Implementation plan for the Government's key projects and reforms completed

The Government's plan for the implementation of the key projects and reforms of the Government's strategic programme was published on Monday 28 September. The implementation plan focuses on the schedule, measures and financing of the key projects and the most important structural reforms.

It is a strategic programme of reform and the Government is highly committed in its implementation.  The Government will invest on a one-off basis EUR 1 billion in key projects and has today made decisions - in the general government fiscal plan - on how to target appropriations in 2016-2018. The implementation plan includes a large number of changes to modes of operation that will reform Finnish society and create more favourable conditions for economic growth.

The Government aims to a change and renewals in five priority areas: employment and competitiveness; knowledge and education; wellbeing and health; bioeconomy and clean solutions; and digitalisation, experiments and deregulation. Reforms include the pension reform, the social welfare and health care reform, cutting municipalities’ costs by reducing duties and obligations, the 'Municipality of the future' project; and regional and central government reforms.

Implementation plan for the key projects and reforms of the Government's strategic programme (in Finnish)

Introduction of key projects and reforms of the Government Programme on the government website

Inquiries: Paula Lehtomäki, State Secretary, tel. +358 295 160 280, Riina Nevamäki, Special Adviser to the Prime Minister in Political Affairs, tel. +358 9 1602 2009 and Sirpa Kekkonen, Head of the Secretariat for Government Strategy Work, tel. +358 295 160 181, Prime Minister's Office