The Finnish Economic Policy Council was established in 2014 to provide independent evaluation of the objectives of economic policy and the effectiveness of the policy measures chosen. The Council publishes an annual assessment of economic policy and has served as Finland’s Independent Fiscal Institution (IFI) since 2026.
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The Finnish Economic Policy Council published its annual assessment of the government’s economic policy and the sustainability of public finances on 2 February 2026. The report is in Finnish. An English-language version will be published in March 2026.
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
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
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