\u201cIn Porvoo, everything fell into place. Both agencies were of optimal size. The facilities now provide a pleasant working environment for 60 employees of the Tax Administration and 35 employees of the National Land Survey of Finland,\u201d says Olli Aalto.<\/p>\n Both Olli Aalto at the Tax Administration and Elina Aaltonen at the National Survey of Finland raise their hats to the personnel at their agencies and the project team, which included a local supervisor and employees from both agencies.<\/p>\n \u201cProject team members acted as agents of change. They both conveyed valuable information and messages to us and talked to the personnel. The team members did a great job of making the project such a success so fast and in a positive spirit. Many government agencies are now taking a close look at our model. Employees elsewhere want modern, healthy, safe and smart co-working spaces,\u201d says Aaltonen.<\/p>\n Transforming work requires work environments that support collaboration with spaces for both teamwork and tasks requiring concentration. Contemporary workspaces increase the well-being of the personnel, guarantee better services to citizens and reduce facility costs.<\/p>\n \u201cAt the Tax Administration, we have been involved in this development for some time starting with the Director General. Digitalisation is changing the world and many jobs are becoming location-independent. It’s great to be at the forefront of developing new work solutions,\u201d says Olli Aalto.<\/p>\n The design and implementation of a fully co-working environment in Porvoo for the Tax Administration and the National Land Survey of Finland has also been an interesting and unique project for account managers Karin Hukkanen<\/strong> and Riitta Sir\u00e9n<\/strong> at Senate Properties, who are responsible for the Tax Administration and National Land Survey of Finland respectively.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Tax Administration and the National Land Survey of Finland are pioneering agencies that are ready to be the first to try many things. Dialogue with them has always been good and straightforward. We clearly communicated that this is a pilot for us too and new in central government. We don’t provide everything on a plate, but develop the concept and make the change together,\u201d says Hukkanen.<\/p>\n Under the Government’s Premises Strategy, work environments of the 2020s will be increasingly co-working spaces. The digital leap created by coronavirus is only accelerating this trend, as the transformation of work into multi-locations seems to be reducing the need for office space even more than anticipated.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen planning something new, we also always consider the possibility of co-working in order to make wise use of the government’s limited resources. Particularly in smaller localities, co-working also creates a higher-quality and more versatile working environment for an individual public official, which might not otherwise be economically possible,” Riitta Sir\u00e9n says.<\/p>\n Development of the premises aims to accelerate the change in the government’s operating and organisational culture. Along the way, Senate Properties employees have picked up valuable lessons in implementing co-working to retain optimal customer experience and to enable our learnings to be shared nationwide.<\/p>\n![\"Olli](\"https:\/\/testi-e2c55b704894.senaatti.fi\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/SEN_porvoo_MLLvero_olli_aaltolaelina_aaltonen_768x511.jpg\")
\u201cGreat to be at the forefront\u201d<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\n\u201cThe customer can focus on their core business\u201d<\/h2>\n
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