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Departments Economics Department The key task of the Economics Department is to prepare the Government’s economic policy. We support decision-making by producing reliable, reasoned and independent economic analyses, impact assessments and forecast...

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.

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18.7.2018 | Finance ministers from Finland, the Netherlands, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Sweden, Denmark and Estonia published a joint statement today, 18 July 2018, on the development of the European capital markets union. The statement was sent to the Chairs of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (Ecofin) and of the Eurogroup as well as to the Vice-President of the European Commission.

12.5.2015 | Finland takes a positive view of the development of a Capital Markets Union in the EU. This initiative would ease cross-border access to capital for businesses, stabilise financial markets and contribute to economic growth.

18.2.2015 | The EU commission has launched a public consultation on a possible Capital Markets Union. Among other benefits, this initiative would ease cross-border access to capital for businesses within the EU.

4.12.2019 | On Thursday 5 December, the finance ministers of EU member states will seek agreement on the coming years’ priorities in anti-money laundering, deepening of the capital markets union and climate change mitigation. The Economic and Financial Affairs Council (Ecofin) will be chaired by Finland’s Minister of Finance Mika Lintilä.

25.9.2019 | The classification system would help compare the sustainability of different investments and direct capital towards environmentally more sustainable ones.

8.7.2020 | Minister of Finance Matti Vanhanen will represent Finland at the video conferences of the Eurogroup and the Ecofin Council on 9 – 10 July 2020.

18.12.2019 | The classification system will help investors to compare the sustainability of different investments, and the aim is to direct capital towards more environmentally sustainable investments.

10.11.2021 | Commissioner Mairead McGuinness will visit Finland on 10–12 November on the invitation of Minister of Economic Affairs Mika Lintilä and Minister of Finance Annika Saarikko. The Ministers and the Commissioner will discuss the EU’s sustainable finance classification system, or the EU taxonomy, with special focus on themes related to energy and forests. The Commissioner will also meet Prime Minister Sanna Marin and Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Jari Leppä in Helsinki.

8.10.2019 | The EU economic and financial affairs ministers will meet in Luxembourg on Thursday 10 October. One of the main items on the agenda is establishment of a European bank for climate and development. The meeting will be chaired by Finland’s Minister of Finance Mika Lintilä.

20.1.2021 | Prime witnesses? Case studies of staff assessments for monitoring integrity in the European Union Edited by T. Lamboo, W. Van Dooren and P. M. Heywood Prim e w itnesses? Case studies of staff assessm ents for m onitoring integrity in the European ...

8.7.2019 | Finland is set to present its Presidency work programme to EU finance ministers in Brussels on Tuesday 9 July. The Economic and Financial Affairs Council (Ecofin) will be chaired by Minister of Finance Mika Lintilä.

20.1.2021 | Prime witnesses? Case studies of staff assessments for monitoring integrity in the European Union Edited by T. Lamboo, W. Van Dooren and P. M. Heywood Prim e w itnesses? Case studies of staff assessm ents for m onitoring integrity in the European ...

12.9.2022 | The prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine and accelerating climate change have led to a situation in Finland and globally where the future seems rather uncertain. In the midst of uncertainty, decision-making is difficult. Finland will hold parliamentary elections in spring 2023, and the new Government Programme will outline policies for the next few years.

28.8.2019 | Enhanced action on climate change and the financial sector’s resilience to hybrid threats will be key themes when the EU member states’ finance ministers gather in Helsinki on 13–14 September for the Informal Meeting of Ministers for Economic and Financial Affairs.

2.11.2018 | Strengthening the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) will make the EU’s crisis management framework more credible and effective, say the finance ministers of ten EU Member States in their joint statement.

2.11.2017 | The Government is, in general, favourably disposed towards the European Commission’s proposals for strengthening the European System of Financial Supervision. Further development of supervision at EU level is justified for addressing cross-border situations. In the case of consumer products, however, it may be better that national authorities retain supervision.

19.12.2024 | Action Plan for Tackling the Grey Economy and Economic Crime 2024–2027 Action Plan 2024–2027 On 17 May 2024, the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment issued a deci- sion to set up a preparatory group for updating the Strategy and Action Pla...