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Taxation of asset transfers Transfers of real estate and securities are subject to asset transfer tax collected by the state. The recipient of the transfer, such as a party purchasing a residential building, is liable to pay asset transfer tax. Re...https://vm.fi/en/taxation-of-asset-transfers
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Regulation of financial markets Stable and efficient financial markets are important for the favourable development of the national economy. The Ministry of Finance ensures that the regulation of the financial markets promotes the reliable and ver...https://vm.fi/en/regulation-of-financial-markets
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14.8.2025 | Public authorities in Finland will have to use the Bank and Payment Account Monitoring System each time they request information on account balances, transactions and securities. The Government submitted the legislative amendments for approval on 14 August. The President of the Republic is expected to approve the amendments on 15 August, and they will enter into force on 1 December 2025.https://vm.fi/en/-/1410869/amendments-to-law-governing-authorities-requests-for-banking-data-to-enter-into-force-on-1-december-2025
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10.4.2025 | On 10 April 2025, the Government submitted a proposal to Parliament on amending the Act on Bank and Payment Account Monitoring System.https://vm.fi/en/-/1410869/introducing-centralised-system-for-banking-data-requests-by-authorities
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fi sv en Digital security: Guidance of services and security Guidance of services The Act on the Provision of Shared Government Information and Communications Technology Services enables the uniform production and use of such services. Service pro...https://vm.fi/en/information-security-and-cybersecurity
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2.10.2015 | Costs of securities custody are expected to decrease as custody becomes open to competition. Transparency of security holdings will remain at the current level in Finland as banks are building up a real-time data collection system. The reform will link Finland even more effectively to the European capital markets and encourage related actors to stay in Finland.https://vm.fi/en/-/arvopaperien-sailytys-avautuu-kilpailulle
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Additional funding available to secure services A wellbeing services county has the right to receive additional central government funding if the county’s level of funding would otherwise endanger the organisation of services linked to funda-menta...https://vm.fi/en/additional-funding
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29.1.2026 | The Ministry of Finance and the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency are developing joint assessment criteria for cloud services and are now requesting comments on the draft instructions. The first stage of development will focus on the security of using cloud services.https://vm.fi/en/-/security-criteria-for-cloud-services-to-be-updated-with-launch-of-new-national-criteria-library
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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.https://vm.fi/en/-/s-p-global-ratings-revises-finland-s-credit-rating-outlook-to-negative
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30.4.2026 | The General Government Fiscal Plan guides the planning of public finances. It covers central government, wellbeing services counties, municipalities, statutory earnings-related pension funds and other social security funds.https://vm.fi/en/-/government-decides-on-general-government-fiscal-plan-for-2027-2030
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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...https://vm.fi/en/advisory-boards
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General government finances General government finances include the central government, wellbeing services counties, municipalities and joint municipal authorities, the Provincial Government of Åland, statutory pension insurance companies and inst...https://vm.fi/en/general-government-finances
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fi sv en Information policy report In December 2018, Juha Sipilä's Government of 2015–2019 submitted to Parliament the Government report on information policy and artificial intelligence. In the report, information policy is studied not only from ...https://vm.fi/en/information-policy-report
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Public Sector ICT The Ministry of Finance steers public sector information management, structural development, and joint services and service provision. It also steers the general criteria for information security, prepares information and adminis...https://vm.fi/en/public-sector-ict
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Public Sector ICT The Ministry of Finance steers public sector information management, structural development, and joint services and service provision. It also steers the general criteria for information security, prepares information and adminis...https://vm.fi/en/public-sector-ICT
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The Sustainable Growth Programme for Finland strongly supports digitalisation and the data economy in public and private service provision, enabling improved productivity and cost-effectiveness.https://vm.fi/en/digitalisation-rrf
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The Ministry as a workplace The Ministry of Finance secures future prospects The Ministry of Finance is one of 12 government ministries in Finland. Our vision is ‘The Ministry of Finance secures future prospects’. We create choice for future gener...https://vm.fi/en/ministry-as-a-workplace
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Russian invasion of Ukraine On 24 February 2022, Russia launched an invasion of Ukraine. Finland strongly condemns Russia’s military actions in Ukraine and supports Ukraine’s independence, sovereignty, self-determination and territorial integrity....https://vm.fi/en/russian-attack-on-ukraine
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Revised eIDAS Regulation and European Digital Identity Wallets In the spring of 2024, the European Parliament and the Council adopted the revised eIDAS Regulation, which regulates cross-border electronic identification and trust services for elect...https://vm.fi/en/european-digital-identity-wallet
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