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4.11.2025 | Rapporteur Veli-Matti Mattila proposes in his report measures such as continuing electricity tax relief and streamlining permit procedures for data centres with high value added.

Valtioneuvoston kirjelmä eduskunnalle komission ehdotuksesta Euroopan parlamentin ja neuvoston asetukseksi luottolaitosten vakavaraisuusvaatimu annetun asetuksen (EU) n:o 575/2013 muuttamisesta pysyvän varainhankinnan vaatimuksen soveltamisalaan k...

Statsrådets skrivelse till riksdagen om kommissionens förslag till Europaparlamentets och rådets förordning om ändring av förordning (EU) nr 575/2013 om tillsynskrav för kreditinstitut vad gäller krav för transaktioner för värdepappersfinansieri e...

28.2.2024 | The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment and the National Emergency Supply Agency (NESA) have invited Major General (ret) Kim Mattsson to conduct a study on cooperation related to security of supply. His task is to assess the relevance of the model for the cooperation between the public and private sector implemented by NESA in the Finnish emergency supply organisation and its current state in the changed operating environment.

Valtioneuvoston kirjelmä eduskunnalle komission ehdotuksesta Euroopan parlamentin ja neuvoston asetukseksi uusiutuvien kaasujen, maakaasun ja vedyn sisämarkkinoita koskevista yhteisistä säännöistä (kaasumarkkina-asetus) Perustuslain 96 §:n 2 momen...

Statsrådets skrivelse till riksdagen om kommissionens förslag till Europaparlamentets och rå- dets förordning om gemensamma regler för den inre marknaden för förnybara gaser, natur- gas och vätgas (gasmarknadsförordning) I enlighet med 96 § 2 mom....

23.1.2025 | The coronavirus support granted to businesses helped to maintain more than 40,000 jobs in Finland during the first year of the pandemic. The majority of jobs were preserved thanks to Business Finland’s COVID-19 funding programme. These are the conclusions of a study by the Research Institute of the Finnish Economy (ETLA) titled The Effects of Covid-19 Business Subsidies in Finland – Final Report. ...

1.4.2020 | The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment and the Ministry of Finance have appointed a working group to prepare an expert assessment of the impact of the coronavirus crisis and of measures that can be used to limit the damage to the Finnish economy. The working group will also explore measures that could help to get Finland back on track towards sustainable growth, high employment and sustainable public finances after the crisis.

9.2.2021 | At the request of Minister of Employment Tuula Haatainen, Director General of Finnish Customs Hannu Mäkinen has formulated a proposal to improve the opportunities of people with partial work ability to find employment. Mäkinen proposes that Finland should take Sweden’s Samhall company as a model, but adapt it to the Finnish needs.

Valtioneuvoston kirjelmä eduskunnalle komission ehdotuksista 1.) ehdotus neuvoston asetukseksi vuosia 2028-2034 koskevan monivuotisen rahoituskehyksen vahvistamisesta (rahoituskehysasetus); 2.) ehdotus neuvoston päätökseksi Euroopan unionin omien ...

8.3.2024 | The aim of updating the strategy is to reduce debt management risks and simplify operations.

Statsrådets skrivelse till riksdagen om kommissionens förslag 1 till rådets förordning om den fleråriga budgetramen 2028–2034 (budgetramförordningen), förslag 2 till rådets beslut om systemet för Europeiska unionens egna medel (beslutet om egna me...

15.12.2023 | The central government’s realised borrowing will exceed its budgeted borrowing this year. This is due in part to a EUR 4 billion payment to wellbeing services counties at the start of 2024, which the cash management of the central government is preparing for this year.

12.2.2024 | On 12 February 2024, the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment published a report on the changes to the distribution obligation of transport fuels. AFRY Management Consulting Oy produced the report on behalf of the Ministry. The report’s purpose was to evaluate the effects of the proposed changes to the distribution obligation outlined in the Government Programme.

15.1.2024 | The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment has set up a broad-based working group to prepare the reform of the legislation on the security of supply. In accordance with the Government Programme, an overall review of the legislation will be carried out during this parliamentary term in order to update regulation. The working group term extends from 15 January 2024 to 31 December 2025.

30.10.2023 | The European Commission is preparing a draft Implementing Regulation on considering the emission standards for cars and light-duty commercial vehicles running on carbon neutral fuels in the type approvals. The Ministry of Transport and Communications informed Parliament of the upcoming initiative on 27 October 2023.

21.9.2022 | The Government’s third supplementary budget proposal includes a maximum EUR 10 billion loan and guarantee scheme for the energy sector. Companies operating on the electricity derivatives market have until 30 November to apply to the Ministry of Finance for loans.

22.8.2022 | A recent study by Helsinki Region Environmental Services HSY shows that many people still dispose of their medicines incorrectly. Particularly young people dispose of expired or unused medicines by simply binning them or flushing them down the drain. Older people, on the other hand, most often return such medicines to a pharmacy, which is the correct way. Expired and unused medicines should alw...

31.1.2023 | A working group appointed by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health proposes measures to end the use of tobacco and nicotine products in Finland by 2030. The group submitted its report to State Secretary Eila Mäkipää on Tuesday, 31 January 2023.

20.12.2021 | The European Commission decided on 20 December 2021 that the changes to the state aid scheme sought by Finland are compatible with the EU internal market. The state aid scheme is one of the instruments available to the Finnish authorities to support companies during the coronavirus crisis. The key changes relate to the maximum amount of company-specific aid and the duration of the programme. The maxi...