We act in networks for the benefit of our customers
Stakeholder responsibility comes under the UN Sustainable Development Goal:- Peace, justice and strong institutions (16).
- Our stakeholder work is goal-oriented and effective
- We play a proactive role in a variety of different networks (for the benefit of our customers) and our stakeholder work is on a strategic and goal-oriented basis.
Our stakeholder work has a significant impact on our customers. In order to successfully carry out our tasks and services, we must engage in close interaction and cooperation with our stakeholders.
Our key stakeholders include other government agencies, ministries, business organisations, Nordic agencies in our sector, EU and other international agencies as well as numerous partners.
Stakeholder objectives derived from our strategy
One of the five goals of the agency’s strategy is to act in networks. A strategic programme has been drawn up for 2023–2028 to promote the objective.
In accordance with the programme, the PRH will promote the impact of its stakeholder work and networking in the next few years in the following ways:
- We will update our stakeholder strategy and policy and set out clear objectives for the work carried out in domestic and international networks.
- In 2024, we updated our list of stakeholders and started mapping key networks. The aim is to work more effectively together with networks for the benefit of our shared customers.
- We continued to specify the objectives and common goals of stakeholder work. The PRH’s management will adopt the policies during 2025.
- We will work together to influence legislation in our sector so that regulation is simplified and the administrative burden on companies eased.
- The PRH has been involved in the working group of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment in influencing patent legislation, among other things.
- We will engage in extensive cooperation to enhance awareness of intellectual property rights (IPR), especially among small and medium-sized enterprises.
- In 2024, we worked together with a large number of stakeholders to increase awareness of intellectual property rights among small and medium-sized enterprises. Among other things, we implemented the Aineettomia tarinoita (IP stories) communication campaign, which particularly highlighted companies developing digital solutions and the intellectual property rights they use in their business. A substantial part of the funding for the campaign came from the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO).
- We measure the extent, quality, partner satisfaction and impact of our networking so that we can provide better services for our customers and society at large.
Towards goals with stakeholders
The PRH continued to coordinate the Real-Time Economy project until the end of 2024. The aim of the project was to create preconditions for a digital economy in which the processing of business transactions and transfer of information are based on defined structured information across different actors.
The other authorities responsible for the project were the State Treasury, the Tax Administration, Statistics Finland and the Digital and Population Data Services Agency.
As of the beginning of 2025, the PRH received a new statutory task that is significant for society. According to it, the PRH is responsible for coordinating the digital financial administration network and co-creation of companies. Read more about the Real-Time Economy project in our annual report.
Extensive cooperation, for example, with the Finnish Enterprise Agencies also continued during the year. The aim is to support companies at all stages of their operations, starting from the establishment process.
We were actively involved in organising the new Nordic Innovation Award, which was developed in cooperation with the Danish, Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian and Swedish industrial property rights authorities. Read more about the competition on the environmental responsibility page of the report.
Proposals for acts of responsibility
Measures proposed for the goal “Our stakeholder work is goal-oriented and effective” and their implementation schedule
| Proposal | Schedule |
|---|---|
| Clarify the objectives for different stakeholder work + concrete actions | Ongoing |
| Cooperating with the partners to make the results of stakeholder work more visible | Ongoing |
| More participants from the PRH to cooperation projects | Ongoing |
| Participate in responsibility-related cooperation projects and campaigns | Ongoing |