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Ministerial committees and working groups The Government has four statutory ministerial committees with different areas of responsibility: the Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy the Ministerial Committee on European Union Affairs...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/governments/ministerial-committees-and-ministerial-working-groups
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Ministerial committees, ministerial working groups and informal government meetings Ministerial committees and working groups are groups of government members that deal with certain areas of interest or branches of government. They guide cooperati...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/about-the-government/ministerial-committees-and-working-groups-and-informal-government-meetings
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18.12.2025 | In autumn 2025, a parliamentary monitoring group to support the process to prepare a vision for higher education and research discussed common objectives for higher education and research up to 2040. The group is chaired by Member of Parliament Maaret Castrén.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410845/finnish-parliamentary-groups-committed-to-preparing-vision-for-higher-education-and-research
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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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The working group will prepare the legislative amendments required by the Government's mid-term policy review to the provisions on carried-over holiday. The working group may invite experts, draw up its report in the form of a government proposal and submit its report to the Ministry for further preparation. Consultation round 28.1.-12.3.2026, This is a machine translation, we do not guarantee the quality and accuracy of the translations produced.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/projects-and-legislation/project?tunnus=TEM056:00/2025
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The task of the working group is to implement the changes in the administrative representation of personnel decided by the Government in its mid-term policy review in spring 2025. The working group shall draw up its report in the form of a government proposal. The working group will submit its report to the Ministry for further preparation. Consultation round 28.1.-12.3.2026, This is a machine translation, we do not guarantee the quality and accuracy of the translations produced.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/projects-and-legislation/project?tunnus=TEM050:00/2025
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Role of the Prime Minister The Prime Minister leads the Government's work and oversees the implementation of the Government Programme. If a matter is to be decided by the European Union and it falls within the Government's area of responsibility, ...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/about-the-government/role-of-the-prime-minister
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11.3.2025 | Prime Minister Petteri Orpo invited representatives from Finland’s six largest cities (Helsinki, Espoo, Tampere, Vantaa, Oulu and Turku), immigrant organisations, religious communities and public officials to explore ways to promote good relations between population groups in Finland. The event was organised in cooperation with the City of Vantaa on 11 March.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/prime-minister-orpo-s-roundtable-selects-measures-to-promote-good-relations-between-population-groups
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21.5.2025 | On 20 May 2025, the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment appointed three working groups to prepare the measures agreed by the Government in its mid-term policy review session in spring 2025. The working groups will prepare measures concerning the board-level employee representation, the Act on the Protection of Privacy in Working Life, and the time for taking carried-over holiday entitlement.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/tripartite-working-groups-to-prepare-the-government-s-labour-market-reforms-outlined-in-the-mid-term-policy-review-session
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Implementation of the Government Programme entries on amendments to the provisions on the grounds for the fixed-term employment contract, the notice period for lay-offs and the re-employment obligation. Term of the working group 6.9-31.12.2024-30.4.2025 consultation round 2.6-28.7.2025, statement of the Finnish Council of regulatory impact analysis 16.12.2025, Government Proposal 199/2025 of 15.1.20...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/projects-and-legislation/project?tunnus=TEM061:00/2024
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Economic Council Chaired by the Prime Minister, the Economic Council of Finland is a body for facilitating cooperation between the Government, the Bank of Finland and major interest groups. It discusses economic and social policy issues of key imp...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/economic-council
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Promoting equality Prime Minister Petteri Orpo’s Government is committed to promoting equality, gender equality and non-discrimination in Finnish society. Action plan for combating racism brings together means to build a more equal Finland The gov...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/promoting-equality
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On 7.11.25, the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment appointed a working group to consider solutions to problems related to low-priced imports. The task of the working group is to identify all the national and EU-level solutions that can be used to address the problems caused by low-priced imports. In addition to surveying the means, a proposal will be made on the primary follow-up measures.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/projects-and-legislation/project?tunnus=TEM104:00/2025
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4.5.2026 | National coordinators of the Icebreaker Collaboration Effort (ICE Pact) from Canada, Finland and the United States will meet in Helsinki on 5–7 May 2026. Finland will host a three-day meeting for the countries’ government representatives to advance the goals related to icebreaker construction and Arctic cooperation.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/national-ice-pact-coordinators-to-meet-in-helsinki
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13.5.2026 | A clear majority of people in Finland considers humanitarian aid an important and effective form of development cooperation. In a recent survey, more than 90 per cent of the respondents agreed that humanitarian aid for Ukraine is important. The public opinion poll, commissioned from Taloustutkimus by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, shows that views on development cooperation continue to be split by gender and along party lines.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/survey-shows-continued-support-for-development-cooperation-in-finland-humanitarian-aid-is-considered-the-most-important-form
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Behavioural science reviews From 2022 to 2025, the Finnish Behavioural Policy Team (FINBEPOL) at the Prime Minister’s Office put together behavioural science reviews with the latest research findings from Finland and abroad, making them available ...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/behavioural-science-activities/behavioural-science-reviews
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The project will be carried out under the Coordination Group for Digitalisation. The Ministry of Transport and Communications will have the overall responsibility for the project. Other contributors will include the Ministry of Education and Culture and the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment. The project will be implemented in cooperation with the Ministry of Finance (incl. the GenAI network) and the Prime Minister’s Office.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/projects-and-legislation/project?tunnus=LVM046:00/2024
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The memorandum prepared in the programme's legislative drafting group was circulated for comments on the Lausuntopalvelu.fi website at the turn of 2025–2026. According to the preliminary schedule, the government proposal will be submitted to Parliament in the late spring of 2026.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/projects-and-legislation/project?tunnus=VM046:00/2024
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We will develop the operating conditions of CSOs in cross-administrative cooperation. The implementation of the strategy includes legislative projects, studies and reports and other development measures. The aim is, for example, to extend the right to tax deductions on donations to CSOs, to reform government grant practices and to form a vision of civil society.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/projects-and-legislation/project?tunnus=OM003:00/2025
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