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Data protection in the Prime Minister's Office Data Protection Officer Data Protection Officer Heidi Alajoki Prime Minister’s Office, Economy Unit [email protected] Controller Prime Minister’s Office, PO Box 23, 00023 Government Registry: [email p...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/data-protection
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Improving comprehensive security in Europe Improving comprehensive security in Europe is one of Finland’s EU policy priorities. It is in Finland’s interest that the EU is as strong and effective as possible when it comes to security and defence. F...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/finlands-eu-policy/finland-in-the-european-union/comprehensive-security-in-europe
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Requests for personal data and user's rights When you want to know what data we store about you and who processes your data, you can check the data we have collected about you and update it, if necessary. You can submit a request to check your per...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/data-protection/request-for-personal-data
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8.4.2026 | Minister of Transport and Communications Lulu Ranne and Minister of Economic Affairs Sakari Puisto hosted a roundtable discussion on the competitiveness and security of Finland’s ports on 7 April 2026.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/ministers-ranne-and-puisto-hosted-discussion-on-competitiveness-and-security-of-ports
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28.4.2026 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications has set up a project to prepare an assessment memorandum on national extensions to the Directive on Privacy and Electronic Communications. The review will focus especially on national data protection regulation concerning corporate subscribers.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/regulation-on-corporate-subscribers-to-be-reviewed-for-relevance-and-appropriateness
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23.4.2026 | Russia is waging a war of aggression in Ukraine for the fifth year and has not demonstrated a genuine willingness to negotiate for a lasting peace. Russia’s ruthless strikes on civilian targets highlight the need to tighten sanctions. With its 20th sanctions package, the European Union continues to increase pressure on Russia to weaken the country’s ability to pursue its war of aggression against Ukraine.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/eu-tightens-sanctions-with-a-significant-20th-sanctions-package
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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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Joint controllership The Prime Minister's Office and other Ministries are joint controllers when processing personal data in the Government’s shared information systems. These shared information systems include: case management systems that store ...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/data-protection/joint-controllership
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9.4.2026 | The Government is proposing changes aimed at preventing intentional misuse of social security, reducing incorrect social security payments and improving information exchange with Kela, the Social Insurance Institution of Finland.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/government-proposes-measures-to-prevent-benefit-fraud-and-incorrect-payments
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14.4.2026 | The Ministry of the Interior has sent out for comments a draft government proposal to update civilian intelligence legislation in response to the changed security environment. The proposal would introduce new powers, including measures to prepare for state-sponsored threats, and clarifying amendments arising from practical needs identified in intelligence activities. Changes are also proposed to the non-disclosure periods for documents. The deadline for submitting comments is in late May.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/draft-government-proposal-to-update-civilian-intelligence-legislation-sent-out-for-comments
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Instructions for visitors Safety information For your safety, when visiting government premises please observe the instructions set out below. CCTV recording systems are in use throughout government premises. A visitor badge must be worn at all ti...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/information-for-visitors
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Sign up for news on current issues You can sign up to receive press releases, news, speeches and columns from the ministries by email by selecting the material and topics you wish to subscribe to. A confirmation email with an activation link will ...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/current-issues/sign-up
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28.1.2026 | On 28 January 2026, the Ministry of Transport and Communications published an interim review of the project on security and new economic growth from communication networks, known as the TUUTTI project. The review outlines the project’s progress and presents the key findings to date.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/communication-networks-at-heart-of-finland-s-security-and-economic-growth-interim-review-charts-progress-of-tuutti-project
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16.4.2026 | It will soon be possible to receive mail from public authorities using commercially available digital mailbox services. The plan is for this option to be available in the autumn of 2026.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/10623/reading-digital-mail-from-public-authorities-will-be-more-flexible-in-future
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The Translation and Language Division of the Prime Minister’s Office has updated the Glossary of Legislative Terms and Phrases with new concepts and legal expressions and has made changes to some earlier recommendations. The glossary is available in the Government Termbank Valter and as a separate PDF file on the Government’s Glossaries and guidance website and in Finlex.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/new-content-added-to-government-termbank-valter
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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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Whistleblower protection Whistleblower protection safeguards people who report certain types of misconduct. In this case, a ‘whistleblower’ is a person who, in the course of their work, discovers a breach of European Union or national law concerni...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/prime-ministers-office/whistleblower-protection
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Economic Council meetings 2026 26 February: Economic Outlook and ECB Monetary Policy 2025 10 December: The fiscal policy framework and the debt brake 5 November: Data Economy and the Economic Potential of Artificial Intelligence 10 September: Trad...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/economic-council/meetings
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5.12.2025 | The Government has decided to set up a fixed-term state aid scheme for data centres. The Government will also launch a cross-administrative legislative project to establish a register of data centres and lay down the related obligations. These decisions were made by the Ministerial Committee on Economic Policy in its Friday 5 December meeting, where the committee also decided that the security authorities would explore the security aspects related to data centres.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/ministerial-committee-on-economic-policy-decides-on-state-aid-for-data-centres-and-registration-obligation
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Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Sari Essayah Christian Democrats in Finland The remit of the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry comprises food policy, food security, food safety and animal welfare, rural...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/ministers/-/min/orpo/maa-ja-metsatalousministeri