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  1. 8.9.2026 | Findings of the OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) show that while performance among students in Finland has continued to decline, it remains above the OECD average. Science was the main domain of assessment in the 2025 survey.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410845/pisa-2025-students-in-finland-still-perform-well-above-oecd-average-in-science
  2. 10.11.2025 | The Finnish trade policy magazine Kauppapolitiikka has launched a new, free service on its website that brings together figures on Finland’s trade in goods and services by country, region, and country group. The service, which uses open data from Finnish Customs and Statistics Finland, makes it easier to browse and use statistics.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/foreign-trade-statistics-now-available-on-kauppapolitiikka-magazine-s-website
  3. 25.2.2025 | Starting on 1 March 2025, the Development and Administrative Services Centre (KEHA Centre) will be responsible for the Employment Service Statistics. The statistics contain key data on unemployed jobseekers, job vacancies and public employment services. Until now, it has been the task of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment to maintain, develop and communicate about them.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/employment-service-statistics-and-employment-bulletin-from-ministry-of-economic-affairs-and-employment-to-keha-centre
  4. 10.9.2026 | Prime Minister Orpo’s Government will take further measures to address the income difficulties faced by international students. The Government proposes to introduce a one-year waiting period for family reunification of students, to clarify the amount of required financial resources and to add a language skill requirement to the residence permit for studies.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/government-proposes-one-year-waiting-period-for-family-reunion-of-international-students
  5. 5.5.2022 | A Twinning project in Azerbaijan, led by Statistics Finland, focusing on Finnish data usage and statistical expertise, was very different from any previous Twinning projects. The project was launched remotely in June 2020 in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and it progressed despite the war between Armenia and Azerbaijan and the new virus variants. The closing event of the project on 11 April 2022 in Baku attracted enormous media attention.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/statistics-finland-raises-global-awareness-of-finnish-competence-in-data-usage
  6. 3.5.2024 | On 3 May, the Ministry of Education and Culture published the 2024 Bildung Review, which compiles statistical and other information on the administrative branch of the Ministry, its development and situation in international comparison. The themes for 2024 are regionality, life cycle and the fields of education and culture. The objective of the annually published review is to create an overall picture of the extensive administrative branch as a whole.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410845/bildung-review-compiles-statistics-and-information-from-educational-and-cultural-administration
  7. 14.12.2022 | Minister of Economic Affairs Mika Lintilä and Alain Maron, Minister of Energy and Climate of the Brussels-Capital Region, have signed an agreement on statistical transfers under the EU’s Renewable Energy Directive (RED II) between Finland and the Brussels-Capital Region.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/finland-and-the-brussels-region-agree-on-statistical-transfers-of-renewable-energy-finland-sells-surplus-for-eur-1.65-million
  8. 10.12.2024 | Key information processing skills needed by Finland’s adult population (aged 16 to 65) in different areas of life were assessed in the Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC). The survey focused on literacy, numeracy and adaptive problem-solving skills. By international standards, Finland ranked at the top in literacy and numeracy skills.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410845/finland-a-leading-country-in-piaac-adult-population-survey
  9. 3.12.2025 | The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health has published the Non-Violent Childhoods Action Plan for 2026–2033 aimed at preventing all forms of violence against children. The plan, which will be implemented at the government level, is based on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, the Lanzarote Convention and national statutes that require all forms of violence against children to be combated.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/every-adult-is-responsible-for-ensuring-that-children-can-live-without-violence-action-plan-guides-violence-prevention-in-finland
  10. 9.9.2025 | In Finland, the share of young adults with a tertiary degree (39%) remains lower than the OECD average (48%). The figures are from the OECD’s Education at a Glance publication, which compares education systems in different countries.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410845/education-at-a-glance-share-of-tertiary-educated-young-adults-in-finland-still-below-oecd-average
  11. 8.4.2025 | Young people’s traffic safety has recently gained widespread attention following the tragic traffic accidents in Nurmijärvi.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/minister-ranne-young-people-in-finland-have-the-right-to-safe-driving-we-must-ensure-better-knowledge-skills-and-attitudes-
  12. 14.10.2024 | The Government discussed the recommendations, decisions and conclusions issued to Finland by the international human rights monitoring bodies on 3 October. The discussion was held as part of the implementation of the Government's equality statement. Based on the discussion, the State Secretaries of the parties in Government decided on further measures related to the recommendations.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/government-discusses-human-rights-recommendations-issued-to-finland
  13. 11.4.2024 | The support for Ukraine following Russia’s invasion was clearly reflected in the 2023 official development assistance spending (ODA) of Finland and many other EU Member States, according to data released by the OECD today. Ukraine was the largest recipient of Finland’s ODA for the second consecutive year.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/finland-continued-to-support-ukraine-through-development-assistance-in-2023
  14. 5.12.2023 | Findings of the OECD’s PISA 2022 (Programme for International Student Assessment) show that while the performance of Finnish young people has deteriorated, it remains above the OECD average. PISA 2022 focused on mathematical literacy.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410845/pisa-2022-performance-fell-both-in-finland-and-in-nearly-all-other-oecd-countries
  15. 2.6.2023 | On 2 June, the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child issued recommendations to Finland based on Finland's combined fifth and sixth periodic reports on the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Optional Protocols thereto.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/un-committee-on-the-rights-of-the-child-issues-recommendations-to-finland
  16. 22.11.2022 | According to a comprehensive report on exports to China, Finnish companies’ business activities in China have had a positive impact on the parent companies’ activities in Finland. However, Finland has lost its market share of the value added consumed by China, and the focus of goods exports has shifted from machinery and equipment to raw materials and intermediate products. The outlook for exports is overshadowed by geopolitical risks, protectionism and a slowdown in China’s economic growth.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/exports-to-china-support-business-activity-in-finland-unfavourable-outlook-for-exports
  17. 3.9.2021 | The Government of the Republic of Finland and the Government of the Kingdom of Belgium reached an agreement on statistical transfers under the EU’s Renewable Energy Directive on late June. The Minister of Economic Affairs Mika Lintilä on behalf of Finland and the Minister of Energy Tinne Van der Straeten on behalf of Belgium have now signed the agreement.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/finland-and-belgium-have-signed-the-agreement-on-statistical-transfers-of-renewable-energy
  18. 19.1.2023 | In November and December, E2 Research conducted a review of what Ukrainians who have fled to Finland think about their life and what kind of plans they have. This was done to deepen and update the information obtained from the report compiled by the Ministry of the Interior in the summer.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/ukrainians-will-continue-to-be-an-important-immigrant-group
  19. 20.5.2025 | The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment’s labour market forecast for spring 2025 predicts that employment will grow next year, but the number of long-term unemployed people threatens to rise to a very high level.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/forecast-finland-s-labour-market-to-improve-from-the-beginning-of-2026
  20. 14.6.2024 | On 14 June 2024, the ministerial working group on employment and entrepreneurship adopted an action plan to help people who have fled Ukraine. In accordance with the Government Programme, the aim is to help Ukrainians enter the labour market and to support their participation in Finnish society.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/government-action-plan-supports-ukrainians-in-finding-work-and-settling-in-finland-1