The Prime Minister's Office (PMO; Finnish: Valtioneuvoston kanslia (VNK); Swedish: Statsrådets kansli; lit.

The new unit was called the Office of the Economic Division (Finnish: talousosaston kanslia; Swedish: ekonomidepartementets expedition).

Following Finnish independence in 1917, the unit was renamed as the Prime Minister's Office on 27 November 1918 with the operations and staff remaining intact.

For most of the 20th century, the politics of Finland was mainly headed by the President with far-stretching control over the country's affairs.

This arrangement led to the Prime Minister's Office having little control over either Finnish Government or Parliament.