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Leaders selection and career management The objective is to make central government a competitive employer with attractive managerial positions, good development opportunities and competitive terms of employment as a whole. In the competition for ...

Conditions for success The senior officials in central government are an important resource for the Government. Their commitment, capabilities and resources have a crucial impact on realisation of societal objectives. Success in management positio...

Civil service law Civil service law is a key branch of law in terms of the management of state personnel. It includes the regulations governing the general legal status of civil servants, i.e. their rights and duties. Civil service law regulates t...

Position and service relationships of senior management Competent and ethically upright senior civil servants is a national asset, serving the government and the entire country. The government’s abilities to secure public services and a well-funct...

fi sv en Data protection On this website, we explain how we process personal data, how you can exercise your data protection rights, what personal data we collect, and what the processing of personal data is based on. Processing of personal data b...

30.4.2026 | 1(57) Liite 2 Elpymis- ja palautumissuunnitelman toimeenpano (Fenix)1 CSR Subpart Measure name Milestone/target name Target date for implementation (latest reporting) Status (MS reporting) 2019.CSR1.2 Preparation of the social welfare and health c...

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...

EUROPEAN COMMISSION Brussels, XXX […](2025) XXX draft ANNEX SENSITIVE* UNTIL ADOPTION ANNEX to the Proposal for a COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION amending Implementing Decision (EU) (ST 12524/21 INIT; ST 12524/21 ADD 1) of 29 October 2021 on the app...

EUROPEAN COMMISSION Brussels, XXX […](2025) XXX draft ANNEX SENSITIVE* UNTIL ADOPTION ANNEX to the Proposal for a COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION amending Implementing Decision (EU) (ST 12524/21 INIT; ST 12524/21 ADD 1) of 29 October 2021 on the app...

6.10.2023 | Finland and the other Nordic countries risk becoming underrepresented among the official staff in EU institutions. Concerns were raised about the issue in a report published on 6 October comparing the measures taken by certain Member States to promote their citizens’ careers in the EU. According to the report, national efforts alone will not be enough to rectify the situation over the short or medium term.

29.6.2023 | In its plenary session on 29 June, the Government appointed Päivi Nerg (Master of Science in Agriculture and Forestry), Laura Rissanen (Master of Social Sciences), Timo Jaatinen (Master of Social Sciences), Elina Laavi (Master of Public Administration), Juha Martelius (Doctor of Social Sciences) and Teija Makkonen (Master of Military Science, Master of Business Administration and Bachelor of Administrative Sciences) to serve as state secretaries.

Structural policy Structural policy affects economic structures and the choices made by households and businesses. Structural policy measures influence the length of working careers and are aimed at increasing the labour supply and productivity. M...

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...

2.1.2020 | This year, the Ministry of Finance has participated in the Business Lead training programme organised by Hanken & SSE Executive Education, which aims to provide a channel to Finnish working life for highly educated immigrants and refugees. Public officials at the Ministry have acted as mentors in the programme. Both mentors and mentees have learnt and gained enjoyment from the programme.

Joint development and events The development of public leadership relies on the understanding that the central government has a wide range of tasks. Joint development is based on the premise that a wide range of management tasks are supported by a...

28.4.2026 | The Ministerial Committee on Economic Policy has decided in favour of recruiting 500 young people for fixed-term positions in central government this year. An appropriation of EUR 4 million will be reserved for the recruitment in the second supplementary budget for 2026. The aim is to help young people find work in a challenging employment landscape.

21.1.2021 | 5 Recommendations of the Committee Civil service ethics can be maintained and developed in several ways that complement each other. Both in Finland and internationally, the focus of ethics work has increasingly shifted from retroactive consequence...

4.3.2021 | GOVERNMENT DECISION IN PRINCIPLE ON STATE PERSONNEL POLICY LINE 30.8.2001 LAYOUT: AT-JULKAISUTOIMISTO PRINTED BY KIRJAPAINO SNELLMAN OY, HELSINKI 2001 1 STARTING PREMISES AND CHANGE FACTORS, 2001 – 2005 1.1 A well-functioning public administration...

18.1.2024 | PROCUREFINLAND Best practices for the strategic management of public procurement 22 steps to success Contents This report was produced as part of the joint Procurement Finland action plan of the Ministry of Finance and the Association of Finnish L...

26.1.2015 | 1 April 30, 2008 GOVERNMENT RESOLUTION ON CENTRAL GOVERNMENT MANAGEMENT POLICY A well-managed public administration is a national success factor. Managers in central government play a central role in contributing to social welfare and the sustaina...