
Government formation talks continue at the House of the Estates
The government formation talks continue at the House of the Estates. Petteri Orpo is leading the formation of the government. The political parties participating in the talks are the National Coalition Party, the Finns Party, the Swedish People’s Party of Finland and the Christian Democrats in Finland.
246,100 unemployed jobseekers in April

New Minister's Handbook published
EU sanctions evasion and circumvention at the heart of the Border States’ meeting in Helsinki
Vision work highlights the need to reform child welfare

Photos
Press photos are published in the Government’s Flickr account.
Photos of ministers, public officials and government premises are available in the government material bank.
Webcasts
Live webcasts of the Government’s press conferences and other events are streamed on the Government’s YouTube channel.
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Russia terminates bilateral agreement between Finland and Russia on military evaluation visits
UN Committee against Torture issues decision on matter concerning return of asylum seeker
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Government in office
On 10 December 2019, the President of the Republic appointed Prime Minister Sanna Marin’s Government, which is Finland’s 76th government. Marin’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.