Economic Policy Council appoints senior economist and two economists
The responsibilities of the Economic Policy Council have expanded following its new role as an independent fiscal institution, which came into effect on 1 January 2026. The changes are based on EU legislation requiring Member States to maintain independent fiscal oversight and increase the council’s analytical and assessment responsibilities. Strengthening the secretariat will support the council in […]
Council endorses Ministry of Finance forecast and takes on new responsibilities in assessing EU fiscal rules
The Economic Policy Council has begun carrying out its new statutory responsibilities by endorsing the Ministry of Finance’s macroeconomic forecast. Going forward, the council will also assess compliance with EU fiscal rules in Finland. Council endorses the Ministry of Finance’s spring 2026 forecast The Economic Policy Council endorsed the Ministry of Finance’s spring 2026 macroeconomic […]
The Finnish Economic Policy Council: Halting public debt growth requires greater policycoherence
In aggregate, the measures adopted by the government to date clearly strengthen public finances. Nevertheless, the public debt-to-GDP ratio is not stabilising in line with the objective set out in the government programme. In addition to weak cyclical conditions, this reflects certain inconsistencies in government policy. The continuation of debt growth reflects cyclical conditions and […]
Publication of the 2025 Report of the Finnish Economic Policy Council on Monday, 2 February 2026
The Finnish Economic Policy Council will publish its annual assessment of the government’s economic policy and the sustainability of public finances on Monday, 2 February 2026. The report will be available on the council’s website at 10 am. The report will be in Finnish. An English translation of the report will be published in March. […]
New Members Appointed to the Finnish Economic Policy Council
Two new council members to start their term on April 1 The Government has appointed Johanna Wallenius from the Stockholm School of Economics and Professor Juha Junttila from Oulu University Business School as new members of the Finnish Economic Policy Council, based on a proposal by the Ministry of Finance. The new members will start […]