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Values and civil service ethics Public administration is ultimately about acting on an authorisation granted by the citizens, on citizens’ funds, and in the citizens’ interest. When we talk about civil service ethics and morale, we refer to the ge...

Departments Economics Department The key task of the Economics Department is to prepare the Government’s economic policy. We support decision-making by producing reliable, reasoned and independent economic analyses, impact assessments and forecast...

Economic Policy The Ministry of Finance prepares and implements the Government's economic policy. Starting points for economic policy » The aim of economic policy is to promote sustainable economic growth that supports employment and reduces centr...

Statistics Finland was in charge of the data quality framework project, which improved the usability of public data resources. The aim of the joint project of central government's register authorities was to produce a model and procedures by means of which joint use of data files becomes easier. The data quality framework project was part of the project on opening up and using public data coordinated by the Ministry of Finance.

Advisory boards of Coordination Group for Digitalisation Section 7 of the Act on Information Management in Public Administration (906/2019) tasks the Ministry of Finance with ensuring that cooperation practices and procedures for authorities opera...

12.12.2025 | The Council of the European Union will adopt the recommendations for corrective measures in January when deciding to open an excessive deficit procedure.

25.11.2025 | Finland does not meet the EU’s criteria for public deficit, according to the European Commission. The Commission is considering proposing that the EU open an excessive deficit procedure for Finland.

fi sv en Data protection On this website, we explain how we process personal data, how you can exercise your data protection rights, what personal data we collect, and what the processing of personal data is based on. Processing of personal data b...

EUROPEAN COMMISSION Brussels, XXX […](2025) XXX draft ANNEX SENSITIVE* UNTIL ADOPTION ANNEX to the Proposal for a COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION amending Implementing Decision (EU) (ST 12524/21 INIT; ST 12524/21 ADD 1) of 29 October 2021 on the app...

2.5.2026 | EUROPEAN COMMISSION Brussels, XXX […](2025) XXX draft ANNEX SENSITIVE* UNTIL ADOPTION ANNEX to the Proposal for a COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION amending Implementing Decision (EU) (ST 12524/21 INIT; ST 12524/21 ADD 1) of 29 October 2021 on the app...

14.6.2024 | On 14 June 2024, the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment granted to nine different projects a total of EUR 46.4 million in RRF energy investment aid under the Sustainable Growth Programme for Finland. Of the aid, EUR 24,553,932 will be allocated to three clean transition investments (REPowerEU) and EUR 21,864,440 to six energy infrastructure projects.

19.1.2024 | 1 (8) Valtiovarainministeriö puh. 0295 16001 (vaihde) Finansministeriet tfn 0295 16001 (växel) Snellmaninkatu 1 A, Helsinki [email protected] Snellmansgatan 1 A, Helsingfors [email protected] PL 28, 00023 Valtioneuvosto www.v...

20.1.2021 | INTEGRITY IN INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE In light of the Dutch Presidency of the European Union in the first half of 2016, the Ministry of BZK has initiated various reports as part of an ongoing international dialogue on strengthening the public adm...

20.1.2021 | Comparative Study on the Public-service Ethics of the EU Member States Timo Moilanen University of Helsinki Ari Salminen University of Vaasa A report from the Human Resources Working Group EUPAN 2006 CONTENTS Executive summary........................

20.1.2021 | INTEGRITY IN INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE In light of the Dutch Presidency of the European Union in the first half of 2016, the Ministry of BZK has initiated various reports as part of an ongoing international dialogue on strengthening the public adm...

13.10.2022 | On Thursday 13 October, Finland submitted its draft budgetary plan for next year to the European Commission.

5.10.2022 | The central government will implement an extensive energy saving programme in its premises with the aim to help Finland overcome the current challenging energy situation. The Ministerial working group on developing the digital transformation, the data economy and public administration discussed the matter on 5 October. Minister of Local Government Sirpa Paatero fully took over as chair of the ministerial working group for the remainder of the government term.

20.1.2021 | Prime witnesses? Case studies of staff assessments for monitoring integrity in the European Union Edited by T. Lamboo, W. Van Dooren and P. M. Heywood Prim e w itnesses? Case studies of staff assessm ents for m onitoring integrity in the European ...

3.8.2019 | The EU’s finance ministers have decided to put forward Kristalina Georgieva for the position of Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

20.1.2021 | Prime witnesses? Case studies of staff assessments for monitoring integrity in the European Union Edited by T. Lamboo, W. Van Dooren and P. M. Heywood Prim e w itnesses? Case studies of staff assessm ents for m onitoring integrity in the European ...