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24.4.2026 | Credit rating agency S&P Global Ratings revised its outlook of Finland’s credit rating to negative and affirmed the rating as AA+. Finland’s rating is the second highest on the scale. Minister of Finance Riikka Purra was not surprised by S&P’s decision.

Agencies Customs Finnish Customs collects statutory duties, taxes and charges on imported goods and maritime traffic and supervises customs control on traffic in and out of Finland. Customs Digital and Population Data Services Agency (The Finnish ...

Central government financial administration The central government financial administration is a function that runs across the administrative branches, securing the appropriate use of central government finances and maintaining good administrative...

Shared government services The Ministry of Finance is responsible for the State's property and premises management, the general guidance and development of procurement services, and the provision of direction and guidance for the organisations tha...

Financial and HR services The government financial and HR administration is a function that reaches across administrative branches to ensure the appropriate use of central government finances and to maintain good administrative practices. Actors i...

Credit Ratings The State Treasury is responsible for Finland's interaction with credit rating agencies. Additional Information: State Treasury Fitch Ratings Moody's Contact information: Mikko Spolander, Director General Ministry of Finance, Econom...

History Finland obtained its own central administration in 1809. Rules of procedure were issued to the Governing Council in August 1809, which started operating in October of the same year. The Governing Council (from 1816 the Imperial Finnish Sen...

National public procurement data repository The project’s goal is to establish a national data repository of public procurement data. The data repository will collect data from the public sector on public procurement and purchases covering the who...

Administrative branch The Ministry of Finance's administrative branch employs over 12,000 people, most of whom work for the tax and customs administrations. Other executive agencies include Digital and Population Data Services Agency, the Finnish ...

Structures, guidance and direction of administration The Ministry of Finance prepares the general principles for developing public administration, as required in political decision-making. The preparations concern not only central government but a...

Occupational health and safety The objective of occupational health and safety (OHS) is to maintain and promote workers’ health, safety and ability to work, and to prevent accidents and occupational diseases. Particular areas for development inclu...

Spending limits in central government finances and the budget At the beginning of the parliamentary term, the Government decides on a framework, i.e. a ceiling for budget expenditure, and rules for the framework procedure. The spending limits for ...

Discretionary government grants Discretionary government grants are public financing awarded from budget appropriations or off-budget entities, without direct conditionality, to recipients other than government agencies or public bodies. Discretio...

Occupational health care Occupational health care promotes health and safety at work and in the working environment, prevention of work-related diseases and workplace accidents, functioning of the work unit, and employees’ health and ability to wo...

Gender equality and non-discrimination The equal and non-discriminatory treatment of personnel is a statutory duty of employers, is an element of good management and contributes to the quality of employment. Promoting gender equality and non-discr...

Central government guidance and direction This refers to a set of procedures, systems and methods, and the documents associated with them, that support leadership and management. Leadership and management work hand in hand with guidance and direct...

9.4.2026 | The Ministerial Committee on Economic Policy has decided in favour of centralising the Government’s financial administration functions under the Government Shared Services Centre for Finance and HR (Palkeet). With the decision, the central government’s operational financial administration tasks and the information systems that support them will be transferred to Palkeet next year.

Finland’s Recovery and Resilience Plan forms part of the Sustainable Growth Programme for Finland.

Piloting European Digital Identity Wallet The EU is developing common legislation for European Digital Identity Wallet , and Finland is actively participating in this work. The underlying goal of European Digital Identity Wallet is to develop secu...

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...