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fi sv en Local government’s duties and activities Municipalities organise services for their residents. Most of these services are statutory functions of municipalities. Functions can be assigned to municipalities only by laying down provisions on...https://vm.fi/en/local-government-s-duties-and-activities
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International cooperation The objective of international cooperation in governance policy is to influence the programmes and action plans of international organisations in the field of governance policy so that Finland’s interests are taken into a...https://vm.fi/en/international-activities
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Residents can influence the counties activities Residents and service users have the right to participate in and influence the activities of their wellbeing services county. The wellbeing services counties use a wide range of participation methods...https://vm.fi/en/opportunities-to-influence-and-participate
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22.4.2026 | Leaders working together for democracy and national prosperity Government resolution on public service leadership SNELLMANINKATU 1, HELSINKI PO BOX 23, 00023 GOVERNMENT, FINLAND government.fi julkaisut.valtioneuvosto.fi ISBN pdf: 978-952-383-163-6...https://vm.fi/documents/10623/20807210/VNP%20eng%2025.2.pdf/a836e8a7-fc61-daa7-9bea-9cf9aa4d986a?t=1776864912957
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Public sector innovation and productivity The Ministry of Finance is working to structure the overall picture of public sector innovation activities and increase its effectiveness. A public sector innovation is a new or improved service, product o...https://vm.fi/en/public-sector-innovations
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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.https://vm.fi/en/project-to-implement-the-gambling-system-reform
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Local government employees The Ministry of Finance prepares the legislation on the legal status of local government officials. The Ministry of Finance is also tasked with monitoring and financing the municipal pension system. Making the collective...https://vm.fi/en/local-government-employees
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Reshaping of regionalisation In autumn 2019 the Ministry of Finance set up a strategy project for reforming regionalisation. The aim of the project was to draw up strategic guidelines on the type of central government activities and presence to be...https://vm.fi/en/reshaping-of-regionalisation
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Renewal of central government’s service and premises network in 2020s The central government’s in-person services will be brought together into joint customer service points, called Suomi-piste service points, and government agencies and public bo...https://vm.fi/en/renewal-of-central-government-s-service-and-premises-network-in-2020s
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Guidance of wellbeing services counties The objective of central government guidance of the organisation of healthcare, social welfare and rescue services by the wellbeing services counties, HUS Group and the City of Helsinki is to ensure that the...https://vm.fi/en/guidance-of-wellbeing-services-counties
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Education and training services Education and training services are provided for government organisations by various educational institutions, such as the Police University College, the Emergency Services College, the National Defence University, ...https://vm.fi/en/education-and-training-services
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Legislation on municipalities The basis of municipal autonomy and the division of municipalities is laid down in the Constitution. The activities of the municipalities are guided by the general legislation on municipalities and laws concerning var...https://vm.fi/en/legislation-on-municipalities
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fi sv en Cooperation between the state and the municipalities The Ministry of Finance monitors the activities and the finances of municipalities in general. The Ministry ensures that municipal autonomy is taken into account when preparing legislat...https://vm.fi/en/cooperation-between-the-state-and-the-municipalities
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Advisory boards of Coordination Group for Digitalisation Section 7 of the Act on Information Management in Public Administration (906/2019) tasks the Ministry of Finance with ensuring that cooperation practices and procedures for authorities opera...https://vm.fi/en/advisory-boards
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Frequently asked questions about life-event-based digitalisation This page provides answers to the most frequently asked questions about the programme to promote life-event-based digitalisation. What are life events and business events? A life eve...https://vm.fi/en/questions-and-answers-regarding-life-event-based-digitalisation
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Evaluation of basic services The Evaluation Section of the Advisory Committee on Local Government Finances and Administration prepares the Report on Basic Public Services every second year. It provides an overall image of basic services to decisio...https://vm.fi/en/evaluation-of-basic-services
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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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fi sv en Information policy report In December 2018, Juha Sipilä's Government of 2015–2019 submitted to Parliament the Government report on information policy and artificial intelligence. In the report, information policy is studied not only from ...https://vm.fi/en/information-policy-report
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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...https://vm.fi/en/departments
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Questions and answers about the European wallet application The legislation and technical specifications for European wallet applications are not yet complete and may change as work continues. This could affect some of the answers in this FAQ. Do ...https://vm.fi/en/questions-and-answers-about-the-european-wallet-application