An AI-based public sector will also mean a reduction in the number of employees. Photo: Lehtikuva
Domestic
The Finnish government plans to transform the country's entire public sector into an artificial intelligence-based system by 2031, a reform expected to reshape public services and reduce the need for thousands of public sector workers.
The proposal was outlined by Juha Majanen, permanent secretary at Finland's Ministry of Finance, in an interview with Helsingin Sanomat, which first reported the government's long-term plans.
According to Majanen, the state, municipalities and wellbeing services counties will gradually adopt a shared AI platform that uses the strongest available AI models on the market. The platform is intended to support a wide range of public administration tasks and increase productivity across government services.
