Prime Minister's Office Publications

The committee responsible for this report was set up to prepare a comprehensive report on preparedness in society.

The current final project report presents recommendations designed to improve the use of information in preparation and decision-making at Government level.

The project ¿Development of procedures for the efficient implementation of the Government Programme¿ (KOKKA project), launched by the Prime Minister¿s Office in view of the next Government¿s term of office, has prepared recommendations for measures that strengthen strategic vision and agility in the Government¿s work and the information base of decision-making.

This report compiles information on the operations and results of all three policy programmes during the Government's term of office.

This synthesis report summarises the external (PMO 3/2011) and internal assessments of the foresight report and related recommendations.

This assessment concerns the Government Foresight Report on Long-term Climate and Energy Policy, submitted to Parliament in the autumn of 2009.

In the spring of 2010, the Government and labour market organisations jointly began the preparation of the Sustainable Economic Growth and Employment Programme.

The impact of the climate on the Arctic plays a crucial role for Finland's, as well as other Nordic countries' current and future climatic conditions. Far-reaching and multi-faceted changes are taking place in the Arctic, which have profound consequences for the region's economic and political significance in international relations. The review analyses the effects of climate change and likely climate abatement policies on the accessibility and value of natural resources in Northern Europe in the Arctic Sea area and on the logistical position of Northern Europe with a special emphasis on Finland.

The Growth Initiative working group, a working group seeking to strengthen long-term economic growth, proposes measures to boost productivity growth in Finland in the 2010s.

Finland's Strategy for the Arctic Region defines the goals of Finland's Arctic policy and means for their promotion. It discusses the region's security, environment, economy, infrastructure, indigenous peoples, international institutions and the European Union's Arctic policy.

The working group to strengthen long-term economic growth is engaged in identifying measures to boost productivity growth in Finland. In the long term, growth in productivity will be the primary, and perhaps the only, driver of the nation's income growth.

Issued by the Government Foresight Network, this publication provides a description of the global and domestic policy-making environment, offering background material for the ministries¿ future reviews.

The evaluation group recommends, with a few specifications, that the Economic Council continue in its role as a representative body between the Government and interest groups, supporting the preparation of decision-making in a changing economic policy environment.

The Government adopted (15 October 2009) the Foresight Report on Long-term Climate and Energy Policy. The Report aims to map out a variety of possible futures and to support preparedness for them by weighing up a number of different lines of action. Besides this, the report includes quantitative targets and sets out concrete guidelines for measures to be taken.

The purpose of this publication is to offer non-Finnish speakers an overview of recent developments in the Government's programme management activities in Finland.

The report outlines the Government¿s measures to improve the marine environment of the Baltic Sea, to increase the safety of marine traffic and to strengthen economic cooperation in the region.

The ageing report reviews developments in the ageing of the population, the effects of ageing and Finland's ageing policy, on which basis it assesses the adequacy of the preparations for this, and the need for new policy measures.

The report assesses questions related to mainstreaming climate policy from the point of view of both horizontal and vertical policy integration in Finland.

The Government Report on EU Policy analyses the development of the European Union and the significance of EU membership to Finland.

The Government Security and Defence Policy Report 2009 provides a comprehensive evaluation of Finnish security and defence policy and lays down guidelines for the future extending into the latter half of the 2010s.