“We will make government operations in Finland stronger and more effective in all circumstances.”

The State Treasury’s shared values and strategy are the foundation for sustainability in its activities. The State Treasury’s values are for the benefit of good governance, listening to our customers, and growing together.

The regulatory basis for the sustainability of authorities’ activities is the good governance referred to in the Constitution of Finland (731/1999) and the Administrative Procedure Act (434/2003). The State Treasury adheres to the legal principles of good governance in its activities.

In the State Treasury, sustainability is managed as a part of carrying out the agency’s duties. Sustainability is a built-in perspective taken into account in all matters handled by the management and in the promotion of the objectives. A perspective is concretised by asking, for example, are the State Treasury’s activities transparent, do they stand up to scrutiny, are they public enough, do they adhere to the agency’s values and are they in taxpayers’ best interest?

The State Treasury’s management share the vision that promoting sustainable development is a significant theme.

WWF granted the State Treasury’s Helsinki offices the right to use the Green Office certificate on 21 May 2010. The certificate and the related diploma are awarded following a special application and assessment process to companies and communities that have their own environmental programme tmeeting the Green Office criteria. The State Treasury’s environmental programme was introduced on 23 January 2008, and its objectives have been implemented in practice by Ekoryhmä (or Eco group), consisting of representatives from all departments. The core targets of the environmental programme have been the reduction of energy and paper consumption and streamlining waste sorting.

Promoting sustainable development and carrying out work in accordance with the environmental programme are ongoing activities at the State Treasury. This is supported by a positive environmental mindset as well as WWF’s evaluation process, under which an environmental programme auditor visits the State Treasury regularly.

“Sustainability cannot be detached from the agency’s other activities. It is an integral part of the State Treasury’s operations.”

For several years, the State Treasury has reported on the sustainability and responsibility of its activities in a free format in the annual report of the agency’s final accounts. During 2021–2024, we reported on our work promoting sustainable development in accordance with the Guidelines for Sustainability Reporting in Central Government (referred to as responsibility reporting in 2021–2023). The central government’s guidelines on sustainability reporting were repealed on 1 December 2025, and annual reporting based on the common reporting framework has therefore ended.

Through sustainability reporting, we have sought to inform our stakeholders about our efforts to promote sustainable development. The reports describe how the State Treasury, through its operations, contributes to the achievement of selected United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Published Sustainability Reports:

State Treasury’s Sustainability Report 2024 >
State Treasury’s Sustainability Report 2023 >
State Treasury’s Sustainability Report 2022 >
State Treasury’s Sustainability Report 2021 >