Clear News | Wednesday 2.9.2026

Budget 2027. Budget impacts. Kittilä gold mine. Weather forecast.

2027 Budget

First, news about politics.

The government has agreed on next year’s budget. The government announced the matter this evening.

Next year’s budget is approximately 92.5 billion euros. That’s 800 million euros more than this year.

The state is giving more money to defense and Ukraine.

Roads, railways and research will also receive more money.

However, the government is cutting support from organizations and municipalities.

Prime Minister Petteri Orpo says the budget will strengthen purchasing power and employment.

“We are strengthening the purchasing power of homes. And we are strengthening the conditions for further improvement in growth and employment.”

The government has agreed on next year’s budget.

The budget is in deficit by more than 12 billion euros. This means that the state is spending more money than it is receiving in revenue.

Budget implications

Now for the news on what the experts say about the budget.

Experts say the budget’s effects will come slowly.

University researcher Jenni Karimäki says that next year’s elections will be reflected in the budget. That’s why the government didn’t make any new big cuts.

Chief Economist Mauri Kotamäki and Professor Johanna Wallenius say that the budget will not immediately strengthen the state’s finances.

For example, corporate tax cuts and cuts to social security only affect the economy later.

Many changes take time, which is why the effects of the budget are only visible slowly.

Kittilä gold mine

Finally, news about the gold mine.

This is the Kittilä gold mine in Lapland.

The mine has reached an important milestone. It has produced as much money as it cost to build the mine. From now on, the mine will make a profit.

The Kittilä mine is the largest gold mine in Europe.

Gold has been mined there for almost 20 years.

The price of gold has risen a lot in the past 20 years. The price is now 8 times as much as when the factory started.

The Kittilä gold mine is doing well.

Mine director Jani Lösönen says that work will continue in Kittilä into the 2040s.

Thursday’s weather

Still a weather forecast.

There will be rain in the central and eastern parts of the country.

There will be showers in Lapland and the west.

The sun may shine occasionally in the south and west.

The temperature is 15–20 degrees.