Ministerial committees and working groups
The Government has four statutory ministerial committees with different areas of responsibility:
- the Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy
- the Ministerial Committee on European Union Affairs
- the Ministerial Finance Committee
- the Ministerial Committee on Economic Policy.
These statutory ministerial committees are chaired by the Prime Minister. A government plenary session may appoint extraordinary ministerial committees as needed.
In addition to the ministerial committees, ministerial working groups may be set up to address a specific issue or set of related issues. The ministerial working groups and their tasks and members are decided in connection with the government formation talks, but they can also be agreed on later in the government term.
Chair
Prime Minister Petteri Orpo
Members
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Sari Essayah
Minister of Education Anders Adlercreutz
Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen
Minister of Finance Riikka Purra
Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Ville Tavio
Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen
Minister of the Interior Mari Rantanen will take part in processing matters when they are within her mandate or upon the Prime Minister’s request.
Secretary
Under-Secretary of State (Foreign and Security Policy) Outi Holopainen, Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Permanent experts
Permanent State Secretary Jukka Salovaara, Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Permanent Secretary Esa Pulkkinen, Ministry of Defence
Director-General, State Secretary for EU Affairs Jari Luoto, Prime Minister’s Office
Permanent Secretary Kirsi Pimiä from the Ministry of the Interior will participate in meetings of the Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy as an expert when issues related to the mandate of the Ministry of the Interior are on the agenda.
Chair
Prime Minister Petteri Orpo
Members
Minister for European Affairs and Ownership Steering Joakim Strand
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Sari Essayah
Minister of Education Anders Adlercreutz
Minister of Economic Affairs Wille Rydman
Minister of Justice Leena Meri
Minister of the Environment and Climate Kai Mykkänen
Minister of Finance Riikka Purra
Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Ville Tavio
Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen
Secretary
Director-General, State Secretary for EU Affairs Jari Luoto, Prime Minister’s Office
Permanent experts
State Secretary to the Prime Minister Risto Artjoki
Permanent State Secretary Jukka Salovaara, Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Counsellor for Foreign Affairs, Permanent Representative of Finland to the European Union Jori Arvonen
State Under-Secretary for EU Affairs Satu Keskinen, Prime Minister’s Office
Senior Adviser in European affairs Tuomas Tikkanen, Prime Minister’s Office
Director, Unit for EU Policy Tuuli-Maaria Aalto, Prime Minister’s Office
Special Adviser to Prime Minister Elisa Tarkiainen, Prime Minister’s Office
Chair
Prime Minister Petteri Orpo
Members
Minister of Finance Riikka Purra
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Sari Essayah
Minister of Education Anders Adlercreutz
Minister of Local and Regional Government Anna-Kaisa Ikonen
Secretary
Permanent State Secretary Juha Majanen, Ministry of Finance
1st deputy Director General Mika Niemelä, Budget Department
2nd deputy Deputy Director General Annika Klimenko, Budget Department
3rd deputy Senior Ministerial Adviser Niko Ijäs, Budget Department
4th deputy another public official of the Ministry of Finance designated by the Permanent State Secretary
Chair
Prime Minister Petteri Orpo
Members
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Sari Essayah
Minister of Education Anders Adlercreutz
Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen
Minister of Local and Regional Government Anna-Kaisa Ikonen
Minister of Economic Affairs Wille Rydman
Minister of Finance Riikka Purra
Minister of Transport and Communications Lulu Ranne
Minister of Employment Arto Satonen
Secretary
Director General Mika Niemelä, Budget Department, Ministry of Finance
1st deputy Deputy Director General Annika Klimenko, Budget Department, Ministry of Finance
2nd deputy another public official of the Ministry of Finance designated by the Permanent State Secretary
Permanent experts
Permanent State Secretary Juha Majanen, Ministry of Finance
Deputy Director General Annika Klimenko, Budget Department, Ministry of Finance
Economic Policy Coordinator Lauri Kajanoja, Ministry of Finance
The ministerial working group on a sustainable welfare society will guide and direct the implementation of the Government Programme with regard to ensuring a sustainable and well-functioning welfare society.
Chair
Minister of Social Affairs and Health Kaisa Juuso
Members
Minister of Local and Regional Government Anna-Kaisa Ikonen (Vice-Chair)
Minister of Youth, Sport and Physical Activity Sandra Bergqvist
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Sari Essayah
Minister of Social Security Sanni Grahn-Laasonen
Minister of the Interior Mari Rantanen
General Secretary
Chief Specialist Minna Saario , Ministry of Social Affairs and Health
Senior Specialist Elina Vesterinen, Ministry of Social Affairs and Health (Deputy)
The ministerial working group on employment and entrepreneurship will guide and direct the implementation of the Government Programme with regard to the social security reform, international recruitment, promotion of competition and deregulation, entrepreneurship and the built environment.
Chair
Minister of Employment Arto Satonen
Members
Minister of Economic Affairs Wille Rydman (Vice-Chair)
Minister for European Affairs and Ownership Steering Joakim Strand
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Sari Essayah
Minister of Social Security Sanni Grahn-Laasonen
Minister of Climate and the Environment Kai Mykkänen
Minister of Finance Riikka Purra
Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Ville Tavio
General Secretary
Director General Kimmo Ruth, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment
Ministerial Adviser Jaana Lappi, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment (Deputy)
The ministerial working group on clean energy, the environment and security of supply will guide and direct the implementation of the Government Programme with regard to climate, environmental and nature policy, clean energy and the energy transition, and permit procedures for projects. In addition, the ministerial working group will guide and direct the implementation of the Government Programme with regard to food and forest policy.
Chair
Minister of Climate and the Environment Kai Mykkänen
Members
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Sari Essayah (Vice-Chair)
Minister for European Affairs and Ownership Steering Joakim Strand
Minister of Transport and Communications Lulu Ranne
Minister of Economic Affairs Wille Rydman
Minister of Employment Arto Satonen
General Secretary
Programme Manager Antton Keto, Ministry of the Environment
Ministerial Adviser Laura Aho, Ministry of the Environment (Deputy)
The ministerial working group on internal security and administration of justice will guide and direct the implementation of the Government Programme with regard to internal security and administration of justice.
Chair
Minister of the Interior Mari Rantanen
Members
Minister of Justice Leena Meri (Vice-Chair)
Minister of Youth, Sport and Physical Activity Sandra Bergqvist
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Sari Essayah
Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen
Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen
General Secretary
Ministerial Adviser Veera Parko, Ministry of the Interior
Specialist Annina Ceder, Ministry of the Interior (Deputy)
The ministerial working group on children, youth and families will guide and direct the implementation of the Government Programme with regard to the wellbeing and prevention of social exclusion of children and young people.
Chair
Minister of Education Anders Adlercreutz
Members
Minister of Social Security Sanni Grahn-Laasonen (Vice-Chair)
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Sari Essayah
Minister of Social Affairs and Health Kaisa Juuso
Minister of Science and Culture Sari Multala
Minister of Justice Leena Meri
General Secretary
Ministerial Adviser Iiris Patosalmi, Ministry of Education and Culture
Senior Coordinator Mikko Cortés Téllez, Ministry of Education and Culture
(Deputy and Secretary of the ministerial working group)
The ministerial working group on physically active lifestyles and functional capacity will guide and direct the implementation of the cross-administrative action plan promoting physically active lifestyles and functional capacity and monitors the action plan implementation. The ministerial working group will also deal with the other matters related to sports and elite sports included in the Government Programme.
Chair
Minister of Science and Culture Sari Multala
Members
Minister of Youth, Sport and Physical Activity Sandra Bergqvist (Vice-Chair)
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Sari Essayah
Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen
Minister of Social Affairs and Health Kaisa Juuso
Minister of Economic Affairs Wille Rydman
General Secretary
Ministerial Adviser Minttu Korsberg, Ministry of Education and Culture
Senior Ministerial Adviser, Cultural Affairs Päivi Aalto-Nevalainen, Ministry of Education and Culture (Deputy)
The ministerial working group on social transformation will guide and direct the implementation of the Government Programme with regard to the extensive utilisation of digitalisation, robotisation and artificial intelligence in society as a whole and in public administration. The ministerial working group will deal with matters related to the development of public administration, excluding the reform of healthcare and social welfare administration.
Chair
Minister of Transport and Communications Lulu Ranne
Members
Minister of Local and Regional Government Anna-Kaisa Ikonen (Vice-Chair)
Minister for European Affairs and Ownership Steering Joakim Strand
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Sari Essayah
Minister of Climate and the Environment Kai Mykkänen
Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Ville Tavio
General Secretary
The Main general secretary Director General Laura Eiro, Ministry of Transport and Communications
Director of unit Maria Rautavirta, Ministry of Transport and Communications (Deputy)
Permanent State Under-Secretary Susanna Huovinen, Ministry of Finance
Director General Jarkko Levasma, Ministry of Finance
Head of Unit Tomi Hytönen, Ministry of Finance (Deputy)
Deputy Director General Jonna Korhonen, Ministry of Education and Culture
Senior Specialist Tomi Kytölä, Ministry of Education and Culture (Deputy)