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12.5.2026 | The Ministerial Committee on Economic Policy has decided that the review of government agency structures will continue with follow-up studies on potential longer-term changes. The follow-up studies will be completed before the end of this year.

The project will be carried out under the Coordination Group for Digitalisation. The Ministry of Transport and Communications will have the overall responsibility for the project. Other contributors will include the Ministry of Education and Culture and the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment. The project will be implemented in cooperation with the Ministry of Finance (incl. the GenAI network) and the Prime Minister’s Office.

Mobility of personnel Central government has a long-standing practice of supporting the mobility of its personnel within their home organisations, within central government as a whole and outside of central government. Mobility of personnel helps ...

Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment Minister of Economic Affairs Sakari Puisto The Finns Party Minister of Economic Affairs Sakari Puisto is responsible for matters of the Innovations and Enterprise Financing Department at the Ministry of ...

fi sv en Local government’s duties and activities Municipalities organise services for their residents. Most of these services are statutory functions of municipalities. Functions can be assigned to municipalities only by laying down provisions on...

Coordination Group for Digitalisation The Coordination Group for Digitalisation is a permanent interministerial working group in the area of digitalisation and the data economy. The Coordination Group for Digitalisation supports the work of the mi...

The Government has appointed a parliamentary working group to prepare for the future of municipalities.

Advisory boards on information management in public administration Pursuant to section 7 of the Act on Information Management in Public Administration (906/2019), the Ministry of Finance is responsible for arranging cooperation relating to informa...

Open data Opening up access to data for innovative use of information Knowledge is an asset that grows in value when it is shared and processed. The public sector has control of a considerable amount of information resources. Measures that facilit...

Recruitment Many new and interesting jobs constantly become available in central government. Each central government agency manages its own recruitments based on its personnel plan. However, top management and senior public officials at the minist...

The objective of the group is to harmonise practices relating to information management and information guidance in public administration and to promote the interoperability of public services.

22.4.2026 | Prime Minister Petteri Orpo’s Government has agreed on the General Government Fiscal Plan for 2027–2030. Both the global economy and Finland’s finances are facing challenges. In its spending limits session, the Government focused on new targeted measures to strengthen people’s confidence in the future and improve the conditions for growth and employment.

19.1.2026 | The International Monetary Fund (IMF) published its annual report on the Finnish economy on Monday 19 January. According to the IMF, efforts to strengthen public finances will have to continue for several years.

30.4.2026 | 1 Liite 1. Maakohtaisten suositusten toimeenpano (CeSaR) Finland's contribution to the Country-specific recommendations (CSR) assessment1 Semester Cycle 2026 CSR.2025.1 CSR 1 Subpart 1: Reinforce overall defence and security spending and readiness...

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...

Reform of regional state administration The reform of regional state administration will bring the central government’s permit, guidance and supervision functions together in a new national agency. At the same time, new regional Economic Developme...

30.4.2026 | FINNISH GOVERNMENT PO Box 23, FI-00023 Government, Finland vn.fi/en Tel. +358 295 16001 VALTIONEUVOSTO PL 23, 00023 Valtioneuvosto vn.fi p. 0295 16001 1(6) Measures to support economic growth, employment and households decided on in the government...

Ministry of Finance Minister of Finance Riikka Purra The Finns Party Minister deputising for the Prime Minister The Ministry of Finance is led by Minister of Finance Riikka Purra. Her responsibilities at the Ministry include economic policy, econo...

10.11.2025 | The International Monetary Fund (IMF) estimates that Finland should consolidate general government finances by about EUR 1.5 billion annually. Consolidation should be continued until the fiscal balance is closed and debt begins to decline. The IMF published its statement on the Finnish economy on Monday 10 November.

30.4.2026 | FINNISH GOVERNMENT PO Box 23, FI-00023 Government, Finland vn.fi/en Tel. +358 295 16001 VALTIONEUVOSTO PL 23, 00023 Valtioneuvosto vn.fi p. 0295 16001 1(8) Spending limits session of Prime Minister Orpo’s Government on 21–22 April 2026 Entries in ...