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Regional administration
State regional administration signifies authorities functioning within the administrative sectors of ministries, which enable ministries to carry out their responsibilities at a regional and local level. Authorities responsible for regional administration can be characterised as expert organisations.
New regional state administration started operating at the beginning of year 2010. In the context of this reform the following organizations were phased out: State provincial offices, Employment and Economic Centres, Regional environment centres, Occupational health and safety inspectorates, Road districts under the Finnish Road Administration and Traffic management centres.
Their functions and tasks have been reorganized and streamlined into two new regional state administrative bodies:
- Regional State Administrative Agencies (AVI)
- Centres for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment (ELY).
The Regional State Administrative Agencies are within the administrative sector of Ministry of Finance. These agencies have also other steering ministries and central governmental agencies. The Centres for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment are within the administrative sector of Ministry of Employment and the Economy. These centres have likewise other steering ministries and central governmental agencies.
The development of regional administration is based on cooperation among various authorities with the goals of discovering new solutions and improving the flexibility of operations. Current challenges for regional administration include the development of online services and customer-orientation.
There have also been changes in the provision of regional State administration services. Putting them under Citizen Services and clarification and simplification of the way the services operate has helped to make them more customer-friendly. At the same time, the advance of the information society and extensive application of information technology have presented new challenges in such areas as the development of electronic transactions.
In the Reform Project for Regional State Administration (ALKU)
- all state provincial offices
- employment and economic centres
- regional environmental centres
- environmental permit agencies
- road districts and
- occupational health and safety districts
will be phased out.
Their functions and tasks will be reorganized and streamlined into two new regional state administrative bodies: the Regional State Administrative Agencies (AVI) and the Centres for Business and Industry, Transport and the Environment (ELY) that will start operating on 1 January 2010.
The Regional State Administrative Agencies (6)
foster regional parity by executing all legislative implementation, steering and supervision functions in the
regions. The agencies strengthen implementation of basic rights and legal protection, access to basic public services,
environmental protection, environmental sustainability, public safety and a safe and healthy living and working
environment in the regions.
The Centres for Business and Industry, Transport and the Environment (15)
foster regional development by implementing and developing government activities in the regions. The centres
promote entrepreneurship, labour market functioning, competence and cultural activities, ensure safe and smooth
transport operations, a healthy environment and sustainable use of natural resources in the regions and are in charge
of functions related to labour force immigration.
- Forestry Centre
The Finnish Forestry Centre enforces the Forest Act and promotes sustainable forestry and forest-based livelihoods.
Forestry Centre
Diagram of the public administration
This diagram shows in highlight the position of regional administration in the structure of the public administration.
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