listed companies would have a better opportunity to influence the remuneration of management. Communicating information about shareholder rights would also be improved.

On 5 December, the government report ‘Ethical information policy in an age of artificial intelligence’ was adopted by the Government. The report is intended to mark the start of a new cross-government policy sector, information policy. Information policy can be described as policy measures for promoting the good management and effective utilisation of information.

The Ministry of Finance has joined an international collaborative project aimed at establishing certification for ethical applications of artificial intelligence (AI). This is thought to be the first project for creating a framework at global level to recognise trust in AI application processes.