The Council of State has established new objectives for security of supply

According to the Government's Decision on Safeguarding the Security of Supply of 21st August 2008 (Finnish Statute Book 539/2008) the objective is to reach such a degree of preparation that the population's capacity to make a living, to carry out necessary social activities and to achieve the material preconditions for an effective national defence are not endangered (basic security of supply level). In addition to traditional threats, the risks of terrorism and of the use of nuclear, biological and chemical substances (NBCs) shall be taken into account.

Critical infrastructure:
• energy transmission and distribution
• communication network 
• transport and logistics
• water supply and other municipal services
• constructing and manintenance

Critical production:
• food supply
• energy production 
• healthcare 
• production for national defence purposes 
• operational preconditions of export industry