MEMBER OF THE BOARD
Tuomas Välimäki
Tuomas Välimäki has been a member of the Bank of Finland Board since 12 July 2018. He is responsible for monetary policy implementation and investment of the Bank’s financial assets, as well as payment systems and cash supply. His responsibilities also cover information management, the development of a digital euro, and the Bank’s research function, including the Bank of Finland Institute for Emerging Economies (BOFIT). Välimäki is an alternate member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank.
ASSISTANT
Pauliina Murto
09 183 2015 / +358 9 183 2015
pauliina.murto(at)bof.fi
Telephone
09 183 2005 (national)
+358 9 183 2005 (international)
ADDRESS
Bank of Finland
Snellmaninaukio
00170 HELSINKI
FINLAND
POSTAL ADDRESS
Bank of Finland
PO Box 160
FI-00101 HELSINKI
FINLAND
PERSONAL DETAILS
Born 14 September 1969
Married, two children
EDUCATION
DSc (Econ.), Helsinki School of Economics 2003
MSc (Econ.), Helsinki School of Economics 1995
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
Member of the Board, Bank of Finland, 2018–
PAST EMPLOYMENT
Head of Department, Monetary Policy and Research, Bank of Finland 2013–2018
Head of Division, Market Operations, Bank of Finland 2010–2013
Advisor, Banking Operations department, Bank of Finland 2005–2010
Senior Economist, Risk Management division, Bank of Finland 2002–2005
Principal Expert, Directorate General Economics, European Central Bank 2004–2005
National Expert, Directorate General Economics, European Central Bank 2003
Various positions with the Bank of Finland 1995–2002
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2024
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Board Member Tuomas Välimäki: What is the optimal size of central bank balance sheets? Introductory remarks 19.3.2024 -
Board Member Tuomas Välimäki: The ECB’s monetary policy implementation and the future operational framework, London 26.1.2024 -
Board Member Tuomas Välimäki: Views on the Finnish and euro area economies and the ECB monetary policy, London 26.1.2024 -
Board Member Tuomas Välimäki: Interview with Reuters, 16 January 2024 -
2023
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Board Member Tuomas Välimäki: Finland’s experiences with sector-wide backup solutions, 26.9.2023 -
Board Member Tuomas Välimäki: Monetary policy implementation in a landscape of rising interest rates and a shrinking Eurosystem balance sheet -
Board Member Tuomas Välimäki: Monetary policy implementation in a landscape of rising interest rates and a shrinking Eurosystem balance sheet -
Board Member Tuomas Välimäki: Monetary policy implementation and market conditions in the euro area, 9.2.2023 -
2022
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Board Member Tuomas Välimäki: Opening remarks at Investment in times of uncertainty and unknowns Conference, 25 April 2022 -
Board Member Tuomas Välimäki: Digital Euro, 8 March 2022 -
2021
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Board Member Tuomas Välimäki: Introductory statement at the 4th Annual Nordic Cyber in Finance Conference, 30 November 2021 -
Board Member Tuomas Välimäki: Closing remarks at the Economics of Payments X Conference, 22 October 2021 -
Board Member Tuomas Välimäki: A monetary policy approach to Green Growth, 14 September 2021 -
Board Member Tuomas Välimäki: Opening remarks at the 19th Simulator Seminar, 1 September 2021 -
2020
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Board Member Tuomas Välimäki: Finland through three crises, 21 September 2020 -
Board Member Tuomas Välimäki: Finland and monetary policy through three crises, SUERF Policy Note, August 2020 -
Board Member Tuomas Välimäki: Economic crises have expanded the frontiers of monetary policy implementation -
Board Member Tuomas Välimäki: Opening remarks, Workshop on Finance and Politics on 17 August 2020 -
Board Member Tuomas Välimäki: Responsible Investment at the Bank of Finland -
2019
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Board Member Tuomas Välimäki: Monetary economics and reality: how the monetary policy strategy review relates to IQ, reggae and throwing Frisbee -
Board Member Tuomas Välimäki: Opening remarks at the SUERF preconference dinner on 19 September, Helsinki -
Board Member Tuomas Välimäki: Opening remarks at the 17th Payment and Settlement System Simulator Seminar, Helsinki 29 August 2019 -
Board Member Tuomas Välimäki: The European Economy and Monetary Policy In and Out of the Crisis -
Board Member Tuomas Välimäki: Opening Remarks at the ICMA and NCMF Joint Annual Conference, Helsinki 6 February 2019 -
2018
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Board Member Tuomas Välimäki: The payment revolution — change, challenges, and solutions. Helsinki 28.11.2018.
Monthly calendar
The Bank of Finland publishes the monthly calendar of the ECB Governing Council member with a lag of about three months.
The monthly calendar includes appointments with external parties, complementing the other information available on the Bank of Finland website, such as speeches and presentations of the ECB Governing Council member.
2023
- December (PDF)
- November (PDF)
- October (PDF)
- August and September (PDF)
- June and July (PDF)
September 2023
May 2021
September 2020
May 2015
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