The growth of the creative industries and the creative economy is based on companies in the sector, their growth and internationalisation. Compared to its reference countries, such as Sweden, Finland has so far not really known how to make use of immaterial value creation. The creative industries still have a considerable amount of untapped potential for economic growth in Finland.

On 5 June 2025, the Government submitted to Parliament a proposal for an act on specialised financing activities and their organisation. The act would provide Finnvera with better opportunities to operate effectively as a state-owned specialised financing company and to perform its economic and industrial policy tasks.

On 5 June 2025, the Government issued a decree on sectors with labour shortages in which the holders of residence permits for employed persons may seek work more flexibly. At the same time, the Government wants to facilitate the supply of labour in sectors suffering from labour shortages.

The Government decided on 5 June 2025 that the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment may capitalise Finnish Industry Investment Ltd (Tesi) by EUR 100 million. The capitalisation will implement the Government’s decision taken in the spending limits discussion to raise Tesi’s capital by a total of EUR 300 million. The announced EUR 100 million is the instalment for 2025.

The current legislation on regional development and the EU’s structural policy supports the objectives, but implementation should be more cost-effective in future. The Government submitted a report on the subject to Parliament on 5 June 2025.