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23.4.2026 | As per the Government Programme, immigrants will integrate into Finland through work and the integration system will be reformed to encourage integration. The reform will increase immigrants’ responsibility for their own integration and make the system more binding.https://tem.fi/en/-/government-submits-proposal-to-parliament-on-integration-services-reform
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Data protection The realisation of data protection is important in all activities of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment. On this website, we explain what data we collect on you in our various services, what the processing is based on ...https://tem.fi/en/data-protection
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Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment Minister of Economic Affairs Sakari Puisto The Finns Party Minister of Economic Affairs Sakari Puisto is responsible for matters of the Innovations and Enterprise Financing Department at the Ministry of ...https://tem.fi/en/minister-of-economic-affairs
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Strategy of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment and its administrative branch The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment and its administrative branch create preconditions for sustainable growth. Growth must be economically, socia...https://tem.fi/en/strategy
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Economic Development Centres At the beginning of 2026, a reform entered into force where the operations of regional state administration were organised into ten Economic Development Centres with offices in each region. The Economic Development Cen...https://tem.fi/en/economic-development-centres
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5.6.2025 | The current legislation on regional development and the EU’s structural policy supports the objectives, but implementation should be more cost-effective in future. The Government submitted a report on the subject to Parliament on 5 June 2025. The report evaluated how well and effectively the system and funding of regional development functions. The assessment will be used as a basis for the legislative reform that will begin in 2026.https://tem.fi/en/-/government-report-legislation-on-regional-development-is-functional-but-legislative-reform-needs-to-increase-effectiveness
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7.11.2025 | The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment will hold a public consultation from 7 to 23 November 2025 on a draft government decree setting out provisions on a government grant, which the employment authorities could use to help companies hire unemployed young people under the age of 30. This grant is also known as the employment voucher or recruitment subsidy. It would be awarded to businesses to cover half of the young person’s salary for six months.https://tem.fi/en/-/employment-voucher-for-young-people-moves-forward-public-consultation-opens
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26.6.2025 | The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment has sent out for comments the draft of the new Nuclear Energy Act. Primarily, the new act aims to ensure that the use of nuclear energy is in line with the overall good of society, that the operations are safe and that nuclear waste generated in Finland is handled properly.https://tem.fi/en/-/revised-nuclear-energy-act-is-sent-out-for-comments
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27.5.2025 | The working group on non-fossil flexibility appointed by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment has released its final report. According to it, flexible demand for and supply of electricity as well as various energy storages will be necessary to respond to the challenges of rapidly fluctuating electricity generation driven by increasing renewable energy production.https://tem.fi/en/-/working-group-on-non-fossil-flexibility-considers-a-model-for-promoting-security-of-supply-and-flexibility-of-electricity-market
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18.9.2024 | The reform will increase immigrants’ own responsibility for integration and introduce obligations into the system in accordance with the Government Programme. The Government aims to submit a proposal for the reform during the autumn session 2025.https://tem.fi/en/-/preparation-of-integration-services-reform-begins
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8.8.2025 | The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment proposes appropriations of approximately EUR 3.49 billion for its administrative branch for 2026. This is EUR 179 million less than in the 2025 Budget.https://tem.fi/en/-/budget-proposal-for-the-ministry-of-economic-affairs-and-employment-s-administrative-branch-for-2026
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31.1.2024 | The REACT-EU additional funding allocated to regions and sectors most affected by the coronavirus pandemic has largely met the long-term development needs of companies and entrepreneurs. According to a recently completed final evaluation of the REACT-EU additional funding, the funding has been implemented successfully, considering the other pandemic-related funding instruments used at the same time.https://tem.fi/en/-/evaluation-report-use-of-react-eu-pandemic-funding-has-succeeded-well
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17.4.2024 | As part of its adjustment measures outlined in the spending limits session of 15–16 April 2024, the Government has decided to terminate the funding of Työkanava Ltd and dissolve the company. The launch of Työkanava’s employment activities has not met the objectives set for the company.https://tem.fi/en/-/tyokanava-ltd-to-be-dissolved
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16.1.2025 | The Government of Prime Minister Petteri Orpo has drawn up a Government Integration Programme for 2024–2027. The programme includes 32 measures based on the Government Programme. Integration policy is based on the learning of Finnish or Swedish, employment, familiarisation with Finnish society and compliance with its rules.https://tem.fi/en/-/government-integration-programme-emphasises-employment-personal-responsibility-and-obligations
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2.9.2022 | A working group of State Secretaries was tasked to examine how Russia’s attack on Ukraine has affected the economy of eastern Finland and what measures are needed to strengthen the region’s vitality. The working group has proposed to the Government short-term measures for the 2023 budget proposal, reallocation of funding using existing funding sources, and long-term measures. The measures focus...https://tem.fi/en/-/government-to-increase-vitality-of-eastern-finland-by-investing-in-rail-transport-and-competence-building
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6.3.2025 | On 6 March 2025, the Government decided on the allocation of funds under ‘Innovation and Skills in Finland 2021–2027’, the EU’s Regional and Structural Policy Programme, for 2025. At the same time, the Government made decisions on the allocation of funds from the 2021–2027 Interreg programmes for 2025.https://tem.fi/en/-/eur-357-million-is-allocated-to-support-regional-growth-and-vitality
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11.2.2022 | As part of its commitment to raise the employment rate, the Government decided on new employment measures on 11 February 2022 that will boost its existing measures.https://tem.fi/en/-/government-decided-on-employment-measures-to-strengthen-central-government-finances-by-at-least-eur-110-million
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23.4.2020 | On 23 April 2020, the Government submitted a proposal to Parliament to extend the maximum duration of start-up funding and to increase flexibility in the periodic interviews of jobseekers conducted by TE Offices. The proposal also includes changes to the entitlement of jobseekers to unemployment security. These temporary changes are proposed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and are scheduled to enter into force on 1 May 2020.https://tem.fi/en/-/1410877/starttirahan-enimmaiskestoa-pidennetaan-ja-tyonhakijan-haastattelujen-jarjestamista-joustavoitetaan
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23.4.2020 | On 23 April 2020, the Government submitted a proposal to Parliament to extend the maximum duration of start-up funding and to increase flexibility in the periodic interviews of jobseekers conducted by TE Offices. The proposal also includes changes to the entitlement of jobseekers to unemployment security. These temporary changes are proposed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and are scheduled to enter into force on 1 May 2020.https://tem.fi/en/-/starttirahan-enimmaiskestoa-pidennetaan-ja-tyonhakijan-haastattelujen-jarjestamista-joustavoitetaan
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1.9.2022 | The measures taken in the administrative branch of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment will support economic growth that is socially, economically and ecologically sustainable. The key objectives include ensuring a predictable investment environment, promoting productivity growth and full use of available labour, supporting clean technology investments and improving energy self-sufficiency.https://tem.fi/en/-/minister-of-economic-affairs-government-budget-session-offers-solutions-to-curb-rising-electricity-prices-invest-in-clean-energy-and-rdi-and-to-increase-vitality-of-eastern-finland