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The National Audit Office of Finland, NAOF, audits central government finances, evaluates fiscal policy, and monitors political party and election campaign funding. The role and duties of the NAOF are laid down in the Constitution of Finland.

15.10.2018 - 15:30

“Visions should also address challenges and taboos,” writes Ines Gullichsen, one of NAOF’s young professionals. NAOF launched its young professionals’ programme in May 2018. The programme offers professionals at the start of their careers a broad perspective of the agency’s work, while at the same time, it provides NAOF with fresh insights and new ideas. NAOF’s young professionals blog about their experiences at VTV.fi.

11.10.2018 - 10:51

Central government finances is a broad concept and its management requires a wide range of tools. The most important tool is the annual state budget and its revenues and expenditure. Therefore, the budget is widely discussed in public throughout the year. Central government assets, instead, are managed in ministries and in off-budget funds.

3.10.2018 - 06:45

The National Audit Office of Finland (NAOF) has reviewed inter-authority cooperation in central government, in the administrative sector of the Ministry of the Interior, in particular. Based on the results, a key prerequisite for successful inter-authority cooperation is a clear goal. A problem detected during the review was that resources required for and the benefits offered by inter-authority cooperation are not currently being commonly assessed.

1.10.2018 - 12:31

Vuokko Niiranen, Professor of Social Management Sciences at the University of Eastern Finland and a member of NAOF’s Scientific Council, held her farewell lecture in Kuopio on 21 September. In her lecture, Niiranen discussed the benefits of cooperation across administrative boundaries, and the Auditor General Tytti Yli-Viikari was among the audience.

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8.10.2018 - 06:45

The Income Tax Act does not support the goal set for the Tax Administration of increased automation of taxation, because it is open to various interpretations and includes tax subsidies that make the law as a whole more complex. When preparing tax legislation, attention should be paid to the principle of the effectiveness of taxation and to the clarity and simplicity of regulations.

3.10.2018 - 06:45

Inter-authority cooperation in the security sector is functional and practised. One incentive behind the cooperation are meagre resources, which may, on the other hand, also cause some parties to refuse cooperation. A clear goal, coordination, and an open and confidential atmosphere support the success of cooperation. The NAOF recommends for the Ministry of the Interior to conduct a test where it determines the cooperation goals and resources used for some projects, and attempts to assess the benefits achieved from the cooperation.

Good governance

24.4.2018 - 09:28

The efficiency of public finances is based on good governance. Here, we publish articles about good governance, which are based on our extensive experience as auditors of general government finances. First articles will be published soon!

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NAOF

24.4.2018 - 09:05

In its role as the independent national audit authority, the NAOF audits and monitors the management of central government finances. The role and duties of the NAOF are laid down in the Constitution of Finland.

International

11.6.2018 - 17:18

NAOF performs the international tasks of the Supreme Audit Institution (SAI) and the Independent Fiscal Institution (IFI) in Finland.

International activities

Career at NAOF

14.6.2018 - 15:21

NAOF is an expert organisation relying on competent and motivated personnel that are continuously updating their expertise.

Career at NAOF

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