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Management and organisation of the Prime Minister’s Office The Prime Minister is the head of the Prime Minister's Office. The Minister for European Affairs and Ownership Steering is responsible for certain EU-related matters and for state ownershi...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/prime-ministers-office/management-and-organisation
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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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4.6.2026 | The Government is proposing a new type of integration assistance. The general social security benefit would be paid as integration assistance to immigrants registered as unemployed jobseekers who do not meet the prior work requirement or have lived in Finland for less than three years.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/new-integration-assistance-to-improve-incentives-to-work-and-strengthen-language-skills
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12.6.2026 | Finnish civil society organisations working against racism have begun close cooperation within a new network convened by the Prime Minister’s Office. The network’s activities began in December 2025 with its first online meeting. Now, following the first hybrid meeting this spring, attention is focused on the independent monitoring of the anti-racism action plan.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/the-anti-racism-cooperation-network-has-begun-its-advocacy-work
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2.6.2026 | The National Working Life Development Strategy to 2035 has been completed. The strategy aims to accelerate Finland’s economic growth by modernising the world of work so that Finnish workplaces become more innovative, more productive and better places to work. The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment, the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, and the Ministry of Education and Culture published the strategy and an accompanying implementation roadmap on 2 June 2026.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/growth-from-people-s-ideas-courage-to-renew-and-cooperation-nearly-eur-4-million-funding-call-launched-to-develop-work-in-finland
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Finnish Council of Regulatory Impact Analysis The Finnish Council of Regulatory Impact Analysis is responsible for issuing statements on government proposals and their regulatory impact assessments. The Council issues 30 to 45 statements each year...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/council-of-regulatory-impact-analysis
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Forming a new government The process of forming a new government begins after the organising of Parliament and the State Opening of Parliament. After the election, a representative of the parliamentary group that won the most seats in Parliament i...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/about-the-government/appointment-and-organisation-of-the-government
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3.6.2026 | Minister of Employment Matias Marttinen will attend the International Labour Conference organised by the International Labour Organization (ILO) in Geneva on 3−4 June 2026. He will give a speech at the plenary session on the impacts of artificial intelligence on working life. During the visit, Marttinen will meet ILO’s Director-General Gilbert Houngbo, among others.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/minister-of-employment-marttinen-to-attend-ilo-s-international-labour-conference-in-geneva
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Discretionary government grants for developing civil society organisations’ work to combat racism In May and June 2025, the Prime Minister’s Office organised a call for applications for discretionary government grants to support civil society orga...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/promoting-equality/government-grant-for-civil-society-organisations
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Working at the Prime Minister’s Office The Prime Minister's Office is a unique workplace that offers meaningful work at the heart of central government. The office promotes collaboration between the Government and the branches of administration. A...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/prime-ministers-office/working-at-the-prime-ministers-office
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4.6.2026 | On 4 June, the Government appointed Charlotta Collén (Lic.Soc.Sc) Director General of the Secretariat for International Relations with effect from 1 August 2026. The Director is responsible for directing the activities of the Secretariat for International Relations at the Ministry.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410845/charlotta-collen-appointed-director-of-international-affairs-at-the-ministry-of-education-and-culture
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27.4.2026 | Minister of Employment Matias Marttinen will attend the OECD’s Skills Summit in Istanbul on 27–28 April 2026. He will meet the employment ministers of Türkiye and the United Kingdom, among others.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/minister-of-employment-marttinen-to-attend-oecd-skills-summit-in-turkiye
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8.6.2026 | Minister of Science and Culture Mari-Leena Talvitie has presented seven State Awards for Public Information in acknowledgment of the dissemination of significant public information. The award ceremony will be celebrated on 8 June in Oulu, which is a European Capital of Culture this year.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410845/state-award-for-public-information-conferred-to-seven-contributors-to-community-relevant-information
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Progress of the government action plan to combat racism The government action plan to combat racism and promote equality implements the policies set out in the equality statement issued by the Government. The selected measures are based on an asse...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/promoting-equality/progress-of-the-action-plan
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26.1.2026 | The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment appointed a working group to prepare a programme to prevent segregation. The working group will identify measures to reduce segregation. The programme is due to be completed by the end of 2026.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/work-begins-on-national-programme-to-prevent-segregation
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Finnish Government Government is a concept with several meanings. It usually refers to the Government of Finland composed of the Prime Minister and the other ministers. The Government has 12 ministries and usually around 20 ministers . The Governm...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/about-the-government
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The Prime Minister's Office The Prime Minister’s Office is one of the Government’s twelve ministries. Its main task is to support the Prime Minister in the general management of the Government and in coordinating the work of the Government and Par...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/prime-ministers-office
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7.5.2026 | The Government proposes legislative changes that would make it easier for people claiming unemployment benefits to study. According to the proposal, jobseekers aged at least 25 years could enrol for open higher education studies at universities, universities of applied sciences, community learning centres and summer universities without losing their unemployment benefit.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/government-s-proposal-to-facilitate-studies-during-unemployment-would-increase-study-opportunities-for-jobseekers
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3.6.2026 | Prime Minister Petteri Orpo met with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on 3 June. Their discussions focused on bilateral relations, the defence industry, the situation in Ukraine and the EU’s multiannual financial framework.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/finland-and-france-to-further-deepen-cooperation-prime-minister-orpo-meets-with-french-president-macron
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21.5.2026 | The Government will establish a police reserve in Finland to ensure the police have sufficient resources in exceptional circumstances. In its session, the Government proposed that the President of the Republic approve the bill on establishing a police reserve on Friday 22 May. Most of the legislative amendments are scheduled to enter into force on 1 January 2027.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/police-reserve-to-be-established-in-finland