At the VATT Institute for Economic Research, we conduct high-quality research to support decisionmaking and to evaluate economic policy. We have 60 employees, mainly researchers with PhDs in economics.

Our research areas include:

- housing policy

- economic policy

- energy, climate & environment

- education

- municipalities & well-being services counties

- social security

- healthcare services

- income distribution & inequality

- labour markets taxation

VATT Data Room provides fast-paced data-based information for decision-makers. The secretariat of the Finnish Economic Policy Council works at VATT. We are a part of the Finnish Centre of Excellence in Tax systems Research. VATT is located at Economicum in central Helsinki.

Data Room is a unique pilot project to promote data-based decision-making. By combining the latest registry data, Data Room provides accurate and fast-paced analysis to support decision-making and to evaluate the impact of policy choices. Data Room is an independent unit of VATT and works in close collaboration with Statistics Finland and the Helsinki Graduate School of Economics. The analysis work is conducted in three theme groups: environment & energy, businesses and education, labour markets & households. The unit has been granted funding for 2023-2025 by the Ministry of Finance (Finland).