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7.5.2026 | The maximum term of new housing loans will be increased to 40 years. This new legislation seeks to boost the housing market and construction. The Government has proposed that the bill be approved by the President of the Republic and enter into force on 1 June.

The tasks of the working group are to determine a plan for the upkeep of national API guidelines for government and public administration, identify the factors and interdependencies affecting the upkeep, and, based on this, present proposals for maintaining the guidelines and implementation rules by the autumn of 2021.

The board’s key tasks are to form a shared view and overall understanding of how information management is organised in public administration and to support administrative branches and the Coordination Group for Digitalisation in planning and decision-making in matters relating to ICT development.

Ministry of Finance's task is to stabilise general government finances, safeguard sustainable economic growth and to ensure that public services and administration are effective and efficient.

Ministry of Finance's task is to stabilise general government finances, safeguard sustainable economic growth and to ensure that public services and administration are effective and efficient.

Tourist tax The Ministry of Finance is making preparations for a tourist tax that will provide municipalities with an additional source of income from tourism. Municipalities would be able to choose whether to adopt the tax, and revenues from the ...

Digital identity development project

Performance-related pay Performance-related pay is a part of pay that promotes effectiveness and cooperation. It complements the central government pay systems that are based on the complexity and performance of tasks. Performance bonus schemes ar...

21.5.2026 | The Act on Healthcare Professionals has been amended to make it possible to receive international assistance for healthcare in different kinds of crises. The amendments will facilitate and speed up the operations of humanitarian assistance providers in Finland when assistance is needed fast. The amendments will enter into force on 25 May 2026.

Statistics Finland was in charge of the data quality framework project, which improved the usability of public data resources. The aim of the joint project of central government's register authorities was to produce a model and procedures by means of which joint use of data files becomes easier. The data quality framework project was part of the project on opening up and using public data coordinated by the Ministry of Finance.

The project on opening up and using public data promotes the wider and more effective use of public data throughout society in decision-making, business, research and civic engagement. The project was set up for the period 2020–2022.

The memorandum prepared in the programme's legislative drafting group was circulated for comments on the Lausuntopalvelu.fi website at the turn of 2025–2026. According to the preliminary schedule, the government proposal will be submitted to Parliament in the late spring of 2026.

It is proposed that the Act on wellbeing services counties be temporarily supplemented so that the Ministry of Finance could, under certain conditions, grant permission to cover accumulated deficits by the end of 2027 or 2028 for those wellbeing services counties for which it is necessary to comply with legislation.

The task of the working group is to produce development proposals concerning the central government's monitoring target model that can be used to respond to identified information needs and to improve and harmonize the information base available on central government ICT expenditure.

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.

The project will implement the licencing and supervision activities of the new gambling system. The project must take into account and coordinate the legislative reform of the gambling system and the legislative reform of regional state administration as well as any changes to these legislative projects.

The programme to ease the management of the affairs of a deceased relative is promoting the digitalisation and automation of services related to the death of a relative. The goal is to make it easier for people to use these services in the difficult time following the death of a relative and to make official processes more efficient.

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.

The programme to promote digital services centred on life events will support the preparation of projects developing digital services for life events and business events, propose the implementation of prepared projects and guide and coordinate the implementation of projects that are being launched.

Taxation The purpose of taxation is to collect income to finance the duties of the public sector. Taxation balances income and consumption, aims to regulate consumption and production by taking account of the environment, and to reduce the consump...