Press releases

Despite additional measures, the Government's objectives of strengthening public finances will not be achieved in the light of the current forecasts. The underlying reason is the permanent general government deficit, which is due to an increase in general government expenditure. The increase, in turn, is mainly the result of structural factors, such as the ageing of the population.

In its new report, the fiscal policy monitoring function of the National Audit Office of Finland (NAOF) assesses the 2019–2022 parliamentary term.

The National Audit Office of Finland (NAOF) is changing its organization. The aim is to clarify the management model and strengthen the audit and monitoring activities.

The National Audit Office of Finland (NAOF) expects administrative reforms and policy measures to be planned and steered more strongly. The NAOF has submitted its annual report to Parliament. The annual report provides a summary of the results of the NAOF's audit and monitoring activities.

The war in Ukraine has had a wide impact on the management of public finances.

The economists of the National Audit Office assess that Finland's fiscal policy has supported the economy appropriately during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Parliament has today decided to dismiss Tytti Yli-Viikari from the post of Auditor General of Finland. Director Matti Okko continues to serve as Deputy to the Auditor General at the National Audit Office of Finland (NAOF).

The National Audit Office (NAOF) emphasizes that it is important to adhere to the spending limits for central government finances. The NAOF has audited the functioning of the spending limits system and published its spring fiscal policy monitoring assessment.

The activities of the National Audit Office of Finland (NAOF) are currently being investigated both internally and externally.

According to the National Audit Office, the next step should be specifying the Government's plans for stabilizing the debt ratio.

According to the National Audit Office (NAOF), accurate information should be available on measures aimed at balancing general government finances, and the measures should also be assessed regularly during the government term. The NAOF has published its annual report, which compiles the NAOF's most recent observations of central government and central government finances.

The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment should systematically monitor the results of municipal employment experiments during the ongoing government term, recommends the National Audit Office of Finland (NAOF) in its audit. In addition, high-quality impact assessments should be made of the experiments. This would promote employment and the effectiveness of employment services.