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30.4.2026 | Economic recovery in Finland will be further delayed as a result of the crisis in the Middle East. The general government deficit will widen and remain large according to the Economic Forecast published by the Ministry of Finance on 30 April.https://vm.fi/en/-/rising-energy-prices-slow-economic-growth
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Taxation of earned income Finnish taxation is based on a schedular system, in which earned income and capital income are taxed separately. Earned income includes, among other things, wages the proportion of entrepreneurial income defined as earned...https://vm.fi/en/taxation-of-earned-income
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PUBLICATIONS OF THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE 2025:14 Economic Survey, Spring 2025 In 2024, Finland’s gross domestic product (GDP) contracted by 0.1% at the annual level but the economy returned to growth during the year. A slowdown in inflation and fal...https://vm.fi/en/economic-survey-spring-2025
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PUBLICATIONS OF THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE 2025:62 Economic Survey, Winter 2025 The recovery of Finland’s economy is delayed, and gross domestic product (GDP) growth is only 0.2 per cent this year. Growth has been slowed down by the weak domestic dem...https://vm.fi/en/economic-survey-winter-2025
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PUBLICATIONS OF THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE 2025:31 Economic Survey, summer 2025 In 2024, Finland’s gross domestic product (GDP) contracted by 0.1% at the annual level, but the economy returned to growth during the year. A slowdown in inflation, lower...https://vm.fi/en/economic-survey-summer-2025
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PUBLICATIONS OF THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE 2025:51 Economic Survey, Autumn 2025 Finland’s GDP grew last year by 0.4 per cent at an annual level, and the economic recovery continues. Consumption will be boosted by the slowdown in inflation, declining ...https://vm.fi/en/economic-survey-autumn-2025
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PUBLICATIONS OF THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE 2026:15 Economic Survey Spring 2026 The recovery of the Finnish economy will be delayed because of the crisis in the Middle East and rising energy prices. GDP will grow by only 0.6 per cent in 2026, but grow...https://vm.fi/en/economic-survey-spring-2026
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PUBLICATIONS OF THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE 2024:69 Economic Survey, Winter 2024 The Finnish economy switched from a downturn to slight growth in the first part of the year but, on an annual basis, gross domestic product (GDP) will be 0.3% lower in 20...https://vm.fi/en/economic-survey-winter-2024
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General government finances General government finances include the central government, wellbeing services counties, municipalities and joint municipal authorities, the Provincial Government of Åland, statutory pension insurance companies and inst...https://vm.fi/en/general-government-finances
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fi sv en Fiscal policy Fiscal policy is part of the Government’s economic policy. Fiscal policy objectives, namely how the public economy collects and allocates funds, are agreed in the Government Programme. Decisions on taxation, social security ...https://vm.fi/en/fiscal-policy
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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.https://vm.fi/en/-/194055633/orpo-government-uncertain-times-call-for-measures-to-build-confidence-and-boost-growth-1
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Central government spending limits At the beginning of the parliamentary term, the Government decides on the parliamentary term spending limits, i.e. a ceiling for budget expenditure, as well as the rules governing the spending limits procedure fo...https://vm.fi/en/central-government-spending-limits
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Central government Central government consists of the state's central, regional and local administration. The state's central administration comprises the ministries together with the government agencies and institutions in their administrative br...https://vm.fi/en/central-government
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18.12.2025 | Finland’s economic recovery has been weaker than expected this year. The general government deficit is wide, and the debt ratio will continue to grow, estimates the Ministry of Finance in its economic forecast published on 18 December.https://vm.fi/en/-/recovery-of-finnish-economy-delayed
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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...https://vm.fi/delegate/file/206052
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19.1.2026 | The International Monetary Fund (IMF) published its annual report on the Finnish economy on Monday 19 January. According to the IMF, efforts to strengthen public finances will have to continue for several years.https://vm.fi/en/-/imf-recommends-continued-fiscal-adjustments
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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...https://vm.fi/delegate/file/206053
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OECD Public Governance Ministerial Meeting Mari Kiviniemi: Striving for a more open, innovative and inclusive public administration OECD’s Ministerial Meeting on Public Governance draws closer. It has been wonderful to see how great the interest i...https://vm.fi/en/-/mari-kiviniemi-tavoitteena-avoimempi-innovatiivisempi-ja-osallistavampi-julkinen-hallinto
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22.9.2025 | The Finnish economy is slowly recovering from recession, with weak employment and economic uncertainty keeping households cautious. The general government debt ratio will stabilise briefly, but not permanently, at the end of the parliamentary term, estimates the Ministry of Finance in its forecast published on 22 September.https://vm.fi/en/-/economy-recovering-slowly-debt-ratio-set-to-stabilise-briefly
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10.11.2025 | The International Monetary Fund (IMF) estimates that Finland should consolidate general government finances by about EUR 1.5 billion annually. Consolidation should be continued until the fiscal balance is closed and debt begins to decline. The IMF published its statement on the Finnish economy on Monday 10 November.https://vm.fi/en/-/imf-praises-finland-s-new-fiscal-framework