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23.4.2026 | Janne Känkänen, Bachelor of Social Sciences, has been appointed Director General of the National Emergency Supply Agency (NESA) for the period of 1 May 2026–30 April 2031.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/janne-kankanen-appointed-director-general-of-national-emergency-supply-agency
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16.4.2024 | Prime Minister Petteri Orpo’s Government has agreed on the General Government Fiscal Plan for 2025–2028. The Government has made decisions that will improve the sustainability of public finances and create conditions for reversing the trend in indebtedness. The decisions aim to safeguard the key factors for future prosperity: employment, security, and knowledge and competence. Fairness has been one of the guiding principles of the decisions.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/orpo-s-government-decisions-aim-to-prevent-public-finances-from-spinning-out-of-control
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12.6.2026 | The EU’s Economic and Financial Affairs Council (Ecofin Council) agreed its general approach on a proposal to strengthen the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) in Luxembourg on 12 June 2026. The proposal would extend the CBAM to downstream products and introduce new measures to prevent circumvention.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/carbon-border-adjustment-mechanism-progresses-at-ecofin-council
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17.3.2023 | The climate and ecological crisis and the sustainability gap in general government finances cannot be solved separately. Actions that strengthen general government finances can be targeted so that they systematically take the economy, legislation, taxation, incentives and governance structures towards the green transition. This is the conclusion of the Outlook Review published by the Ministry of the Environment.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410903/general-government-finances-must-be-adapted-and-reformed-in-way-that-helps-find-solutions-to-climate-crisis-and-biodiversity-loss
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12.6.2026 | Together with the social partners, the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment, the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health and the Ministry of the Interior have drawn up recommendations for workplaces in case of drone threats. Their premise is that official instructions are followed. The recommendations are based on the current threat assessment and they will be updated as necessary. They also include a recommendation on the payment of wages.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/joint-recommendations-for-workplaces-in-case-of-drone-threats
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9.5.2022 | In the spring of 2022, the Centre of Expertise for Participation and Influencing, led by the Youth Academy, carried out a pilot project for the Ministry of Finance that consulted young people on their views on societal influence, trust and cooperation between generations. According to the consultation, young people trust in negotiation and cooperation with other generations in society.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/10623/young-people-believe-that-societal-challenges-can-be-resolved-democratically
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3.9.2024 | The 2025 budget proposal of Prime Minister Orpo's Government bolsters conditions for economic growth. Economic growth driven by the private sector will also serve to secure the financing base for central government finances. The fast-acting measures to curb indebtedness that were decided on due to the difficult situation in central government finances will move forward.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/prime-minister-orpo-s-government-long-term-economic-adjustment-continues-focus-shifts-to-growth
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16.5.2023 | The second sustainability report of the Ministry of Transport and Communications emphasises sustainable infrastructure and mitigation of climate change. The three most effective projects in 2022 raised by the report were the national 12-year transport system plan, i.e. Transport 12, the Roadmap for Fossil-free Transport and Finland's Digital Compass.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/sustainability-report-assesses-infrastructure-and-mitigation-of-climate-change
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28.3.2023 | Russia has destroyed people's homes and healthcare infrastructure in Ukraine. There is a great need for assistance in Ukraine. Since March 2022, Finland has provided Ukraine with necessary civilian material assistance. Most recently, Finland has sent, for example, one thousand maternity packages to Ukraine in February and March 2023.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/finland-sends-one-thousand-maternity-packages-to-ukraine
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Tuomas Tapio appointed to serve as Foreign Ministry’s Permanent State Secretary - Finnish Government
11.6.2026 | In its session on 11 June 2026, the Government appointed Counsellor for Foreign Affairs Tuomas Tapio to serve as Permanent State Secretary at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs starting on 1 September 2026.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/tuomas-tapio-appointed-to-serve-as-foreign-ministry-s-permanent-state-secretary -
22.3.2022 | On Tuesday 22 March, the Climate Policy Roundtable discussed the climate plan for the land use sector. The discussions focused on the impacts of climate measures in the land use sector on biodiversity and the need to take into account just transition in a comprehensive way. The Roundtable also highlighted the global impact chains of wood production, security of supply in food production and the transition to sustainability through more plant-based production and consumption.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410903/climate-policy-roundtable-climate-plan-for-land-use-sector-must-take-into-account-many-dimensions-of-just-transition
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5.6.2026 | NATO’s Forward Land Forces Finland (FLF Finland) will be officially founded on Saturday 6 June 2026.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/nato-forward-land-forces-finland-to-start-operations-on-6-june
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6.3.2023 | General government finances must be improved significantly over the next two parliamentary terms. The expenditure and structural survey and the tax survey published by the Ministry of Finance show that there are a variety of measures available to this end.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/10623/expenditure-and-revenue-structure-needs-significant-adjustments-to-improve-general-government-finances
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5.6.2026 | Natos framskjutna markstyrkor i Finland (Forward Land Forces, FLF Finland) inrättas officiellt lördagen den 6 juni 2026.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/sv/-/236553176/natos-framskjutna-markstyrkor-i-finland-inleder-sin-verksamhet-den-6-juni
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16.12.2025 | At the Energy Council meeting on 15 December 2025, Member States of the European Union adopted a partial general approach on the proposed regulation establishing Connecting Europe Facility for 2028–2034. Finland is in favour of the regulation’s emphasis on military mobility.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/eu-energy-council-adopts-partial-general-approach-on-regulation-establishing-the-connecting-europe-facility
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11.6.2026 | The Government proposes a comprehensive reform of the legislation on basic education in the arts. The aim is to clarify the structure of basic education in the arts and improve access to instruction across different art disciplines and fields. The proposal would also introduce a single syllabus and reform the criteria for central government transfers to municipalities.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410845/government-proposes-new-legislation-on-basic-education-in-the-arts
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3.3.2022 | The Ministry of Finance has updated its strategy. The strategy was updated to better meet the challenges and changes in the operating environment. The Ministry of Finance kept its vision the same, ‘The Ministry of Finance secures future prospects.’https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/10623/new-ministry-of-finance-strategy-creates-guidelines-for-a-more-responsible-future
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30.4.2026 | 22 April 2026 Savings measure 2027 2028 2029 2030 Total (EUR million) 391 453 493 543 Development policy loans and investments (24.30.89) The level of the item will be permanently lowered. 35 35 35 35 Central government’s universal funding for the...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/documents/194055633/221331025/Appendix+2+Savings+measures,+General+Government+Fiscal+Plan+2027%E2%80%932030.pdf/a2dfe601-81e1-c7d3-ae7b-8c6baa65de21?t=1777546431429
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28.6.2022 | Finns are clearly much more worried about the state of nature on the global scale than about the state of Finnish nature. A barometer on the connection to nature was conducted to find out about our relationship with nature and with preserving biodiversity, and how the responsibilities should be divided between the different stakeholders.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410903/finns-are-increasingly-worried-about-state-of-nature-biodiversity-loss-is-now-recognised-as-threat
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5.10.2021 | On 5 October 2021, forest ministers from five highly- forested EU countries – Finland, Sweden, Germany, Slovakia and Austria – met at an informal meeting in Vienna. The initiative to this meeting came from Austria. The Slovenian Presidency was also represented. After the meeting, the ministers published a joint statement on the promotion of forest cooperation, which France also supports.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410837/forest-ministers-from-finland-and-five-other-eu-countries-publish-a-joint-statement-on-promoting-forest-cooperation