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Government submits supplementary budget proposal to Parliament

2.2.2023 15.03

The Government submitted the first supplementary budget proposal for 2023 to Parliament on Thursday 2 February.

The supplementary budget proposal includes appropriations for retroactive reimbursement for electricity costs, increased funding of the wellbeing services counties, support measures for agriculture, material support for Ukraine, prevention of youth crime, and development of educational equality in education and teaching.

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Prime Ministers of Finland and Sweden discuss EU issues and progress of NATO membership process

2.2.2023 16.56
Pääministerit Marin ja Kristersson seisovat vierekkäin, sivulla Suomen, Ruotsin ja EU:n liput
Photo: Ninni Andersson, regeringskansliet
Prime Minister Sanna Marin visited Stockholm at the invitation of Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson on 2 February. Their discussions focused on the EU economy and competitiveness, other topical EU matters, Russia’s war against Ukraine, and Finland and Sweden’s joint NATO membership process.

Ministers for European affairs to prepare for February Special European Council

3.2.2023 13.51
The EU General Affairs Council (GAC) will meet in Brussels on Monday 6 February. The meeting will focus on preparations for the February Special European Council. The GAC will also discuss relations between the EU and the United Kingdom and receive an overview of Sweden’s priorities for its Presidency of the Council of the EU. Minister for European Affairs and Ownership Steering Tytti Tuppurainen will represent Finland at the meeting.

Polling station in parliamentary elections is determined based on voters’ place of residence on 10 February

2.2.2023 11.04
A person is placing a ballot paper in the ballot box.
Voters’ place of residence will determine their electoral district and polling station in parliamentary elections. The voting register for the parliamentary elections to be held in April will be compiled based on the information contained in the Population Information System on 10 February 2023.

US. Department of Homeland Security and Finnish Ministry of the Interior enhance internal security cooperation

1.2.2023 20.54
Suomen ja USAn lippu.
On January 31, 2023, Deputy Secretary for Homeland Security John K. Tien and Krista Mikkonen, Minister of Interior of Finland, and their respective delegations met in Washington, D.C.

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