Minister's Handbook 2019 : How the Finnish Government works
Finnish Government
08.06.2021
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This Minister's Handbook serves as a comprehensive information source on the organisation and functioning of the Finnish Government. Primarily intended to support the work of members of the Government and their aides and advisers, this publication also provides useful insight to anyone interested in the workings of the Finnish Government.
The Minister's Handbook was first published in 2015, and the present volume is an updated and enhanced edition of that first publication. A working group was set up by the Prime Minister's Office on 11 October 2018 to prepare an updated version of the Handbook. It was chaired by Permanent State Under-Secretary Timo Lankinen from the Prime Minister's Office. The other members representing the Prime Minister's Office were Senior Ministerial Adviser Heidi Kaila, Senior Ministerial Adviser Arno Liukko, Chief Senior Specialist Ulla Rosenström and Senior Ministerial Adviser Maaret Suomi. The working group also included the following members: Counsellor Kirsti Pohjankukka from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Senior Specialist Anu Mutanen from the Ministry of Justice, Senior Ministerial Adviser Kirsti Vallinheimo from the Ministry of Finance, and Referendary Counsellor Maija Salo, Head of Department for Government Affairs at the Office of the Chancellor of Justice. Senior Ministerial Adviser Sanna Helopuro from the Prime Minister's Office served as secretary of the working group.
The Minister's Handbook contains key information on the organisation and work of the Government. It describes the role of ministers as members of the Government, how they contribute to the preparation of matters, how they participate in decision-making and in parliamentary work, and what their ministerial responsibilities are. The Handbook gives a detailed description of the main preparatory processes for advancing the Government's policies and programmes and describes the ways in which the Government and Parliament work together. The role of ministers in European Union affairs and in Finland's other international relations is also explained in detail. In addition, the Handbook sets out information on the benefits, support services and security arrangements for ministers and on the work of State Secretaries and Special Advisers to ministers.
The Minister's Handbook was first published in 2015, and the present volume is an updated and enhanced edition of that first publication. A working group was set up by the Prime Minister's Office on 11 October 2018 to prepare an updated version of the Handbook. It was chaired by Permanent State Under-Secretary Timo Lankinen from the Prime Minister's Office. The other members representing the Prime Minister's Office were Senior Ministerial Adviser Heidi Kaila, Senior Ministerial Adviser Arno Liukko, Chief Senior Specialist Ulla Rosenström and Senior Ministerial Adviser Maaret Suomi. The working group also included the following members: Counsellor Kirsti Pohjankukka from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Senior Specialist Anu Mutanen from the Ministry of Justice, Senior Ministerial Adviser Kirsti Vallinheimo from the Ministry of Finance, and Referendary Counsellor Maija Salo, Head of Department for Government Affairs at the Office of the Chancellor of Justice. Senior Ministerial Adviser Sanna Helopuro from the Prime Minister's Office served as secretary of the working group.
The Minister's Handbook contains key information on the organisation and work of the Government. It describes the role of ministers as members of the Government, how they contribute to the preparation of matters, how they participate in decision-making and in parliamentary work, and what their ministerial responsibilities are. The Handbook gives a detailed description of the main preparatory processes for advancing the Government's policies and programmes and describes the ways in which the Government and Parliament work together. The role of ministers in European Union affairs and in Finland's other international relations is also explained in detail. In addition, the Handbook sets out information on the benefits, support services and security arrangements for ministers and on the work of State Secretaries and Special Advisers to ministers.