yleishallinto
Yleishallinto, or general administration, is a term used in Finnish public administration to refer to the central, cross-cutting activities of the state. It denotes the general layer of governance that supports all policy areas through common functions rather than sector-specific tasks. The core components of yleishallinto include policy development and coordination, legislative drafting, central administration, budgeting and financial management, human resources, public procurement, information management, and the provision of central public services. Ministries and other central authorities compose the main bodies of yleishallinto, together with the civil service that supports them.
The concept is typically contrasted with regional and local administration (aluehallinto and local municipal administration) and