Finland

The Finnish Mission Cities Network facilitates dialogue and exchange among ministries, cities and stakeholders under the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment. Operating on in-kind contributions without a dedicated budget, Finland’s plan focuses on strengthening the network’s coordination, collaboration and facilitation capacity, with strong alignment to NetZeroCities and CapaCITIES.

KEY PRIORITIES

• Facilitation capacity: Strengthen the network’s coordination, convening and facilitation role.
• Policy alignment: Activate national actors and multi-level collaboration.
• Peer learning: Create collaborative arenas and structured peer-to-peer learning.

THEMATIC FOCUS

• Capacity building on mobility, transport and logistics emissions.
• Policy alignment and activation of national actors.
• Collaborative arenas and structured peer learning.
• Integration with NetZeroCities and stakeholder engagement.

HOW CAPACITIES 2.0 SUPPORTS FINLAND

• Exchanges with other Nordic mission networks, e.g. Viable Cities (WP1).
• Support to facilitate multi-level governance structures (WP2).
• Coordination and stakeholder engagement.