Russian Prime Minister to visit Finland
New climate resilient solutions needed fast in the Arctic
Preparation for weather and climate risks is possible
Many of the weather and climate risks threatening Finland over the next few years can be managed by being well prepared. Knowledge of the risks has now been compiled in the project ‘Assessment of Weather and Climate Risks’. In particular, it is possible to prepare reasonably well for weather phenomena affecting infrastructure and causing immediate danger, such as floods and storms.
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Women as ministers in independent Finland
The new website presents female ministers and their achievements. It provides their details and photos and shows audio recordings and video interviews with them.
Key projects and reforms
With its five strategic priorities in the Government Programme, Sipilä’s Government is taking steps to follow through with essential reforms. The strategic objectives are materialised in the form of 26 key projects.
Ministries' publications
The Institutional Repository Valto includes the publication series of all Finnish ministries in pdf-format from the beginning of 2016 and some publications that date further back.
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The regional government, health and social services reform The health, social services and regional government reform will establish the new counties and reform the structure, services and funding of health and social services as well as transfer new duties to the counties. -
ThisisFinland The renewed thisisFINLAND website, the country brand’s main communications channel, tells about Finland’s strengths, Finnish culture and the Finnish people in seven languages.
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Omamaakunta.fi What does the regional government, health and social services reform mean for people in their various phases of life? Your information package on the reform and on counties' services. -
Suomi.fi The Suomi.fi Web service offers public administration customers a single point of access to services and to the customer's own information and electronic messages. -
Team Finland The Team Finland network promotes Finland and its interests abroad: Finland's external economic relations, the internationalisation of Finnish businesses, inward investments and the country's brand.
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Public Service Info Public Service Info directs you to the right service, provides support for e-services, and answers general questions about public services. -
Research and Innovation Council The Council discusses key issues relating to the development of research and innovation policy that supports the wellbeing, growth and competitiveness.
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Institutional Repository for the Government The Institutional Repository (Valto) includes the publication series of all Finnish ministries from the beginning of 2016 and some publications that date further back.
Finnish Government
The term ‘Government’ refers to the Government of Finland which consists of a prime minister and a required number of ministers. It also denotes a decision-making body consisting of the government plenary session and the ministries.
Government in office
On 29 May 2015, the President of the Republic appointed Finland's 74th Government, that of Prime Minister Juha Sipilä. The Government has 17 ministers.
Finnish Governments
It is possible to search information on the Finnish Governments, their compositions and Government Programmes throughout Finland’s independence – as of 1917. Information is also available on the Governments' terms of office, on the types of Government and on the political parties within the Government.