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Research and Innovation Council The Research and Innovation Council is an advisory body led by the Prime Minister. Its goal is to develop research and innovation policy that supports wellbeing, education and culture and promotes economically, soci...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/research-and-innovation-council
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Research supporting the Government’s decision-making In its budget decision for 2025, Parliament established a new item 23.01.23 (Research activities supporting the Government’s decision-making) under the main title of the Prime Minister's Office....https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/governments-research-activities
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Opetus- ja kulttuuriministeriö on käynnistänyt korkeakoulutuksen ja tutkimuksen visiotyön. Visiotyössä on tarkoitus vastata yhteiskunnallisiin muutoksiin sekä luoda korkeakoulutuksen ja tutkimuksen kehittämisen pitkän aikavälin suuntaviivoja. Työssä luodaan visio vuoteen 2040 ja tunnistetaan tarvittavat toimenpiteet vision saavuttamiseksi.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/projects-and-legislation/project?tunnus=OKM087:00/2024
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Valtioneuvosto asetti 7.4.2022 parlamentaarisen TKI-työryhmän 2022 jatkamaan vuonna 2021 toimineen parlamentaarisen TKI-työryhmän työtä. Työryhmä laati monivuotisen T&K-rahoituksen käyttöä koskevan suunnitelman, toimi T&K-rahoituslain valmistelun seurantaryhmänä ja seurasi vuonna 2021 toimineen työryhmän linjausten toimeenpanoa.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/projects-and-legislation/project?tunnus=VNK017:00/2022
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National strategic choices for research, development and innovation policy and activities The Multiannual Plan for the Use of Government Research and Development Funding states that Finland’s future success will be built on strategic choices in re...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/national-strategic-choices-for-research-development-and-innovation-policy-and-activities
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27.3.2026 | Comments on the draft vision for higher education and research can be submitted on the public consultation website until 15 April. Both organisations and private individuals can take part.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410845/public-invited-to-comment-on-vision-for-higher-education-and-research
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27.3.2026 | In its meeting on Friday 27 March, the Ministerial Committee on European Union Affairs discussed the EU’s visa policy, migration management and the Digital Networks Act. The ministerial committee also outlined Finland’s positions for two council meetings to be held next week.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/ministerial-committee-on-eu-affairs-discusses-first-eu-visa-policy-strategy
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10.3.2026 | The Research and Innovation Council has launched a stakeholder survey on the implementation of the national strategic choices for RDI policy and activities. The survey will be open until Wednesday 29 April 2026. The main target group for the survey consists of key organisations for implementing the choices and putting them to use, including public and private RDI financiers, research organisations, businesses and branches of government, regional actors and other stakeholders.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/research-and-innovation-council-to-hear-stakeholders-views-on-implementation-of-strategic-choices
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4.2.2026 | The Research and Innovation Council has kicked off the implementation of the national strategic choices for research, development and innovation (RDI) policy and activities by inviting key actors to take part in a joint discussion. The stakeholder event on Wednesday 4 February brought together business leaders, researchers, representatives of higher education institutions and research institutes ...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/implementation-of-national-strategic-choices-for-rdi-policy-begins
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16.3.2026 | In its meeting on Wednesday 11 March, the parliamentary research, development and innovation (RDI) monitoring group discussed the use of additional central government funding for research and development (R&D). Representatives of the Council of Rectors of Finnish Universities UNIFI, the Rectors’ Conference of Finnish Universities of Applied Sciences Arene and the Consortium of State Research Institutions Tulanet attended the meeting to share their views.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/parliamentary-rdi-monitoring-group-discusses-additional-r-d-funding-with-higher-education-institutions-and-research-institutes
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12.2.2026 | Finland is well on the path towards achieving the nationally set target for research and development (R&D) activities, but the coming years will be highly challenging. This is the conclusion of the Monitoring and Evaluation Report on Government R&D Funding. The report also shows that global competition in innovation keeps getting stronger. In international comparison there is nothing exceptional about Finland’s R&D investments, but they are an absolute necessity to succeed in global competition.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/monitoring-report-finland-progresses-towards-national-research-and-development-target-global-competition-in-science-and-innovation-gathers-momentum
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5.3.2026 | The Finnish Government has appointed Otto Saxén, M.Soc.Sc., as Director General of the Defence Policy Department at the Ministry of Defence for a five-year term from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2031.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/otto-saxen-appointed-director-general-of-defence-policy-department-at-ministry-of-defence
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22.1.2026 | The focus of international climate policy has moved from the formulation of targets and agreements to practical implementation. The era of implementation and geopolitical changes, including the United States’ withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, increase the pressures to reform the practices of the UN Climate Conferences.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410903/study-paris-agreement-has-significant-impacts-on-climate-policy-future-less-certain
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22.10.2025 | The gender pay gap has narrowed slowly in Finland. A new research project will produce, for the first time, an extensive long-term economic analysis of the factors that have contributed to the changes in the pay gap.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/research-project-examines-changes-in-gender-pay-gap-over-last-30-years
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9.1.2026 | The Research and Innovation Council has outlined five national strategic choices for research, development and innovation (RDI) policy and activities with a view to boosting sustainable growth and promoting economic and societal renewal while strengthening comprehensive security. The Research and Innovation Council published a report on the strategic choices on 9 January.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/national-strategic-priorities-for-rdi-policy-and-activities-aim-to-boost-sustainable-growth-promote-renewal-and-strengthen-comprehensive-security
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2.2.2026 | The 12th Session of the Plenary of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services IPBES will begin in Manchester on 3 February. The session is to approve the Business & Biodiversity Report.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410903/next-assessment-report-of-intergovernmental-science-policy-platform-on-biodiversity-and-ecosystem-services-ipbes-explores-linkages-between-biodiversity-and-business
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23.4.2025 | Prime Minister Petteri Orpo’s Government has agreed on the General Government Fiscal Plan for 2026–2029. The decisions focus on reinforcing the conditions for economic growth and enhancing the security of Finland and the Finnish people. At the same time, the Government will ensure that public finances are sustainable. The growth package will be financed responsibly through measures to increase general government revenue and reduce expenditure.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/orpo-government-decisions-in-mid-term-policy-review-session-will-strengthen-finland-s-competitiveness-and-security
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6.2.2025 | The Research and Innovation Council is identifying national strategic choices for RDI policy and activities before the Government’s mid-term policy review in April. As part of the preparations, the Council will hold a consultation round from 26 February to 10 March and an open stakeholder event on 28 February 2025. In the earlier stages of the process, stakeholders emphasised the need to take a long-t...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/research-and-innovation-council-to-hear-stakeholders-views-on-national-strategic-choices-for-rdi-policy-and-activities
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18.9.2025 | At its meeting on 16 September, Prime Minister Petteri Orpo lead the Research and Innovation Council in discussions on the implementation of national policies for the use of R&D funding. The Research and Innovation Council was briefed by the Research Council of Finland and Business Finland as well as two organisations that are implementing significant national R&D projects.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/research-and-innovation-council-discusses-implementation-of-multiannual-plan-for-r-d-funding
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28.8.2025 | The Research and Innovation Council is launching new procedures for monitoring and assessing the use and impact of central government research and development (R&D) funding during autumn 2025. The aim of the new assessment procedures is to produce an up-to-date overall picture of the situation with regard to the allocation, outcomes and impact of R&D funding for use by decision-makers and actors in the RDI system.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/research-and-innovation-council-strengthens-procedures-for-assessing-the-impact-of-central-government-r-d-funding