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fi sv en International cooperation in local government matters The Ministry of Finance is active in international cooperation within its sphere of operations and represents Finland in certain international organizations and bodies. The main focus ...

fi sv en International cooperation on digitalisation and ICT The Public Sector ICT Department of the Ministry of Finance takes actively part in the work of international organisations, exerts its influence on their programmes and makes use of them...

International cooperation The objective of international cooperation in governance policy is to influence the programmes and action plans of international organisations in the field of governance policy so that Finland’s interests are taken into a...

Cooperation in international taxation The EU, the OECD and the UN all deal with international income tax issues. There is also cooperation among the Nordic countries in international tax affairs. As a member of the EU, Finland contributes to the p...

Finland is a party to or member of various international financial institutions and mechanisms. The task of these institutions is to promote economic growth and development and ensure stability.

International comparison of the Finnish economy The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) are regularly monitoring the implementation of the Finnish economic policy and issue recomme...

24.6.2026 | Assessing the macroeconomic risks caused by climate change and biodiversity loss requires more advanced analytical methods. Developing these methods, along with tools to evaluate the broader economic impacts of the green transition, remains a significant challenge in Finland and globally. The working group established by the Ministry of Finance proposes measures to strengthen the knowledge base for decision-making.

14.4.2026 | Minister of Finance Riikka Purra will participate in the Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank in Washington DC on 15–17 April. The main themes for the week of meetings are the impact of the conflict in the Middle East on the global economy and creating jobs and growth in developing economies.

28.5.2026 | Finland’s overall money laundering risk is significant, and the risk of terrorist financing is moderately significant according to national authorities and other key actors responsible for anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism.

29.5.2026 | Finland’s Prime Minister Petteri Orpo will open the Ministerial Council Meeting of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in Paris on 3 June. Finland will chair the meeting for the first time in more than 40 years. Several ministers from Finland will attend the meeting. In Paris, Prime Minister Orpo will also have a bilateral meeting with the French President Emmanuel Macron.

Prevention – money laundering and terrorist financing Money laundering refers to activities in which funds of criminal or illegal origin are recycled through a legal payment system to cover the actual nature, origin or owners of the funds. Terrori...

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 ...

Customs Customs taxation and procedures are an integral part of the European Union. Customs duties are based on common customs legislation which has mainly replaced the national customs legislations of the EU Member States; in fact, the field of c...

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...

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...

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.

2.6.2026 | Voittoa tavoittelemattomien yhteisöjen ja säätiöiden (NPO-sektori) rahanpesun ja terrorismin rahoittamisen riskiarvion toimintasuunnitelmassa määritellään toimenpiteet, joilla vahvistetaan NPO-sektorin riskienhallintaa sekä viranomaisten riskiperusteista yhteistyötä.

Financial markets The Financial Markets Department of the Ministry of Finance creates the rules for financial markets and strengthens the framework in which the markets can operate. The goal is for the financial markets to operate in a stable, eff...

Stability and supervision of financial markets The Ministry of Finance continuously monitors the outlook, risks and structural trends of the international and national financial markets. In addition to collaborating with domestic authorities, the ...

The Ministry of Finance establishes a working group to develop the assessment of the macroeconomic impacts related to climate change mitigation and adaptation, as well as the green transition. The work will be carried out in cooperation with the relevant ministries, the research community in the field, and the statistical authorities.