Finland's Ministry of Finance, together with the Ministry of Employment and the Economy, held a roundtable in Helsinki on 2 October 2025 on crypto technology and its applications, focusing on how to balance regulation and supervision of risks with support for innovation-driven growth. The discussion framed crypto-assets as ranging from speculative investment products to instruments that can, in some cases, be comparable to money, and noted the emergence of crypto-based alternatives for payments and contracting alongside bank-centric systems. Around 70 participants attended, including Finnish companies, public-sector actors (including supervisory authorities), members of parliament and representatives from the banking sector. Minister of Employment Sakari Puisto also pointed to Finland being among the first to implement the EU Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation and having granted some of the first authorisations under the new EU framework while some member states are still in transition. A second similar roundtable is planned later in the autumn, focusing on the fintech sector.

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