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Finnish Parliament is due to vote on the stimulus package at the end of April.
Minister of the Environment and Climate Change, Krista Mikkonen (Green), file photo.
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The Finnish government revealed plans on Monday about how the EU coronavirus crisis stimulus funding will be put to use.
Half of Finland s share of a nearly three-billion-euro Recovery and Resilience Facility will go towards helping the country make a green transition from reliance on fossil fuels while one-quarter of the funding will be used towards digitalisation, according to the Minsitry of Finance.
According to current estimates and pending Parliamentary approval of the arrangement Finland is to receive a total of around 2.9 billion euros out of the EU s 750 billion euro stimulus package over the next few years.