The foundations of a central bank’s sustainability lie in its core activities. The Bank of Finland’s mission is based on building economic stability and, therewith, promoting the wellbeing of staff.

The Finnish economy is still going through a period of transition in which it has to adjust to two large structural realignments. One of these concerns the ageing population. The other comprises the shocks to the economy suffered since 2007, from which we have not yet fully recovered.

There was a shift in the global economic cycle towards slower growth during the first half of 2018. The trade war and Brexit increase the risk of recession.