The activities of the Regional State Administrative Agencies will end at the end the year 2025. Most of our tasks will be transferred to the new Finnish Supervisory Agency, which will launch its operations on 1 January 2026. Tasks related to animal health and welfare and to food will be transferred to the Finnish Food Authority. Competition and consumer administration tasks will be transferred to the Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority.
Read more: Reform of regional state administration
Experts from a broad range of different fields work in Finland’s six Regional State Administrative Agencies for the people and regions. Read more about our tasks: About us.
There are about 1,300 of us in all parts of Finland. Most of us have a university degree in such areas as administrative sciences, social sciences, law or medicine. Among us, there are also experts in education, health care and business fields.
Our job titles include Planning Officer, Senior Medical Officer, OSH Consultant, Senior Adviser, Environmental Affairs, and Legal Counsel. Administrative Officers and Senior Officers work in a number of different divisions of Regional State Administrative Agencies. For example, you can hold the post of a Senior Officer in Social Services, Educational Affairs, Health Care Services, Rescue Services, or Occupational Safety and Health.
Starting 2026, we will be working at the new Finnish Supervisory Agency. The new agency will include all of Valvira’s tasks, most of the tasks of the Regional State Administrative Agencies and a majority of the tasks of the ELY Centres’ Environmental and Natural Resources division. The agency’s tasks will include social welfare and health care, environmental services, education and training.
Regional State Administrative Agency employees will transfer to the new organisation along with their tasks. The agency will employ some 2,000 people all over Finland. The new agency will harmonise permit and supervision practices and streamline permit processes.
In the regional administration reform, the tasks of Regional State Administrative Agencies’ competition and consumer administration will be transferred to the Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority, and some tasks relating to environmental health will be transferred to the Finnish Food Authority.
Lupa-, ohjaus- ja valvontaviraston toimeenpanohanke (vm.fi, in Finnish)
Number of personnel 2022−2024
Gender distribution 2024
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Full-time and part-time 2022−2024
Average age 2022−2024
Regional State Administrative Agencies − number of personnel 31 December 2024
Price of person-year 2022−2024
Educational level 2024
Wellbeing at work 2022−2024 (scale 0−4)
Sickness absences as measured in working days/person-year
(2024: 9,372 working days)
Breakdown of person-years 2024
You can find all vacancies in Regional State Administrative Agencies open for external applicants at the Valtiolle.fi website. The applications for the positions are also submitted via the Valtiolle.fi system. In addition to completing the application form, you can also give a description of yourself and in most cases, attach your CV to the application.
The description of yourself and your expertise should be well-structured and clearly written. For example, we would like to hear how your previous experience would help you in the tasks that you are applying for.
Write your application in a concise manner and summarise which areas of your expertise would be particularly important in the tasks that you are applying for.
Tip: When writing your application, relate your expertise and strengths to the expectations that we have listed in the ad.
The purpose of the interview is to get to know you and to give you an opportunity to highlight your strengths and expertise. You can prepare for the interview by
The interviews are often arranged face-to-face at the Regional State Administrative Agency. We may also conduct a virtual interview, for example using Teams. Virtual interviews have become more common during the COVID-19 pandemic.
