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Excise duty Excise duty is an indirect tax on the consumption or use of a product. Excise duty is mainly levied for the purpose of supporting central government finances through tax revenues, but a number of excise duties also have other goals, su...

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.

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...

Road transport taxation Road transport taxation consists not only of taxation paid as excise duty on transport fuels, but also the one-time car tax paid upon registration and the annual vehicle tax. Road transport taxes are levied primarily for th...

Administrative Governance and Development Administrative Governance and Development Anu Nousiainen, Director of Administrative Governance and Development, Director General Administrative Governance and Development Address Meritullinkatu 8, 00170 H...

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...

30.4.2026 | The General Government Fiscal Plan guides the planning of public finances. It covers central government, wellbeing services counties, municipalities, statutory earnings-related pension funds and other social security funds.

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...

Frequently asked questions about easing the management of the affairs of a deceaced relative This page provides answers to the most frequently asked questions about the programme to ease the management of the affairs of a deceased realative. Why w...

8.6.2017 | On Wednesday 7 June, Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Kai Mykkänen signed the multilateral BEPS Convention on preventing tax base erosion and profit shifting. The aims of the changes set out in the Convention include preventing unjustified advantage being gained through tax treaties and preventing the non-payment of taxes.

6.3.2023 | General government finances must be improved significantly over the next two parliamentary terms. The expenditure and structural survey and the tax survey published by the Ministry of Finance show that there are a variety of measures available to this end.

2.9.2025 | The Government of Prime Minister Petteri Orpo has reached a decision on its budget proposal for 2026. The Government’s decisions aim to support economic growth, which is picking up. Supporting economic growth and continuing responsible fiscal management is necessary to ensure the security of people in Finland and safeguard their access to important services going forward.

2.5.2026 | 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...

Frequently asked questions about the renewal of the services and premises network What is a service network? In the reform of the central government’s service and premises network, service network means all the service points that exist for in-per...

23.10.2025 | 1 (5) Summary of the 2026 budget proposal Economic outlook The recovery of the Finnish economy has been slow, but economic development is showing some positive signs. Gross domestic product (GDP) is projected to grow by 1.0 per cent in 2025 and by...

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...

3.9.2024 | The 2025 budget proposal of Prime Minister Orpo's Government bolsters conditions for economic growth. Economic growth driven by the private sector will also serve to secure the financing base for central government finances. The fast-acting measures to curb indebtedness that were decided on due to the difficult situation in central government finances will move forward.

28.4.2025 | 1(35) Liite 2 Elpymis- ja palautumissuunnitelman toimeenpano (Fenix)1 CSR Subpart Measure name Milestone/target name Target date for implementation (latest reporting) Status (MS re- porting) 2019.CSR1.subpart2 Preparation of the social welfare and...

23.4.2016 | Minister of Finance Alexander Stubb today received a letter from Portugal’s Minister of Finance Mário Centeno confirming Portugal’s commitment to a new tax agreement. Consequently, a negotiated outcome has been reached on the taxation of pension income.