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The war in Ukraine has had a wide impact on the management of public finances.

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

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.

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?