Ministry of Finance (Finland)

Ministry of Finance
Finnish: Valtiovarainministeriö
Swedish: Finansministeriet

The Ministry of Finance located at the Government Palace
Ministry overview
FormedAugust 1809 (1809-08) (as the Economic Division of the Finnish Governing Council)
JurisdictionFinnish Government
Annual budget€17.195 billion (2018)
Ministers responsible
Ministry executive
  • Juha Majanen, Permanent Secretary
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Websitevm.fi
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The Ministry of Finance (FM, Finnish: Valtiovarainministeriö,[1] Swedish: Finansministeriet) is one of the 12 ministries which comprise the Finnish Government. The FM prepares the Government's economic and financial policy as well as the state budget, and acts as a tax policy expert. The ministry indirectly employs about 12,000 people through its administrative branch.[2] About 360 people are employed by the ministry itself.[3]

The FM is headed by Finland's Minister of Finance, Riikka Purra, holding the office since 20 June 2023. The ministry's most senior public official is Permanent Secretary Martti Hetemäki.[4]

For 2018, the FM's budget is €17,194,849,000.[5]

  1. ^ "Kielitoimiston ohjepankki". Kielitoimiston ohjepankki (in Finnish). Retrieved 2018-03-21.
  2. ^ "Ministry". Ministry of Finance in Finland. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Ministry as a workplace". Valtiovarainministeriö. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
  4. ^ "Senior Civil Servants". Valtiovarainministeriö. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
  5. ^ "Valtionbudjetti.fi: talousarvioesitys 2018 visualisoituna". Valtionbudjetti.fi. Retrieved 2018-03-21.