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New Government takes a tour of Finnish libraries
During the summer, the Government of Prime Minister Antti Rinne will take a tour around the country to talk about the Government Programme with the people. Tens of libraries in different parts of the country will serve as venues for these meetings. The aim is to tell about the key objectives of the Government and get feedback on the programme.
Read more about the events and their schedule on website (in Finnish) and on Twitter: #kirjastokiertue.
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Formation of the government
Parliamentary elections were held in Finland on 14 April 2019. The process of forming a new government begins after organising of the new Parliament and the State Opening of Parliament.
We squeezed the phases of the process into a two-minute video
Read more about how the Government is appointed and how its work is organised
Information about Brexit
We have grouped together information about Brexit and the future EU-UK relationship. These pages offer information, for example, on the negotiation process and the withdrawal agreement and on how UK and Finnish citizens and businesses should prepare for a withdrawal without an agreement.
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 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.
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Finland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union begins on 1 July and ends on 31 December 2019.
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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.ThisisFinland
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Team Finland network provides businesses with a smooth service chain, ranging from advice services to funding. The network offers tailor-made service packages for companies' internationalisation needs based on the services provided by the network actors.Team Finland
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Public Service Info directs you to the right service, provides support for e-services, and answers general questions about public services.
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The Council discusses key issues relating to the development of research and innovation policy that supports the wellbeing, growth and competitiveness.Research and Innovation Council
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The Institutional Repository (Valto) includes the publication series of all Finnish ministries from the beginning of 2016 and some publications that date further back.
Institutional Repository for the Government
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 6 June 2019, the President of the Republic appointed Prime Minister Antti Rinne’s Government, which is Finland’s 75th government. Rinne’s Government is formed by the Social Democratic Party, the Centre Party, the Greens, the Left Alliance and the Swedish People's Party of Finland. The Government has 19 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.