National Audit Office of Finland

Efficiency and good financial management cannot be achieved without cooperation between the administrative branches. Systematic planning as well as concrete and measurable objectives are also needed.

Government grant authorities have managed grants awarded from the proceeds of gambling activities essentially in compliance with legislation, but there are shortcomings in the supervision. The grant award process is not fully transparent, and the effectiveness perspective does not seem to have a particularly significant steering effect on the allocation of the grants.

The National Audit Office has audited the final central government accounts and the Government’s annual report for 2021. The aim of the audit was to examine whether the final central government accounts have been prepared in compliance with the regulations and whether the budget and budget provisions have been followed. In addition, the National Audit Office also examined whether the Government reports on the state of central and general government finances and on the operational performance in its annual report as required by law.

Between 2020 and 2025, the National Audit Office of Finland (NAOF) chairs the global INTOSAI Working Group on Environmental Auditing (WGEA), which supports and develops environmental auditing. The WGEA aims to promote the societal impacts of environmental policy as well as more efficient use of public funds.

The National Audit Office of Finland (NAOF) is currently chairing the Supreme Audit Institutions’ global Working Group on Environmental Auditing (WGEA). The WGEA Assembly will be held on 4–6 July, and it will focus on climate change adaptation.

More than half of the central government's current staff are expected to leave employment by the end of the decade. To ensure efficient performance of tasks and the provision of high-quality services, the central government will have to base its recruitment and competence development in the coming years on good staff planning.