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27.2.2023 | Finland is among the leading countries in promoting sustainable development. However, in light of the current situation it may be difficult for Finland to achieve the goals of the 2030 Agenda. The main challenges Finland is facing are related to ecological sustainability, global responsibility and negative transboundary impacts. It is important to continue the determined and long-term efforts to achieve the goals of the 2030 Agenda.

27.9.2022 | The Strategic Research Council's (SRC) funding instrument for strategic research has offered diverse opportunities for organising research on social policy, developing society's functions and solving major challenges. This is according to a new evaluation report published on 27 September, which examined whether strategic research has achieved its objectives. The evaluation focused on a seven-year period between 2014 and 2020.

26.8.2022 | Finland has made significant progress on climate change adaptation in recent years, which is reflected in the legislation and strategies of different administrative branches. These strategic objectives should now be implemented more widely by increasing concrete measures both in individual sectors and at the regional and municipal levels. This is according to a new overall evaluation of progress on national climate change adaptation policy published on 26 August.

21.12.2018 | This evaluation was carried out as a part of the Government’s 2017 Analysis, Assessment and Research Plan, and it focused on the overall reform of the Government’s research institution and financing (TULA Reform) following a decision-in-principle made by the Government in 2013. In accordance with the evaluation report published 21st of December, this field of research is not in need of new extensive structural changes.

18.11.2024 | POLICY BRIEF 2024:24 Perspectives into topical issues in society and ways to support political decision making. This publication is part of the implementation of the 2023 Government plan for analysis, assessment and research. The producers of the ...

28.8.2023 | The operations carried out in Afghanistan between 2002 and 2021 were some of Finland's most demanding crisis management tasks. A new study examines the effectiveness of Finland’s crisis management operations in Afghanistan from various perspectives and presents recommendations on assessing the impact of comprehensive crisis management.

15.5.2023 | The aim of environmental policy in the transport sector is to plan and select measures that reduce emissions cost-effectively. However, there have not yet been established principles and tools in place for examining the cost impacts of the measures. In its work, the Holistic Economic Evaluation of Transport Emission Reduction Measures (HEETRA) project has developed models and principles for calculat...

28.9.2022 | 27 September 2022 Release Event for SRF Evaluation Report | Helsinki (online) Societal Impact of Strategic Research “Evaluation of the strategic research funding instrument” in Finland David Budtz Pedersen Professor of Science Communication Aalbor...

6.6.2022 | POLICY BRIEF 2022:19 Perspectives into topical issues in society and ways to support political decision making. This publication is part of the implementation of the 2020 Government plan for analysis, assessment and research. The producers of the ...

6.6.2022 | The determined promotion of exports and internationalisation in Finnish business life is increasingly important. An efficiently operating Team Finland network plays a key role in this. According to an assessment published by the Government’s analysis, assessment and research activities on 6 June, the operating model of the network has clearly developed but there is still room for improvement in the network activities.

Research supporting the Government's decision-making Research activities supporting the Government's decision-making, known as VN Tutkiva, ensure that there is a strong cross-government knowledge base to serve societal decision-making. The ministr...

Cost-effectiveness of transport emission reduction measures The purpose of the project was to produce a generally usable systematic methodological framework and recommendations on the coverage and assessment of the economic impacts of transport em...

Hospital-at-Home services in Finland Hospital-at-Home services cover 92 % of the Finnish population. Hospital-at-Home care is a cost-effective alternative in situations where the patient's condition allows remote monitoring or where 2-3 visits per...

Päästövähennystoimenpiteiden kustannustehokkuusarvioinnin menetelmät ja kehityskohteet Päästövähennystoimenpiteiden kustannustehokkuuslaskenta on monimutkaista ja metodeja on lukuisia Pöyryn toteuttaman selvityksen tarkoituksena oli tuottaa kokona...

Team Finland network – significant progress made, but there is still room for improvement Main recommendations of the evaluation: • The development of the Team Finland network should be continued in a determined and long-term manner based on the c...

Oppeja maailmalta: Lainsäädännön jälkiarviointi lisää avoimuutta Lainsäädännön vaikutusten arviointi on tärkeää sekä ennen lain hyväksymistä (ennakkoarviointi) että lain toimeenpanon jälkeen (jälkiarviointi). Lainsäädännön vaikutusten arvioinnin k...

30.9.2016 | Team Finland growth programmes offer a new tool for furthering internationalisation of SMEs. The findings of the growth programme evaluation published today indicate that enterprises are largely satisfied with the implementation of the programmes. However, there are significant differences in programme performance and points for further development in the operating model.

23.8.2022 | POLICY BRIEF 2022:25 Perspectives into topical issues in society and ways to support political decision making. This publication is part of the implementation of the 2021 Government plan for analysis, assessment and research (tietokayttoon.fi/en)....

24.10.2022 | Framing mission-oriented innovation policy 1. The purpose: Framing mission-oriented innovation policy 1 1.1 The Finnish context 2 1.2 The purpose of MOIP 3 2. The vehicle: Features of mission-oriented innovation 4 2.1 What is mission-oriented inno...

22.4.2021 | IMPACT AND INDICATORS OF INNOVATION ECOSYSTEMS (INNOVA project) Implemented by: MDI Public Ltd., Business Research Institute ETLA; 3/2021–2/2022 Innovation ecosystems are recognized to have an increasingly important role in the implementation of i...