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Legislation – preventing money laundering and terrorist financing In the European Union, the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering and terrorist financing is regulated under the Anti-Money Laundering Di...

The Ministry of Finance is preparing to implement the licencing and supervision functions of the new gambling system. The project is part of ensuring that activities governed by the new gambling system can be launched in stages from the start of 2026.

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...

29.4.2021 | Obliged entities, which are entities with reporting and other obligations, do not always examine the background to customers' transactions or the source of funds adequately enough for the purpose of preventing money laundering. Finland’s national risk assessment of money laundering and terrorist financing finds that all sectors experience challenges in identifying signs of terrorist financing.

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...

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...

16.4.2019 | The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), which is an international body active in the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing, has published its Mutual Evaluation Report of Finland. The FATF states that the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing is overall at a relatively good level in Finland, but there are also shortcomings.

23.10.2024 | The first national risk assessment of money laundering and terrorist financing for non-profit organisations (NPOs) has been completed. In addition to the assessment of risks, it is aimed at increasing awareness of the Finnish NPO sector among obliged entities specified in the Act on Preventing Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing, supervisory authorities as well as operators in the sector itself.

28.4.2025 | 1 Liite 1. Maakohtaisten suositusten toimeenpano (CeSaR) Finland's contribution to the Country-specific recommendations (CSR) assessment Semester Cycle 2025 CSR.2024.1 CSR 1 Subpart 1: Submit the medium-term fiscal-structural plan in a timely mann...

16.5.2024 | The changes to the Recovery and Resilience Plan relate to energy investments, employment measures and time limits. The Government approved Finland’s proposal for an updated Recovery and Resilience Plan on Thursday 16 January.

16.4.2024 | Prime Minister Petteri Orpo’s Government has agreed on the General Government Fiscal Plan for 2025–2028. The Government has made decisions that will improve the sustainability of public finances and create conditions for reversing the trend in indebtedness. The decisions aim to safeguard the key factors for future prosperity: employment, security, and knowledge and competence. Fairness has been one of the guiding principles of the decisions.

16.4.2024 | Prime Minister Petteri Orpo’s Government has agreed on the General Government Fiscal Plan for 2025–2028. The Government has made decisions that will improve the sustainability of public finances and create conditions for reversing the trend in indebtedness. The decisions aim to safeguard the key factors for future prosperity: employment, security, and knowledge and competence. Fairness has been one of the guiding principles of the decisions.

30.8.2018 | Finland and Hong Kong have concluded their first extensive bilateral tax treaty. The Government is proposing that Parliament approve the treaty.

24.2.2026 | VIEWS AND POSITIONS ON POLICY DEVELOPMENTS IN THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND 2025 ANNUAL REPORT Office of the Nordic-Baltic Constituency International Monetary Fund February 2026 2 CONTENTS 1. NAVIGATING UNCERTANTY ..................................

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...

5.3.2024 | The State Treasury has used currency hedging in the purchase of F-35 fighter jets by the Finnish Defence Forces. The foreign currency forward contracts concluded on behalf of the state aim to limit currency risk associated with the investment. These contracts fix the price of the currency in advance, providing predictability and financial security for the investment.

31.5.2023 | Ministry of Finance CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 2023 GLOSSARY OF DISCRETIONARY GOVERNMENT GRANT TERMS Extended Second Edition English Version Table of contents List of concept diagrams..............................................................................

19.10.2018 | On Monday 22 October, Petteri Orpo, Minister of Finance and Minister deputising for the Prime Minister, will meet Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore Tharman Shanmugaratnam in Helsinki. The matters to be discussed by the ministers will include relations between Finland and Singapore, combating tax evasion and the importance of education for competitiveness.

28.2.2018 | In its latest Economic Survey of Finland, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) assesses the economy, employment and the structure of taxation and social security, among other things. The Economic Survey was presented by OECD Deputy Secretary-General Mari Kiviniemi at the publication launch in Helsinki on Wednesday 28 February.

17.5.2018 | Under the current tax treaty, pensions paid to residents of Spain are only taxed in Finland in the case of pensions obtained from public service. The new tax treaty will broaden Finland’s right to levy taxes, as it will also allow the taxation of all other pensions paid from Finland to residents of Spain.