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1.7.2025 | The amendments to the Act on Co-operation within Undertakings (Co-operation Act) will enter into force on 1 July 2025. The aim is to reduce the administrative burden caused by the current legislation, especially in companies with fewer than 50 employees. Another objective is to speed up the ability of all companies to react to changes in the operating environment.https://tem.fi/en/-/legislative-amendments-enter-into-force-higher-threshold-for-applying-the-co-operation-act-and-shorter-duration-of-change-negotiations
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22.3.2024 | As assigned by Prime Minister Petteri Orpo, Mika Nykänen, State Secretary to the Minister of Employment, has met with the main labour market organisations and reviewed the conditions for starting bipartite negotiations on the Finnish labour market model. The organisations consider the preparation of a common agreement-based labour market model to be necessary. Some of the organisations, however, have preconditions for starting negotiations.https://tem.fi/en/-/state-secretary-nykanen-s-review-of-conditions-for-starting-negotiations-of-the-finnish-labour-market-model-has-been-completed
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3.4.2025 | The government and different sectors have negotiated new Energy Efficiency Agreements for the period of 2026–2035. The agreements cover business and industry, the property sector and the public sector. They play a key role in fulfilling the binding obligations of the EU Energy Efficiency Directive. Joining the new agreement period will begin in October 2025.https://tem.fi/en/-/new-energy-efficiency-agreements-have-been-negotiated-for-2026-2035
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7.5.2026 | Based on the 2025 hydrogen auction of its Innovation Fund, the European Commission has selected nine projects that will proceed to agreement negotiations. Among them is the Cloudberry project of Finland’s Vetyalfa Oy. The Commission published the results of the auction on 7 May 2026.https://tem.fi/en/-/finnish-hydrogen-project-to-receive-eur-224-million-from-eu-s-innovation-fund
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Amendments to the Act on Co-operation within Undertakings The Government aims to reform working life legislation to remove barriers to employment and, in particular, to strengthen the operating conditions of small and medium-sized companies. The a...https://tem.fi/en/amendments-to-the-co-operation-act
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31.3.2020 | The amendments to the Employment Contracts Act, the Seafarers’ Employment Contracts Act and the Act on Co-operation within Undertakings will be in force from 1 April to 30 June 2020. The aim is to allow employers to adapt their activities more quickly in a situation where the coronavirus epidemic has suddenly and dramatically weakened the demand for products and services.https://tem.fi/en/-/lomautusten-ilmoitusaika-ja-yhteistoimintaneuvotteluiden-kestoaika-lyhenevat-valiaikaises-1
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Globalisation and changes in production structures may cause abrupt and substantial threats and problems for regional development, especially when a company lays off a large number of employees or closes down its production plant in the region. The consequences and impacts of the problems arising from abrupt structural change are assessed from the perspective of the region’s employment situation, industrial operations and business structure.https://tem.fi/en/abrupt-structural-change-arm-
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Performance targets After Parliament has given its approval to the state budget, the ministry determines the most significant targets for the development of societal effectiveness in its area of responsibility as well as for the operational effici...https://tem.fi/en/performance-targets
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The rapporteurs Jukka Ahtela and Joel Salminen should submit the report by 8th January 2021 to the sub-group on local collective bargaining working under the Ministerial Working Group on Promotion of Employment.The report will be made public on 1st March 2021 with other relevant materials.https://tem.fi/en/project?tunnus=TEM119:00/2020
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Developing the conciliation system The development of the conciliation system is one of the Government’s labour market reforms. The reform strengthens the consideration of the overall benefit of the national economy and the functioning of wage for...https://tem.fi/en/developing-the-conciliation-system
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Co-operation procedure and other personnel representation systems Co-operation within undertakings and groups of undertakings The new Co-operation Act is entered into force on 1 January 2022. The Act consist of three entities: Continuous dialogue ...https://tem.fi/en/co-operation-procedure-and-other-personnel-representation-systems
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Ensuring essential work during industrial action The legislation aims to ensure the continuity of society’s critical functions during industrial action if the parties cannot by negotiation reach an agreement on the provision of essential work duri...https://tem.fi/en/ensuring-essential-work
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26.3.2020 | On 20 March, the Government decided on first-hand measures to be taken to secure people’s livelihood and liquidity of companies in the difficult situation caused by the coronavirus. On 26 March, the Government submitted its proposal to Parliament on amendments to the Employment Contracts Act, the Seafarers’ Employment Contracts Act and the Act on Co-operation within Undertakings. The amendments are intended to be in force for three months, or until 30 June 2020.https://tem.fi/en/-/koronaviruksen-vuoksi-lomautusten-ilmoitusaikaa-ja-yhteistoimintaneuvotteluiden-kestoaikaa-lyhennetaan
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Corporate social responsibility (CSR) reporting CSR reporting obligation: Which companies does it apply to and what is required? An Accounting Act amendment approved on 29 December 2016 requires certain types of company to report on their corporat...https://tem.fi/en/csr-reporting
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Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) Due diligence obligation of companies The European Commission published its proposal for a Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDD Directive) on 23 February 2022. The Directiv...https://tem.fi/en/due-diligence-obligation-of-companies
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Finnish ILO Committee acts as a negotiating and statement-issuing body and it issues statements to the Government and the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment.https://tem.fi/en/project?tunnus=TEM091:00/2019
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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://tem.fi/en/whistleblower-protection
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Finnish ILO Committee acts as a negotiating and statement-issuing body and it issues statements to the Government and the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment.https://tem.fi/en/project?tunnus=TEM070:00/2022
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MEAE has supreme command and control of nuclear energy matters In accordance with the Nuclear Energy Act, the ministry prepares licence decisions for the construction and use of nuclear facilities in Finland. The ministry also oversees that the Nu...https://tem.fi/en/nuclear-energy-administration
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Emissions Trading Directive The Emissions Trading Directive (2003/87/EC) lays down the legislative framework for emissions trading. Among other things, it lays down provisions on the emissions cap for emissions trading. The Emissions Trading Syste...https://tem.fi/en/emissions-trading-directive