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19.5.2026 | The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment has submitted two applications to the European Commission to qualify for support from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF). The support aims to help redundant workers find new jobs through learning of new skills and individual and locally targeted employment services.https://tem.fi/en/-/finland-applies-for-eu-aid-to-speed-up-re-employment-of-terminated-car-and-paper-industry-workers
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Projects eligible for aid and maximum amount of aid Energy aid priorities for 2026 General At least 60% of the budget authority available for energy aid in 2026 (EUR 9.9 million) will be targeted at investments promoting energy saving and energy e...https://tem.fi/en/projects-eligible-for-aid
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Energy efficiency agreements Energy efficiency agreement scheme is a policy measure based on an agreement between the central government and the participating sectors for improving energy efficiency and saving energy. The comprehensive and efficie...https://tem.fi/en/energy-efficiency-agreements-and-audits
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Energy aid The energy aid programme aims to promote investment projects and studies on renewable energy and energy efficiency that support Finland’s carbon neutrality targets. The objective is to support projects that are estimated to promote futu...https://tem.fi/en/energy-aid
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Integration SIB project For immigrants to find employment as quickly as possible is important in many respects. It facilitates their integration to the Finnish society, eases the shortage of labour faced by Finnish employers, and leads to public s...https://tem.fi/en/integration-sib-project
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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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Report of the working group on central government savings measures related to the regulation of working life and the need to improve operational efficiency on the abolishment of the Labour Council. Consultation round 14.8.-25.9.2025. The proposal incorporates project TEM072:00/2025, Government Proposal for legislation on changes to the duties oif the Cooperation Ombudsman. Consultation round 2.3.-13.4.2026.https://tem.fi/en/project?tunnus=TEM070:00/2025
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The negotiations on the EU’s Clean Energy Package are getting close to being completed in a number of respects. In the quite heated trilogues in early summer agreement was reached on the directives concerning both energy efficiency and renewable energy. However, the directives must also be efficiently implemented by Member States. What does this mean for Finland in practice? What are the key challenges?https://tem.fi/en/-/vahvaa-kunnianhimoa-ja-saantelyn-sudenkuoppia-energiatehokkuuden-ja-uusiutuvan-energian-uudet-eu-velvoitteet
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26.2.2025 | Government proposals submitted during 2024 will reduce the administrative burden on companies by approximately EUR 120 million a year. In addition, at least 133 norms harming businesses and citizens have been dismantled.https://tem.fi/en/-/government-deregulation-measures-bring-large-savings-to-companies-and-make-life-easier-for-citizens
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9.10.2025 | The state and sectors have signed new Energy Efficiency Agreements for 2026–2035. Upon signing the agreements, 169 organisations committed themselves to efficient energy use. Once again, the objective is to have 60 per cent of Finland’s total energy use under the voluntary agreements.https://tem.fi/en/-/state-and-sectors-reach-agreement-on-energy-efficiency-for-2026-2035-169-businesses-and-associations-immediately-join
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22.12.2025 | On 22 December 2025, the Government issued a decree under which regional transport subsidies will continue in 2026‒2028. The subsidy will remain largely the same as before.https://tem.fi/en/-/regional-transport-subsidies-to-continue-in-2026-2028-aim-is-to-keep-all-of-finland-viable
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22.9.2025 | The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health has today published three memorandums assessing the combined impacts of the Government’s changes to social security during this parliamentary term. The memorandums focus particularly on the impacts of the comprehensive reform of social assistance.https://tem.fi/en/-/1271139/memorandums-assessing-combined-impacts-of-government-s-social-security-changes-now-published
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22.9.2025 | Employment services and the service process for jobseekers will be reformed to better meet individual needs, in line with the Programme of Prime Minister Petteri Orpo’s Government. The aim is that more people would find employment quicker. The Government proposes amendments to the legislation on the service process of jobseekers and the jobseeker profiles. At the same time, the sanctions system for unemployment security will be overhauled.https://tem.fi/en/-/government-to-simplify-service-process-of-jobseekers-and-increase-discretion-of-authorities
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31.12.2025 | Analysis of external factors for the Strategy of the Regional State Administrative Agencies and ELY Centres 2024–2027 Premise of this strategy The strategy draws on the external factors, i.e. the operating environment, giving rise to the key pheno...https://tem.fi/documents/1410877/202036663/Liite+2+Toimintaymp%C3%A4rist%C3%B6n+analyysi_FINAL_EN.pdf/a24bc2bc-b4bd-a187-4b32-b5fc929a6a04/Liite+2+Toimintaymp%C3%A4rist%C3%B6n+analyysi_FINAL_EN.pdf?t=1767164729472
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23.9.2024 | The Government submitted its budget proposal for 2025 to Parliament on Monday 23 September. The budget proposal includes proposals on the central government productivity programme in accordance with the Government Programme and the spring 2024 government session on spending limits.https://tem.fi/en/-/effects-of-the-central-government-productivity-programme-in-the-administrative-branch-of-the-ministry-of-economic-affairs-and-employment
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21.11.2024 | The Government proposes that the Integration Act, which will enter into force at the beginning of 2025, be amended to strengthen central government finances. The proposal aims to achieve the savings target set in the government session on spending limits and the government budget session.https://tem.fi/en/-/government-proposal-on-cuts-to-integration-spending-submitted-to-parliament
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24.2.2026 | Sustainable growth through material efficiency Working group proposal for a National material efficiency programme Publications of the Ministry of Employment and the Economy Concern 8/2014 Sustainable growth through material efficiency Working gro...https://tem.fi/documents/1410877/3437254/Sustainable+growth+through+material+efficiency+27022014.pdf/d9b26d92-57e9-4474-be0e-08c22adbc6e8?version=1.2&t=1771921653951
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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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19.11.2025 | Electronic publications ISSN 1797-3562 ISBN 978-952-327-478-5 Electronic version: julkaisut.valtioneuvosto.fi Publication sales: vnjulkaisumyynti.fi Finland’s Integrated Energy and Climate Plan Finland’s Integrated Energy and Climate Plan contains...https://tem.fi/documents/1410877/171465766/TEM_2019_66.pdf/1af1f323-ecc2-13b6-a5f2-d1d718ef9133?t=1763538471707
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19.11.2025 | Outline of the Energy and Climate Policy for the Near Future – National Strategy to Implement the Kyoto Protocol Government Report to Parliament 24 November 2005 MTI Publications 27/2005 Energy Department Series title and number of the publication...https://tem.fi/documents/1410877/2769658/National+Strategy+2005+Outline.pdf/a12217de-534c-43ca-8169-2c754a438626?t=1763537301201