Ministry of Transport and Communications (Finland)

Ministry of Transport and Communications
Finnish: liikenne- ja viestintäministeriö
Swedish: kommunikationsministeriet
Ministry overview
JurisdictionFinnish Government
HeadquartersEteläesplanadi 16, Helsinki
Annual budget€3.363 billion (2018)
Minister responsible
Ministry executive
  • Harri Pursiainen
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The Ministry of Transport and Communications (LVM, Finnish: liikenne- ja viestintäministeriö, Swedish: kommunikationsministeriet) is one of the twelve ministries which comprise the Finnish Government.[1] LVM oversees Finland's transportation network and the country's communication services.[2]

LVM's budget for 2018 is €3,362,555,000.[3] The ministry employs 180 people.[citation needed]

Agencies within the ministry's administrative reach include the Finnish Transport Agency, Trafi, FICORA, and the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI). The ministry is in charge of several state-owned companies; the most notable of these is Finland's national public broadcasting company, Yle.[4]

  1. ^ "About the Government". Valtioneuvosto. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
  2. ^ "The Ministry". Ministry of Transport and Communications. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Valtionbudjetti.fi: talousarvioesitys 2018 visualisoituna". Valtionbudjetti.fi. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
  4. ^ "Administrative sector - Ministry of Transport and Communications". www.lvm.fi. Retrieved 2017-12-02.