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2.12.2025 | Finland has ranked 8th in the Gender Equality Index for the European Union (EU). The Index measured gender equality in various domains, such as work, health and power. The data for the most recent Index is mainly from 2023 and 2024.

28.11.2025 | Index adjustments have been made to client fees for early childhood education and care and to the related income thresholds. From the beginning of August 2026, the maximum fee will be EUR 335 and the minimum EUR 32. If there is more than one child in a family, the fee for the family’s second child is at most 40% of the fee for the family’s first child, i.e. a maximum of EUR 134. The fee for the family’s next children is 20% of the fee charged for the youngest child.

10.12.2024 | Finland has ranked eighth in the Gender Equality Index for the European Union (EU). The position is the same as last year. The Index measures gender equality in various domains, such as work, health and power.

19.12.2024 | The President of the Republic approved the amendment to the Act on the State Television and Radio Fund on 29 December 2024. It is to enter into force on 1 January 2025. The amendment will freeze the annual index increases to funding of the Finnish Broadcasting Company, YLE. The amendment implements the policies of the parliamentary YLE working group.

31.10.2024 | On 31 October 2024, the Government submitted to Parliament a legislative proposal to amend the Act on the State Television and Radio Fund. The amendment would freeze the annual index increases to funding of the Finnish Broadcasting Company, YLE. The proposal implements the policies of the parliamentary YLE working group.

24.10.2023 | Finland has ranked eighth in the Gender Equality Index for the European Union (EU). The Index measured gender equality in various domains, such as work, health and power.

24.6.2020 | Transparency of Finland’s development aid remains average in donor transparency index Ministry for Foreign Affairs Publication date 24.6.2020 17.00 Type: News item The Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs ranked 29th among the 47 donors in the aid...

RP 64/2024 rd LaUB 11/2024 rd RSv 176/2024 rd Lag om ändring av lagen om behandling av personuppgifter vid Brottspåföljdsmyndigheten I enlighet med riksdagens beslut ändras i lagen om behandling av personuppgifter vid Brottspåföljdsmyndigheten (13...

4.12.2025 | The Ministry of the Interior has sent out for comments a government proposal for an act on the automated search and exchange of data for police cooperation and for amending the Act on the Processing of Personal Data by the Police. The proposal introduces amendments to national legislation required by the EU Regulation on the automated search and exchange of data for police cooperation (the Prüm II Regulation). The deadline for submitting comments is Monday 19 January 2026.

30.3.2020 | Det nya indexet för strukturell konkurrenskraft erbjuder en bättre möjlighet till en landsspecifik bedömning, eftersom det fokuserar på konkurrenskraftsfaktorer som är relevanta för Finland. Indexet ger också en positivare bild av Finlands konkurrenskraft än tidigare.

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Regeringens proposition till riksdagen med förslag till lagar om ändring av 2 c kap. 5 § i strafflagen och lagen om behandling av personuppgifter vid Brottspåföljdsmyndigheten PROPOSITIONENS HUVUDSAKLIGA INNEHÅLL I denna proposition föreslås det a...

15.1.2026 | The changes to be made to social assistance will, for example, strengthen the obligations of recipients to apply for full-time work and primary benefits. The overall reform of social assistance aims to clarify the role of social assistance as a last-resort and temporary form of assistance, prevent social exclusion among young people and strengthen general government finances.

25.2.2026 | Vuodesta 2022 lähtien kansainvälistä Suomi-uutisointia hallinneet turvallisuuspoliittiset aiheet säilyivät keskeisimpänä teemana myös 2025. Suomeen liittyvien uutisotsikoiden määrä väheni edellisvuodesta, mutta tasavallan presidentti Alexander Stubb nousi aiempaa huomattavasti näkyvämpään rooliin kansainvälisenä toimijana. Maakuvatutkimukset kertovat Suomi-kuvan muuttuneen myönteisemmäksi ja Suomen tunnettuuden lisääntyneen edellisvuodesta.

25.2.2026 | Security policy topics, which have dominated international coverage on Finland since 2022, continued as the key theme in 2025. The number of news headlines about Finland was lower than the previous year, but President of the Republic Alexander Stubb assumed a significantly more visible role on the international stage. Country brand surveys indicate that Finland’s brand has become more positive, and awareness of Finland has increased since 2024.

25.2.2026 | Den internationella nyhetsrapporteringen om Finland har sedan 2022 främst gällt de säkerhetspolitiska frågorna, vilket också var fallet 2025. Antalet nyhetsrubriker med anknytning till Finland har minskat något från året innan, men republikens president Alexander Stubb har haft en betydligt synligare roll som en internationell aktör. Undersökningarna visar att Finlandsbilden har blivit positivare och att kännedomen om Finland har ökat jämfört med året innan.

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19.1.2026 | The International Monetary Fund (IMF) published its annual report on the Finnish economy on Monday 19 January. According to the IMF, efforts to strengthen public finances will have to continue for several years.

2.12.2025 | Finland placerar sig på 8:e plats i Europeiska unionen när det gäller jämställdheten. Vid jämförelsen mättes jämställdheten på olika områden, till exempel arbetsmarknaden, hälso- och sjukvården och maktutövningen. Största delen av uppgifterna i indexet härstammar från år 2023 och 2024.

30.4.2026 | Enligt planen för de offentliga finanserna våren 2026 uppgår välfärdsområdenas finansiering till sammanlagt cirka 27,5 miljarder euro på riksnivå 2027. Jämfört med 2026 ökar finansieringen med cirka 340 miljoner euro.