Calls for new budget appropriations to support economic stimulation measures have been heard recently from a number of government party politicians, and from Finance Minister Jutta Urpilainen and her fellow Social Democrats, in particular.
It has been suggested that next year's state budget, and a supplementary budget this autumn, should include more money to be used on public works such as constructing and repairing roads and public buildings.
According to Finance Ministry Budget Chief Hannu Mäkinen, stimulus measures would be a wasted effort.
"I don't believe that it this would solve anything. The fact is that it is easy to focus on the short-term and get a temporary fix," Mäkinen told Yle.
Instead of these measures, Mäkinen would like to see some earlier proposals revived, such as extending the number of years that Finns continue in working life.
"We should achieve structural reforms. Working life should be extended at the beginning, the middle and the end in order to achieve something of lasting significance," says Hannu Mäkinen.
Some politicians of late have been speaking of putting hundreds of millions of euros into measures to stimulate the economy. Hannu Mäkinen says that he sees no sense in suggestions that the state should sell off property to raise money to boost economic growth.