Finland’s Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment is asking citizens and stakeholders to propose new climate measures that would cut greenhouse gas emissions or increase carbon sinks. Proposals can be submitted until 6 December 2026 through the lausuntopalvelu.fi consultation service.
The ministry is gathering the proposals to inform discussions around the 2027 parliamentary elections and the government negotiations that follow. It is seeking measures that are not already in the inventory compiled by the ministries. That list, attached to the request for views, includes measures identified by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment, the Ministry of the Environment, the Ministry of Transport and Communications, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and the Ministry of Finance, together with proposals from stakeholders and scientific studies. The Finnish Climate Change Panel and the Forest Bioeconomy Science Panel were also asked for their own proposals. Respondents may comment on the listed measures as well.
The ministry asks for concrete proposals that name the sector or activity concerned, for example buildings or a specific industry, and the means of reducing emissions, such as an obligation, tax, financial support, advice or training. Where possible, respondents should estimate emission reductions and costs to the state or to those affected, and may describe employment, competitiveness and investment effects.
In December the ministry will compile a full list combining the inventory and the new proposals. It stresses that the list is not the ministries’ official policy outlook and that the measures chosen in the government negotiations may differ. The inventory will also feed into the next Energy and Climate Strategy and plans under the Climate Act, and consultation will continue during 2027. “I believe that the inventory will contribute to an open preparation process and increase discussion on climate policy options for the upcoming parliamentary elections,” said Timo Jaatinen, Permanent Secretary of the ministry.
