The Competence Centre for Sustainable and Innovative Public Procurement in Finland (KEINO) has surveyed the procurement situation in Finland from three different perspectives: strategic management of procurement in public organizations in Finland, the state and level of expertise in terms of

Why is a strategic approach to public procurement important? Public procurement has a significant leverage effect on the economy and in addressing social and environmental challenges. The European directives identify this strategic approach to public procurement. The effectiveness of public spend

Finland uses approximately EUR 35 billion on public procurement each year, yet the state of strategic procurement management has never been studied before. KEINO conducted a survey in June–August 2018 to map the current state of the strategic management of sustainable and innovative public