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Towards Interoperable Europe Interoperable Europe is a decades-long strategic goal. The aim is to ensure that citizens and businesses have access to better and more efficient digital public services in the European Union. The provision of digital ...

16.7.2026 | A high-level business delegation led by Minister of Commerce and Industry of India Piyush Goyal visits Finland on 16–17 July. 2026. The key themes for the visit are digital and new advanced technologies, advanced manufacturing, clean energy and sustainable development, and the food and consumer industries.

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 ...

Piloting European Digital Identity Wallet The EU is developing common legislation for European Digital Identity Wallet , and Finland is actively participating in this work. The underlying goal of European Digital Identity Wallet is to develop secu...

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 in the g...

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...

17.3.2026 | Finland and a group of other NATO countries are exploring the establishment of a new financing mechanism.

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...

6.11.2025 | The annual meeting of Nordic and Baltic ministers for Digitalisation adopted a declaration promoting the adoption of European Digital Identity Wallets. The long-term ambition is to create an open and interoperable Nordic region.

2.5.2022 | The Conference on the Future of Europe, which kicked off on Europe Day of last year, has gathered the views of citizens on the future challenges and opportunities facing the EU. Now, one year later, the conference is coming to a close and it is time to assess the results. Join us at Helsinki Central Library Oodi to hear about the conference and discuss the future of Europe with Minister Sirpa Paatero and Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen on Monday 9 May at 14.00.

22.10.2021 | Minister for European Affairs Tytti Tuppurainen and Minister of Local Government Sirpa Paatero will represent the Finnish Government via remote connections at the second Plenary of the Conference on the Future of Europe to be held on 22–23 October 2021 in Strasbourg. Citizens’ representative Ninni Norra will also represent Finland at the event.

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.

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...

25.9.2024 | The Ministry of Finance and European Commission have signed a Memorandum of Understanding according to which the Finnish contract notice materials will be entered into the Public Procurement Data Space of the European Union. The aim is to make it easier to utilise data concerning public procurements both nationally and, more widely, in the EU.

10.10.2025 | On Friday 10 October, the Government submitted its third supplementary budget proposal for 2025 to Parliament. Among other things, the proposal sets aside an appropriation for investments in the preparedness of the Finnish Defence Forces’ healthcare services for emergency conditions and updates the tax revenue estimates to correspond to the latest forecast. 

6.11.2024 | Minister of Finance Riikka Purra gave the Government’s address to a memorial ceremony for Jews handed over to Nazi Germany by Finland. The memorial was held in Helsinki on 6 November.

29.3.2017 | Local and regional democracy is firmly established in Finland, and the country is committed to de-veloping it further. This is the conclusion drawn in the report of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe regarding the state of Finnish local and regional democracy and areas where improvements are called for. The evaluation report was adopted by the Congress at its session on 28 March.

Eurooppalaisten lompakkosovellusten pilotointi EU kehittää yhteistä lainsäädäntöä eurooppalaisille lompakkosovelluksille, ja Suomi osallistuu aktiivisesti työhön. Eurooppalaisten lompakkosovellusten luomisen taustalla on tavoite kehittää turvallis...

Pilotförsök med europeisk e-identitetsplånbok EU utvecklar gemensam lagstiftning om europeiska e-identitetsplånböcker och Finland deltar aktivt i arbetet. Målet med europeiska e-identitetsplånböcker är att utveckla säkra och tillförlitliga lösning...

6.10.2017 | The ministers of the EU and EFTA countries responsible for digitalisation signed a Declaration on eGovernment in Tallinn on 6 October. The declaration aims to ensure that measures taken to promote the digitalisation of public administrations follow the same direction throughout Europe and pursue the joint objectives. The declaration emphasises the rights of citizens and businesses to access digital services.