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17.4.2026 | New legislation would give municipalities the option to collect a tourist tax, which would be a new source of income from tourism. Individual municipalities would decide whether to adopt the tax.

The memorandum prepared in the programme's legislative drafting group was circulated for comments on the Lausuntopalvelu.fi website at the turn of 2025–2026. According to the preliminary schedule, the government proposal will be submitted to Parliament in the late spring of 2026.

Tourist tax The Ministry of Finance is making preparations for a tourist tax that will provide municipalities with an additional source of income from tourism. Municipalities would be able to choose whether to adopt the tax, and revenues from the ...

It is proposed that the Act on wellbeing services counties be temporarily supplemented so that the Ministry of Finance could, under certain conditions, grant permission to cover accumulated deficits by the end of 2027 or 2028 for those wellbeing services counties for which it is necessary to comply with legislation.

Frequently asked questions about easing the management of the affairs of a deceaced relative This page provides answers to the most frequently asked questions about the programme to ease the management of the affairs of a deceased realative. Why w...

The project will implement the licencing and supervision activities of the new gambling system. The project must take into account and coordinate the legislative reform of the gambling system and the legislative reform of regional state administration as well as any changes to these legislative projects.

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 ...

Prevention – money laundering and terrorist financing Money laundering refers to activities in which funds of criminal or illegal origin are recycled through a legal payment system to cover the actual nature, origin or owners of the funds. Terrori...

The programme to ease the management of the affairs of a deceased relative is promoting the digitalisation and automation of services related to the death of a relative. The goal is to make it easier for people to use these services in the difficult time following the death of a relative and to make official processes more efficient.

Reform of regional state administration The reform of regional state administration will bring the central government’s permit, guidance and supervision functions together in a new national agency. At the same time, new regional Economic Developme...

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...

Areas of expertise As a Government organisation, the Ministry of Finance is responsible for pursuing economic policy that fosters stable and sustainable economic growth, ensuring prudently managed central government finances and sustainability in ...

Wellbeing services counties The Ministry of Finance monitors the activities and finances of wellbeing services counties in general and ensures that their self-governing status is taken into account whenever legislation concerning the counties is d...

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...

Taxation The purpose of taxation is to collect income to finance the duties of the public sector. Taxation balances income and consumption, aims to regulate consumption and production by taking account of the environment, and to reduce the consump...

Information management map of public administration The information management map of public administration describes the way in which information management is organised in public administration. The map allows actors to plan and develop the inte...

The programme to promote digital services centred on life events will support the preparation of projects developing digital services for life events and business events, propose the implementation of prepared projects and guide and coordinate the implementation of projects that are being launched.

Current issues Press releases and news RSS (Opens New Window) (Opens New Window) Reform of housing finance regulation supports housing market through added flexibility Type: Press release Publication date: 7.5.2026 13.54 State to sell Fingrid Clas...

fi sv en International cooperation on digitalisation and ICT The Public Sector ICT Department of the Ministry of Finance takes actively part in the work of international organisations, exerts its influence on their programmes and makes use of them...

Archive: Press releases and news Reform of housing finance regulation supports housing market through added flexibility Categories: Publication date: 7.5.2026 State to sell Fingrid Class B shares to OP Pohjola Categories: Publication date: 7.5.202...