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Finland declares a state of emergency
The Government, in cooperation with the President of the Republic, has declared a state of emergency in Finland due to COVID-19.
Prime Minister Sanna Marin and Minister of Employment Tuula Haatainen held a briefing.
Government proposal: restaurants to be temporarily closed to customers – takeaway and delivery still permitted
Recording of the press confrence 1st march
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Government proposal: restaurants to be temporarily closed to customers – takeaway and delivery still permitted
Finland declares a state of emergency
Minister Pekonen: Employers must use all available means to curb spread of COVID-19
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Six applicants for the position of Director General at Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency
Major drop in Schengen visa applications submitted at Finnish missions because of entry restrictions and health security measures due to COVID-19 pandemic
Notices of right to vote in municipal elections to be sent out in March
Deadline for joint application to education after comprehensive school extended until 7 April
President and Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy discuss United States, China and Government’s Defence Report
Finland, Germany, Denmark and Estonia call on EU to accelerate digital transformation
332,800 unemployed jobseekers in January
Designation of Finnish candidates for European Digital Innovation Hubs
Report on administrative autonomy in Finnish universities: No need for amendments to the Universities Act; university rules of procedure can be used to develop activities
Government proposal: restaurants to be temporarily closed to customers – takeaway and delivery still permitted
Government Programme

The Programme of Prime Minister Sanna Marin's Government "Inclusive and competent Finland – a socially, economically and ecologically sustainable society" was submitted to Parliament in the form of a Government statement on 10 December 2019.
Information about Brexit

The United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union entered into force in full on 1 January 2021. This page provides information on the new EU–UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement, the withdrawal agreement and things that will change for citizens and businesses due to the UK’s exit from the EU.
Ministries' publications

The Institutional Repository Valto includes the publication series of all Finnish ministries in pdf-format from the beginning of 2016 and some publications that date further back.

Government in office
On 10 December 2019, the President of the Republic appointed Prime Minister Sanna Marin’s Government, which is Finland’s 76th government. Marin’s Government is formed by the Social Democratic Party, the Centre Party, the Greens, the Left Alliance and the Swedish People's Party of Finland. The Government has 19 ministers.

Finnish Governments
It is possible to search information on the Finnish Governments, their compositions and Government Programmes throughout Finland’s independence – as of 1917. Information is also available on the Governments' terms of office, on the types of Government and on the political parties within the Government.