The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment (TEM, fi, työ- ja elinkeinoministeriö, ) is one of the ministries of the
Finnish Government
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. The ministry implements industry, labor, and local development policies.
There are two ministerial portfolios located within the ministry:
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Minister of Economic Affairs
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Minister of Employment
The ministry was formed in 2008 by merging the former Ministry of Labour (''työministeriö''), the former
Ministry of Trade and Industry A Ministry of Trade and Industry, Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry or variations is a ministry that is concerned with a nation's trade, industry and commerce.
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(''kauppa- ja teollisuusministeriö''), and parts of the
Ministry of the Interior
An interior ministry (sometimes called a ministry of internal affairs or ministry of home affairs) is a government department that is responsible for internal affairs.
Lists of current ministries of internal affairs
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(''sisäministeriö'') related to local administration. The first minister was
Mauri Pekkarinen. The combination was called ''superministeriö'' because it was so large and diverse. The intention of the merger was to make sure that labor policy and industrial policy, as well as others such as immigration policy and regional policy, are coordinated and don't go separate ways.
The ministry manages 15 local employment and economy offices, 15 local
Centres for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment and a host of separate national agencies.
Agencies
Government agencies:
* Energy authority
* Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority
* Finnish Patent and Registration Office
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Geological Survey of Finland
The Geological Survey of Finland ( fi, Geologian tutkimuskeskus abbreviated GTK, sv, Geologiska forskningscentralen) is the geological survey of Finland. The organization was founded in 1885 when Emperor Alexander III decreed that the Geological ...
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National Emergency Supply Agency
sv, Försörjningsberedskapscentralen
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Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency
The Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency, or Tukes ( fi, Turvallisuus- ja kemikaalivirasto, previously , sv, Säkerhets- och kemikalieverket) is an agency within the Ministry of Employment and the Economy of Finland. Its task is to monitor and enf ...
(Tukes)
Companies:
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Business Finland
Business Finland is a public organization under the Finnish Ministry of Employment and the Economy. It was established on 1 January 2018, with the goal of attracting trade, tourism and foreign investment to Finland as well as providing fu ...
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* Finnvera Plc
* Industry Investment Ltd
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VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd is a state-owned and controlled non-profit limited liability company. VTT is the largest research and technology company and research centre conducting applied research in Finland. It provides resear ...
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* Finnish Minerals Group
Funds:
* Nuclear Waste Management Fund
* Security of Supply Fund
* State Guarantee Fund
See also
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Solidium
Solidium Oy is a Finnish state-owned investment company. Founded in 1991, Solidium's original purpose was to manage the property of SKOP Bank (''Säästöpankkien Keskus-Osake-Pankki''; fi), which went bankrupt in the early 1990s recession. In 2 ...
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List of Finnish government enterprises
This is a list of Finnish government owned companies:
Wholly owned
* Alko
* OHY Arsenal
* CSC - Tieteellinen laskenta
*Destia
*Finavia
* Finnvera
* Hansel Ltd.
* Motiva
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* Patria
* Rahapaja (Mint of Finland)
* Solidium
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* Posti Group
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References
External links
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Employment
Employment is a relationship between two parties regulating the provision of paid labour services. Usually based on a contract, one party, the employer, which might be a corporation, a not-for-profit organization, a co-operative, or any othe ...
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