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12.12.2025 | COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT CONCERNING COMPENSATION FOR TRAVEL EX- PENSES The Ministry of Finance issues instructions for the application of the collective agreement concerning compensation for travel expenses in accordance with the rules of application ...

10.9.2020 | Construction output for 2020 will be close to the previous year’s level, says the RAKSU construction trends group in its report published on 10 September.

10.9.2020 | Byggandet förblir i år på nästan samma nivå som i fjol, bedömer konjunkturgruppen för byggbranschen i sin rapport av den 10 september.

7.1.2022 | In its first meeting on Friday 7 January, the ministerial working group on COVID-19 was briefed on the epidemiological situation, the spread of the Omicron variant, the burden on and capacity of the healthcare system, and the progress of vaccinations.

4.11.2021 | The fourth supplementary budget proposal for 2021 will reduce the central government’s net borrowing requirement for this year by approximately EUR 2.2 billion. The proposal takes into account changes in needs estimates resulting from the economic upturn and increases in tax revenue estimates. On the whole, the supplementary budget proposal envisages a reduction of approximately EUR 249 million in appropriations for 2021.

26.8.2021 | The Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health have reviewed the rationale for the national recommendation to work remotely. In view of the epidemiological situation the vaccine coverage is not yet sufficient, which is why no changes are proposed to the recommendation. The recommendation will continue to be in force until 30 September in areas that are in the acceleration or community transmission phase.

24.9.2021 | The Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health have reviewed the grounds for the recommendation on remote work. The ministries propose to lift the recommendation on 15 October. The ministries estimate that by then the vaccination coverage will be close to the goal set by the Government. This would enable a safe transition to combined remote and office work.  

14.1.2022 | In its meeting on Friday 14 January, the Government’s Ministerial Working Group on Coordinating COVID-19 Response discussed the development of the epidemic, closures of food and beverage service businesses and compensation for the costs of restrictive measures. On Friday morning, the ministerial working group received an overview of the epidemiological situation and heard preliminary assessments...

4.11.2021 | Den fjärde tilläggsbudgetpropositionen för 2021 minskar statens behov av nettoupplåning i år med cirka 2,2 miljarder euro. I propositionen har beaktats de ändringar i behovskalkylen som beror på det förbättrade konjunkturläget och höjningen av kalkylen över skatteinkomster. I tilläggsbudgetpropositionen föreslås för 2021 en anslagsminskning på totalt cirka 249 miljoner euro. Det föreslås att kalkylen över skatteinkomster höjs med 1,5 miljarder euro.

16.11.2021 | Lockdown Dialogues, a series of discussions launched at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, continued on 27 October with people getting together to discuss their experiences during the past 18 months. The discussions revealed that while the reopening of society is a cause of joy and happiness, it also causes concern and disappointment.

14.1.2022 | Vid sitt möte fredagen den 14 januari behandlade ministerarbetsgruppen för samordning av coronaåtgärder epidemiläget, stängningen av restauranger och stöd som ska betalas till följd av restriktionerna. Under förmiddagen tog ministerarbetsgruppen del av den epidemiologiska lägesbilden och Institutet för hälsa och välfärds preliminära uppskattningar av hur epidemiläget och belastningen på sjukhusvården kommer att utvecklas under de närmaste veckorna.

27.9.2021 | The Finnish economy will continue to grow at a rate of 2.9% in 2022 following recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, estimates the Ministry of Finance in its Economic Survey published on 27 September.

7.1.2022 | Vid sitt första möte fredagen den 7 januari fick ministerarbetsgruppen för samordning av coronaåtgärder en översikt över smittläget, omikronvariantens spridning, belastningen på hälso- och sjukvården och hälso- och sjukvårdens bärkraft. Ministerarbetsgruppen fick också en översikt över hur vaccinationerna framskrider.

17.12.2020 | Economic growth will accelerate to 2.5% in 2021 as the coronavirus epidemic recedes, is the forecast of the Ministry of Finance in its latest Economic Survey, published on 17 December.

12.5.2021 | A report of the Ministry of Finance published on 12 May forecasts a boost in economic growth to 2.6 per cent in 2021 supported by a global stimulus as the coronavirus epidemic eases.

20.12.2021 | The economy will grow rapidly in 2021 and 2022, although growth will be slower than was expected at the turn of the year, due to the acceleration in the COVID-19 pandemic and restrictive measures, the Ministry of Finance projects in its Economic Survey, published on 20 December.

25.5.2021 | The third supplementary budget proposal for 2021 will boost growth, bring forward investment, respond to spending requirements caused by the coronavirus, and alleviate harm that the virus has caused to businesses and to children and young adults. The supplementary budget will initiate reforms and investment under the European Union recovery instrument.

2.12.2021 | The Government recommends that workplaces in areas in the community transmission phase switch to remote work when possible. Recommendation on remote work will be in effect until further notice. The Government issued a government resolution on the matter on 2 December.

23.10.2020 | The Government is proposing that its seventh supplementary budget proposal for 2020 would allocate funds particularly for coronavirus-related needs, covering additional costs and compensating for loss of income and revenue. Managing the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis is a central part of the Government’s economic policy, and the Government intends to use the supplementary budget to build a bridge to help businesses, municipalities and citizens over the crisis.