The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment (TEM, fi, työ- ja elinkeinoministeriö, ) is one of the ministries of the

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. The ministry implements industry, labor, and local development policies. There are two ministerial portfolios located within the ministry: * Minister of Economic Affairs * Minister of Employment The ministry was formed in 2008 by merging the former Ministry of Labour (''työministeriö''), the former

Ministry of Trade and Industry A Ministry of Trade and Industry, Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry or variations is a ministry that is concerned with a nation's trade, industry and commerce. Notable examples are: List *Algeria: Ministry of Industry and ...

(''kauppa- ja teollisuusministeriö''), and parts of the

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(''sisäministeriö'') related to local administration. The first minister was

Mauri Pekkarinen Reijo Mauri Matias Pekkarinen (born 6 October 1947, in Kinnula, Finland) is a Finnish politician, currently serving as a Member of European Parliament for Finland. He is the Centre Party of Finland (''Suomen Keskusta'') deputy and secretary, ...

. The combination was called ''superministeriö'' because it was so large and diverse. The intention of the merger was to make sure that labor policy and industrial policy, as well as others such as immigration policy and regional policy, are coordinated and don't go separate ways. The ministry manages 15 local employment and economy offices, 15 local Centres for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment and a host of separate national agencies.

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Government agencies: * Energy authority * Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority * Finnish Patent and Registration Office *

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* The

Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency The Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency, or Tukes ( fi, Turvallisuus- ja kemikaalivirasto, previously , sv, Säkerhets- och kemikalieverket) is an agency within the Ministry of Employment and the Economy of Finland. Its task is to monitor and enf ...

(Tukes) Companies: *

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Ltd * Finnvera Plc * Industry Investment Ltd *

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Ltd * Finnish Minerals Group Funds: * Nuclear Waste Management Fund * Security of Supply Fund * State Guarantee Fund

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Government of Finland

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