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Employees' mutual funds An employees' mutual fund is owned and controlled by the employees of a company, government agency or municipality, with the purpose of managing the performance bonuses, profit bonuses and other assets paid to it under the ...https://vm.fi/en/employees-mutual-funds
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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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4.5.2022 | The central government employed approximately 78,000 people in 2021. Most central government employees work in expert positions. About 40 per cent work in the security sector, i.e. in the Finnish Defence Forces, border control positions or the police.https://vm.fi/en/-/the-number-of-central-government-employees-grew-by-about-one-thousand-in-2021
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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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Benefits in kind Benefits in kind mean benefits other than cash which the employee receives from the employer on the basis of an employment relationship. Benefits are determined by a Tax Administration decision. Benefits received on the basis of a...https://vm.fi/en/benefits-in-kind
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Absences Absences due to sickness During each calendar year, public officials are entitled to full pay for a maximum of 60 sick days. After that, they receive 75% of their pay. All days of sickness count towards the total number of days, but the n...https://vm.fi/en/absence
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Cooperation The purpose of the statutory cooperation arrangements for employee involvement is to provide staff the opportunity to influence decision-making concerning their work and working conditions and the operation of their workplace. To impro...https://vm.fi/en/cooperation
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Annual leave Terms and conditions of annual leave for central government employees are provided in a collective agreement. In addition, the Annual Holidays Act applies to the holidays of public officials and government employees. Annual leave enti...https://vm.fi/en/annual-leave
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Industrial peace Industrial peace obligation When a collective agreement is in force, no industrial action may be taken in respect of the agreement in force. This applies to public official and employee organisations which are bound by the agreeme...https://vm.fi/en/industrial-peace
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Working hours Central government has three forms of working hours: office, weekly and averaged over a period, as agreed in the collective agreement on working hours for government employees. Government agencies may have other working time arrangem...https://vm.fi/en/working-hours
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Local union representatives The purpose of local union representatives is to promote compliance with the agreements concluded between the social partners. Representatives encourage appropriate, fair and expeditious settlement of any disputes betwe...https://vm.fi/en/local-union-representatives
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Terms and conditions of employment relationships The legal status of civil servants is laid down in the State Civil Servants Act and the related decree, and the legal status of personnel on an ordinary employment contract is covered by the Employm...https://vm.fi/en/terms-and-conditions-of-employment-relationship
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Occupational health care Occupational health care promotes health and safety at work and in the working environment, prevention of work-related diseases and workplace accidents, functioning of the work unit, and employees’ health and ability to wo...https://vm.fi/en/occupational-health-care
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Agency-level collective bargaining In a broad sense, agency-level collective bargaining in central government refers to intra-agency collective agreements. Within the framework of central-level collective agreements and on the basis of the authori...https://vm.fi/en/agency-level-collective-bargaining
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State personnel as statistics The Office for the Government as Employer compiles and publishes statistics on central government personnel and its structure and conditions of employment. The Office uses the compiled statistics in negotiation and co...https://vm.fi/en/state-personnel-as-statistics
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Government as employer The Ministry of Finance is responsible for public governance development and human resources management at central government level. At the close of 2021, the ministries, agencies and other bodies covered by the Budget emplo...https://vm.fi/en/government-as-employer
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Negotiation and collective bargaining Office for the Government as Employer (VTML) is one of the central labour market or-ganisations on the national level. The combined agreement at central level, the Collective Agreement for State Civil Servants...https://vm.fi/en/collective-bargaining
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General collective agreements for government Provisions on the legal status of public officials are laid down in the Public Servants Act (750/1994) and Decree (971/1994) and, with respect to employees, in the Employment Contracts Act (55/2001). Th...https://vm.fi/en/general-collective-agreements-for-government-
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Multi-location working in central government The digitalisation of work offers many opportunities for organising central government services, administration and other tasks in a new way. When customers, information and employees are brought togeth...https://vm.fi/en/multi-location-working-in-central-government
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2.1.2020 | This year, the Ministry of Finance has participated in the Business Lead training programme organised by Hanken & SSE Executive Education, which aims to provide a channel to Finnish working life for highly educated immigrants and refugees. Public officials at the Ministry have acted as mentors in the programme. Both mentors and mentees have learnt and gained enjoyment from the programme.https://vm.fi/en/-/ministry-of-finance-offered-its-employees-the-opportunity-to-share-their-expertise-for-the-benefit-of-society