📋 Tender Overview
We have compiled the changes in the administrative branch of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment at the turn of the year.
Production incentive for the audiovisual sector continued
The production incentive for the audiovisual sector will continue as a support programme for Business Finland in 2024–2026. The production incentive is a payment credit of up to 25 per cent of the costs of production carried out in Finland. The aim of the incentive is to increase international interest in Finland as a production country and to promote the development, growth and internationalisation of Finnish companies. The Government issued a decree on the subject on 21.12.2024 and it will enter into force on 1.1.2024.
The aid scheme has played a key role in the internationalisation of the audiovisual sector and, among other things, it has made it easier for Finnish companies to participate in international co-productions.
Maximum amounts of compensatory fines revised
On 14.12.2023, the Government issued a decree revising the maximum amounts of compensatory fines referred to in the Collective Agreements Act to correspond to changes in the value of money.
According to the Collective Agreements Act, the amounts of compensatory fines must be reviewed by decree every three years. The amendment is not related to the legislative projects included in the Government Programme.
The decree is intended to enter into force on 1.1.2024.
Government Decree on the revision of the maximum amounts of compensatory fines referred to in the Collective Agreements ActLink to another site
Fees paid by ELY Centres, Employment and Economic Development Offices and KEHA Centres in 2024
On 21.12., the Government issued a decree on the fees charged by ELY Centres, Employment and Economic Development Offices and KEHA Centres for 2024. The content of the Regulation largely corresponds to the previous Fees Regulation. There will be a few changes to the section of the regulation on charges below cost value and to the table of charges. The regulation is valid throughout the year.
Government Decree on Chargeable Services of the Centres for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment, Employment and Economic Development Offices and the Development and Administration Centre in 2024Link to another site
EU thresholds for public procurement to rise on 1.1.2024
The European Commission has revised the EU procurement thresholds for public procurement. The changes are due to the World Trade Organization's (WTO) Government Procurement Agreement (GPA). The Commission reviews the EU thresholds in line with the GPA once every two years.
The updates made by the Commission will not affect the national thresholds.
