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The economists of the National Audit Office assess that Finland's fiscal policy has supported the economy appropriately during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Parliament has today decided to dismiss Tytti Yli-Viikari from the post of Auditor General of Finland. Director Matti Okko continues to serve as Deputy to the Auditor General at the National Audit Office of Finland (NAOF).

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.

The audit and monitoring activities of the National Audit Office (NAOF) aim to ensure that state funds are used appropriately and in accordance with Parliament’s decisions and the law. The NAOF performed this core task as planned in 2021.

The National Audit Office of Finland is currently chairing the WGEA - Working Group on Environmental Auditing.

Member states of the Monetary Union need rules to manage their public finances. A situation without any rules would probably be the worst option. However, there has been criticism of the existing EU rules. Could the EU change its fiscal rules so that they could make fiscal policy less pro-cyclical and enhance debt sustainability?