The email addresses of the Finnish Government ministries will change in the course of the second half of 2021. The Ministry of Finance will take into use new email addresses with a single ‘gov.fi’ suffix on 20 September.

Economic Survey to be published on 27 September at 11 am

24.9.2021 15.52

The Economic Survey focuses on the economic outlook and on economic policy and public finances.

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National recommendation on remote work to be lifted in mid-October – workplaces can start preparing for combined remote and office work

24.9.2021 12.26
The Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health have reviewed the grounds for the recommendation on remote work. The ministries propose to lift the recommendation on 15 October. The ministries estimate that by then the vaccination coverage will be close to the goal set by the Government. This would enable a safe transition to combined remote and office work.  

Finland and Germany intensify cooperation to promote digital identification

22.9.2021 14.47

Finland and Germany have signed a joint declaration based on the countries’ joint desire to support the progress of the proposed regulation on European digital identity, and to accelerate the development of joint European solutions based on digital identity.

Minister of Local Government Sirpa Paatero and Minister of State to the Federal Chancellor and Government Commissioner for Digital Affairs Dorothee Bär signed the joint declaration on Wednesday 22 September 2021.

Harmonisation of Government’s email addresses continues – Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment and Ministry of Finance adopt the new gov.fi suffix

20.9.2021 13.47
The Government is adopting a single email suffix in stages. Almost all email addresses of the ministries will end in gov.fi by the end of 2021. On 20 September, the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment and Ministry of Finance start using the new suffix.

Government negotiations on the Budget 2022

9.9.2021 15.50

The Government negotiates on the Budget 2022. The negotiations started on Tuesday 7 September.

Timeline of budget preparation for 2022

29.6.2021 14.20

Timetable for the preparation of the budget proposal:

  • Wednesday 11 to Thursday 12 August: Budget session at the Ministry of Finance
  • Friday 13 August: The Ministry of Finance will submit its proposal to the Ministries and publish it at budjetti.vm.fi (in Finnish)
  • Tuesday 7 to Wednesday 8 September: Government negotiations on the Budget
  • Monday 27 September: A debate of the Budget proposal will be held at an extraordinary Ministerial Finance Committee meeting and a government plenary session and the publication at budjetti.vm.fi (in Finnish)

Publications

Budget Review 2020

The Budget Review summarizes the central elements of the Government's budget proposal for 2020.

Budget Review 2020

Economic Survey, winter 2020

The Finnish economy will shrink by 3,3 per cent in 2020 and grow by 2,5 per cent in 2021, 2,0 per cent in 2022 and 1,4 per cent in 2023.

Economic Survey, Winter 2020

Europe 2020 Strategy

The tenth National Reform Programme describes the measures that the Government has initiated to achieve the national targets.

Europe 2020 Strategy

Ministry of Finance

Ministry of Finance

The Ministry is tasked with establishing, overseeing and reforming the operating framework for public finances and public governance. Our vision is to establish a solid foundation for the economic prosperity and wellbeing of coming generations.

Learn more about the Ministry

Administrative branch

Administrative branch

The Ministry of Finance's administrative branch employs over 12,000 people, most of whom work for the tax and customs administrations.

The Ministry of Finance's administrative branch

Ministers

Annika Saarikko
Annika Saarikko
Minister of Finance
Sirpa Paatero
Sirpa Paatero
Minister of Local Government