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Regions Finland is built on vibrant regions with their own strengths. Changes in the population, cause of work and entrepreneurial activity require regions and cities to be able to renew continuously. The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employmen...https://tem.fi/en/regions
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Labour and other resources are unevenly distributed and for this reason there are differences in business opportunities between regions. The Government may designate least developed areas as support areas. Enterprises may receive higher aid for investments in the support areas than elsewhere in Finland. The aid is provided by ELY Centres.https://tem.fi/en/support-areas
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Employment areas The responsibility for organising public employment services was transferred from the state’s employment and economic development offices to municipalities and municipal co-management areas on 1 January 2025. There are a total of ...https://tem.fi/en/employment-areas
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Pilot areas Please note: The content of this page will no longer be updated. The local government pilots on employment began on 1 March 2021 and ended on 31 December 2024. A total of 25 areas and 118 municipalities participated in the pilot projec...https://tem.fi/en/pilot-areas
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Focus areas To ensure competitiveness and economic growth, it is vital that Finland is an attractive operating environment for newly established and growth-seeking enterprises, top experts and foreign investors. Enterprise and innovation policy pr...https://tem.fi/en/focus-areas
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The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment is responsible for the operating environment underpinning entrepreneurship and innovation, securing the functioning of the labour market and workers’ employability, as well as for regional development. Implementation of the energy policy, integration of immigrants and development of security of supply are also the ministry’s responsibility.https://tem.fi/en/responsibilities
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In the monitoring of regional development extensive use is made of both national and international statistics and research. Regional research and foresight information is also produced and extensively used in regional councils and ELY Centres.https://tem.fi/en/monitoring-and-forecasting-regional-development
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Regional development priorities The Government decides on the national regional development priorities for each government term (regional development decision). The regional development decision guides the development of the different administrati...https://tem.fi/en/regional-development-priorities
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Innovative cities and corporations as builders of ecosystems The aim is to create internationally attractive and growth-generating innovation environments in Finland by 2030. This includes concluding ecosystem agreements between the central govern...https://tem.fi/en/innovative-cities-and-corporations
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Finland receives assistance from two structural funds in the EU: the European Regional Development Fund and the European Social Fund.https://tem.fi/en/eu-structural-funds
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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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The Innovation and Skills in Finland 2021–2017 programme promotes regional vitality, employment and wellbeing The Innovation and Skills in Finland 2021–2027 programme supports business, energy, climate, innovation, education and employment policie...https://tem.fi/en/innovation-and-skills-in-finland-2021-2027
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The EU’s financial and development instruments for cities Supporting sustainable urban development During the EU’s cohesion policy period 2021–2027, a minimum of 8 per cent of the ERDF funds of each member state must be invested in focus areas sel...https://tem.fi/en/the-eu-s-financial-and-development-instruments-for-cities
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10.12.2025 | A new OECD report, prepared at the request of the European Commission, sets out a roadmap to strengthen resilience, competitiveness and security in Finland’s eastern border regions. The report was launched in Helsinki on 10 December.https://tem.fi/en/-/tsi-report-recommends-actions-finland-should-take-to-improve-resilience-and-competitiveness-of-its-eastern-border-regions
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Ministers Minister of Employment Matias Marttinen is the head of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment. Minister of Employment is responsible for matters concerning the Employment and Well-Functioning Markets Department. The Department i...https://tem.fi/en/ministers
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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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24.4.2026 | Minister of Economic Affairs Sakari Puisto will represent Finland at a high-level conference on economic resilience and security of the EU’s eastern border in Vilnius on 24 April 2026.https://tem.fi/en/-/minister-puisto-to-attend-high-level-eastern-border-conference-in-vilnius
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There are 15 Centres for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment in Finland. Together with the six Regional State Administrative Agencies they function as the country’s regional state administrative authorities.https://tem.fi/en/ely-centres
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Implementation project on the Economic Development Centres Note! The project has ended and the content of this page will no longer be updated. The implementation project on the Economic Development Centres prepared the establishment of 10 new regi...https://tem.fi/en/implementation-project-on-the-economic-development-centres
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Questions and answers about the TE services reform 2024 Note! The project has ended and the content of this page will no longer be updated. Read more: Questions and answers on information systems and enterprise architecture Questions and answers a...https://tem.fi/en/questions-and-answers-about-the-te-services-reform-2024