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Planning of investments and budget authority for borrowing The wellbeing services counties must prepare an annual investment plan for investments of the county corporation to be launched during the four financial years following the next financial...

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.

15.12.2023 | The central government’s realised borrowing will exceed its budgeted borrowing this year. This is due in part to a EUR 4 billion payment to wellbeing services counties at the start of 2024, which the cash management of the central government is preparing for this year.

Government financial policy The Ministry of Finance prepares general principles for central government borrowing, cash management and related risk management. It is also responsible for the preparation of government guarantees and guarantees to be...

Ministers The Ministry of Finance is led by Minister of Finance Riikka Purra . Her responsibilities at the Ministry include economic policy, economic prospects and taxation. Minister of Local and Regional Government Anna-Kaisa Ikonen is responsibl...

Finances of the wellbeing services counties The wellbeing services counties receive most of their funding from the central government. Since the counties are self-governing, they decide on the use and allocation of their funding. The level of fund...

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.

Financial markets The Financial Markets Department of the Ministry of Finance creates the rules for financial markets and strengthens the framework in which the markets can operate. The goal is stable, efficient and equitable operation of the fina...

Budget and financial plan Each wellbeing services county must draw up a budget for each calendar year. The county council will approve the budget by the end of the previous year. In connection with the budget approval, the county council must also...

Agencies Customs Finnish Customs collects statutory duties, taxes and charges on imported goods and maritime traffic and supervises customs control on traffic in and out of Finland. Customs Digital and Population Data Services Agency (The Finnish ...

Shared government services The Ministry of Finance is responsible for the State's property and premises management, the general guidance and development of procurement services, and the provision of direction and guidance for the organisations tha...

Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment Minister of Economic Affairs Sakari Puisto The Finns Party Minister of Economic Affairs Sakari Puisto is responsible for matters of the Innovations and Enterprise Financing Department at the Ministry of ...

Ministry of Finance Minister of Finance Riikka Purra The Finns Party Minister deputising for the Prime Minister The Ministry of Finance is led by Minister of Finance Riikka Purra. Her responsibilities at the Ministry include economic policy, econo...

1.12.2021 | Reduced borrowing requirement does not change the overall economic situation or the longer-term challenges in public finances.

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 ...

5.2.2026 | On Thursday 5 February, the Government submitted a supplementary budget proposal for 2026 to Parliament. The supplementary budget focuses on boosting growth and investments with the goal of supporting employment. The proposal also includes a decrease to revenue estimates.

11.12.2025 | The central government is taking out more debt this year than budgeted. The key underlying reason is the growth of cash collateral requirements over the course of the year.

11.12.2025 | A government proposal aims to support the housing market and construction.

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 ..................................

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...