Ministry of Transport and Communications (Finland)
The Ministry of Transport and Communications (LVM, Finnish: liikenne- ja viestintäministeriö, Swedish: kommunikationsministeriet) is one of the twelve ministries which comprise the Finnish Government. LVM oversees Finland's transportation network and the country's communication services.
| Finnish: liikenne- ja viestintäministeriö Swedish: kommunikationsministeriet | |
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| Jurisdiction | Finnish Government |
| Headquarters | Eteläesplanadi 16, Helsinki |
| Annual budget | €3.363 billion (2018) |
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LVM's budget for 2018 is €3,362,555,000. The ministry employs 180 people.
Agencies within the ministry's administrative reach include the Finnish Transport Agency, Trafi, FICORA, and the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI). The ministry is in charge of several state-owned companies; the most notable of these is Finland's national public broadcasting company, Yle.
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