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Cooperation and new methods ensure more apt development and audit of public administration

2.2.2021 - 08:31

The profound and comprehensive change in society will challenge the development of public administration in the next few years. Key factors both in this development and in auditing will be identifying changes and understanding what is essential. Other factors to be considered are the roles of different actors and the cooperation between them.

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The Government's fiscal policy during the corona crisis has been successful – post-crisis measures will be needed to stabilize government debt

15.1.2021 - 10:00

According to the National Audit Office, the next step should be specifying the Government's plans for stabilizing the debt ratio.

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Supreme Audit Institutions meet to assess solutions to environmental problems

8.1.2021 - 15:18

The National Audit Office of Finland is currently chairing the Working Group on Environmental Auditing of the International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI WGEA). The working group aims to increase the effectiveness of environmental policies and to improve the efficiency of the use of public funds. In January, Finland hosts a global Assembly meeting of the working group with the main theme of circular economy.

Blogs

The fascination of jigsaw puzzles

11.2.2021 - 07:35

Information is required for understanding the world around us, for decision making, and for preparing for the future. We need to know the big picture, but as well – to a certain degree – the bits and pieces it’s made of. In addition, the connections and interactions of these pieces are of most importance. Quite often it is like we are building a jigsaw puzzle whose pieces are scattered all around, not knowing whether they will ever be found. Some of the pieces are still to be created – and simultaneously the world around us is changing, thus modifying the picture we are building.

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The state’s financial management is changing, and financial audit is going digital along with it

1.2.2021 - 09:40

Although financial audit utilizes the opportunities offered by digitalization to an increasing extent, successful audit is centred around interaction between people.

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Transport network – something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue

15.1.2021 - 09:13

The transport network, a central physical part of society, has been built over the centuries. Many parts of it have even been repaired several times. Waterways have been mapped, ports have been constructed, and access from lake Saimaa to the sea has been leased from Russia. Roads and railways have also been built by the past generations. Even now, significant new projects are being planned, especially in the rail network.

Report on the oversight of political party funding 2020

25.2.2021 - 14:40

As a rule, the parties represented in Parliament and their district organisations and women's organisations comply well with the funding regulations. However, statutory disclosures have not been filed on all contributions to the organisations. After the audits, a significant number of retroactive disclosures have been filed, which has improved the transparency of political party funding.

Perspectives: Development of public administration changes with the times

2.2.2021 - 08:30

Being able to foresee changes in society and change with them is one of the challenges for the development of both public administration and auditing. This publication provides an overview, on the one hand, of the development phases of the Finnish public administration in recent decades and, on the other hand, of auditing related to the operations and development of public administration both in Finland and internationally.

Renovation of the Olympic Stadium

20.1.2021 - 06:45

The audit did not reveal any indications that the funded entity would not, in general, be in accordance with the decisions on discretionary government transfers. However, the costs of the project have increased considerably. When the audit was completed at the end of 2020, the final costs of the project were not yet known. The state aid process from decision-making to granting was not appropriate in all respects. The supervision carried out by the state aid authority did not meet the requirements of the complex and long-term project. The state aid decisions did not fully comply with the Act on Discretionary Government Transfers.

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