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14.7.2021 | Finland välkomnar målmedvetna åtgärder för att EU ska uppnå klimatneutralitet före 2050. Trafiken har en viktig roll när det gäller att uppnå målet. Kommissionens förslag om klimatåtgärder som gavs ut den 14 juli 2021 omfattar både väg-, sjö- och flygtrafiken.

14.7.2021 | Finland välkomnar målmedvetna åtgärder för att EU ska uppnå klimatneutralitet före 2050. Trafiken har en viktig roll när det gäller att uppnå målet. Kommissionens förslag om klimatåtgärder som gavs ut den 14 juli 2021 omfattar både väg-, sjö- och flygtrafiken.

14.7.2021 | Suomi kannattaa määrätietoisia toimia, joilla EU saavuttaa ilmastoneutraaliuden vuoteen 2050 mennessä. Liikenteellä on tavoitteen saavuttamisessa merkittävä rooli. Komission 14.7.2021 julkistama ehdotus ilmastotoimista kattaa niin tie-, meri- kuin lentoliikenteen.

14.7.2021 | Suomi kannattaa määrätietoisia toimia, joilla EU saavuttaa ilmastoneutraaliuden vuoteen 2050 mennessä. Liikenteellä on tavoitteen saavuttamisessa merkittävä rooli. Komission 14.7.2021 julkistama ehdotus ilmastotoimista kattaa niin tie-, meri- kuin lentoliikenteen.

14.7.2021 | I det omfattande klimat- och energipaketet som Europeiska kommissionen gav ut den 14 juli 2021 ingår också ett förslag till en ny LULUCF-förordning som gäller markanvändning, förändrad markanvändning och skogar. Uppnåendet av klimatmålen bedöms i fortsättningen mer än tidigare utifrån sektorns faktiska utsläpp och sänkor i stället för de gällande komplicerade beräkningsreglerna. Finland har redan länge önskat sig denna reform.

14.7.2021 | Euroopan komission 14.7.2021 julkaisemaan laajaan ilmasto- ja energiapakettiin sisältyy myös esitys uudeksi maankäyttöä, maankäytön muutoksia ja metsiä koskevaksi LULUCF-asetukseksi. Maankäyttösektorin ilmastotavoitteiden saavuttamista arvioitaisiin jatkossa aiempaa enemmän sektorin todellisten päästöjen ja nielujen pohjalta nykyisten monimutkaisten laskentasääntöjen sijaan. Tätä uudistusta Suomi on toivonut jo pitkään.

26.8.2021 | Eurooppa- ja omistajaohjausministeri Tytti Tuppuraisen puhe Turun Eurooppa-foorumissa 26.8.2021

6.6.2023 | Permanent secretary Jaana Husu-Kallio gave the opening speech at the Bioeconomy seminar: How to speed up the value added in innovative bioeconomy – steps to strategy implementation, held on the June 6th 2023 in Helsinki.

5.7.2023 | Europeiska kommissionen har den 5 juli lagt fram ett lagstiftningsförslag om ändring av ramdirektivet om avfall. Ändringen fokuserar på två resursintensiva sektorer – textilsektorn och livsmedelssektorn. Syftet med lagstiftningsförslaget är att minska miljö- och klimateffekterna inom dessa sektorer och att förbättra livsmedelstryggheten och öka sysselsättningen inom textilsektorn.

5.7.2023 | Euroopan komissio on antanut 5.7. lainsäädäntöehdotuksen jätepuitedirektiivin muuttamiseksi. Muutos keskittyy kahteen resurssivaltaiseen alaan - tekstiili- ja elintarvikealaan. Lainsäädäntöehdotuksen tavoitteena on vähentää näiden alojen ympäristö- ja ilmastovaikutuksia sekä parantaa ruokaturvaa ja tekstiilialan työllisyyttä.

21.12.2023 | Vastuullisuusstrategiat ovat kannustaneet Barentsin alueen yrityksiä vähentämään muovien käyttöä tuotteissa ja lajittelemaan syntyvän muovijätteen. Kansallinen jätelainsäädäntö puolestaan vauhdittaa yrityksissä syntyvien muovijätteiden kierrätystä alueella, sillä se edellyttää pääosalta yrityksiä muovipakkausjätteen erilliskeräystä mm. Suomessa ja Norjassa. Tiedot löytyvät uudesta selvityksestä yritys...

18.10.2024 | Utrikeshandels- och utvecklingsminister Ville Tavio gör tillsammans med en företagsdelegation en exportfrämjande resa till Vietnam och Filippinerna den 21–25 oktober.

18.10.2024 | Ulkomaankauppa- ja kehitysministeri Ville Tavio tekee vienninedistämisvierailun Vietnamiin ja Filippiineille 21.–25. lokakuuta yhdessä yritysvaltuuskuntien kanssa.

28.5.2021 | The ministerial council meeting of the Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) will be held virtually on 31 May–1 June 2021. The meeting will focus on the economic recovery after the coronavirus pandemic and the future priorities of the OECD.

15.12.2021 | At their summit in Brussels on Wednesday 15 December, the EU Member States and the countries in the Eastern Partnership adopted a joint declaration and a revised programme for Eastern Partnership policy beyond 2000. The long-term policy objectives emphasise recovery, resilience and reform. Prime Minister Sanna Marin represented Finland at the summit.

12.5.2022 | The European Commission has approved the EU regional and structural policy programme, Innovation and Skills in Finland 2021–2027, and Finland’s partnership agreement among the first in the whole EU. The programme promotes the vitality, employment and wellbeing of the regions. The partnership agreement describes the strategic direction and mutual coordination of different funds.

15.2.2022 | Finland joined the Inter-American Development Bank’s (IDB) climate fund at the start of 2022. The NDC (nationally determined contributions) Pipeline Accelerator Multi-Donor Trust Fund, ACL in short, is one of the IDB’s main climate finance facilities. Finland's contribution is EUR 5 million.

14.7.2021 | Finland supports systematic measures for achieving climate neutrality in the European Union by 2050. Transport will play an important role in achieving this goal. Published on 14 July 2021, the Commission proposal on climate action covers road traffic, maritime transport and aviation.

14.7.2021 | Finland supports systematic measures for achieving climate neutrality in the European Union by 2050. Transport will play an important role in achieving this goal. Published on 14 July 2021, the Commission proposal on climate action covers road traffic, maritime transport and aviation.

16.7.2021 | European Commission published new EU Forest Strategy on 16 July 2021, aiming for better coordination on forest-related initiatives as well as increasing the cooperation of Member States on forests. The Strategy highlights climate and biodiversity targets, which are important also for Finland. The strategy has evolved towards more balanced version during the preparation by the Commission, leaving however room for improvement in the initiatives to follow.

1.6.2022 | Prime Minister Sanna Marin and Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas will attend a seminar on cooperation between Finland and Estonia at the House of the Estates in Helsinki on Wednesday 8 June. The invitation-only event will also be attended by the foreign ministers of Finland and Estonia, Pekka Haavisto and Eva-Maria Liimets, as well as other ministers from the governments of the two countries.

14.7.2021 | On Wednesday, the European Commission unveiled a major package of legislative proposals on climate that would reduce the EU’s net emissions by at least 55 per cent by 2030. The Fit for 55 package contains 13 legislative proposals, eight of which would strengthen existing legislative instruments and five that are completely new regulations.

1.9.2022 | The budget proposal for 2023 of Prime Minister Sanna Marin’s Government builds sustainable growth for the future, secures purchasing power and assists people with the hike in electricity prices. The budget proposal responds to the effects of Russia’s war of aggression and inflation, improves safety and security, security of supply, and energy self-sufficiency, and provides further investment in research and development and in the green transition.

22.8.2022 | "While Europe stands united in relation to Russia and in condemning military action, we must not ignore or forget Afghanistan, Myanmar, Syria, Yemen and other countries where human rights or the social conditions for living a decent life are under threat. The global need for humanitarian aid is now greater than ever before. No single humanitarian crisis is more important than another. These are always matters of human distress."

24.2.2021 | Referral debate about the Government Report on EU Policy on 24 February 2021. Speech to be checked against delivery.

1.9.2022 | The budget proposal for 2023 of Prime Minister Sanna Marin’s Government builds sustainable growth for the future, secures purchasing power and assists people with the hike in electricity prices. The budget proposal responds to the effects of Russia’s war of aggression and inflation, improves safety and security, security of supply, and energy self-sufficiency, and provides further investment in research and development and in the green transition.

14.7.2021 | On Wednesday, the European Commission unveiled a major package of legislative proposals on climate that would reduce the EU’s net emissions by at least 55 per cent by 2030. The Fit for 55 package contains 13 legislative proposals, eight of which would strengthen existing legislative instruments and five that are completely new regulations.

1.4.2021 | What is good, sustainable housing in the Europe of the future? What can we learn from the legendary Bauhaus school of architecture and design to find solutions to the present challenges? What do the Nordic countries have to offer to this co-design process? How do we get everyone involved?

23.8.2021 | Excellencies, Distinguished Colleagues, It really feels good to be Finnish right now. Our team may not have brought home gold from the Olympics in Tokyo, but our efforts to tackle the Covid crisis are surely worth a few medals. This is a good opportunity for me to extend my thanks to you for your hard work. This is also a chance to for us to take a look ahead together.

3.3.2023 | Commerce accounts for most of Finland’s imports from China, while exports to China are centred around large industrial companies, according to a report on Finland’s trade dependence on China. The report was coordinated by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. It is a collection of information and figures to support discussions on Finland’s dependence on China.

12.8.2021 | The 2022 budget proposal of Minister of Finance Annika Saarikko implements previous Government decisions.

11.4.2022 | Ministers and senior representatives met in Lahti, Finland – the Green Capital of Europe 2021 – on 3–4 April to put climate adaptation finance at the forefront of climate discussions in 2022.

10.11.2021 | Finland participates in six transport initiatives adopted at the Glasgow Climate Change Conference. Countries make commitments to reduce emissions on the road, at sea and in the air. Most of these declarations were published on the Transport Day on 10 November 2021.

27.5.2021 | The third draft supplementary budget for 2021 will accelerate growth, bring forward investments and respond to the needs caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The supplementary budget will also launch reforms and investments under the EU’s recovery and resilience facility.

21.10.2021 | On 21 October 2021, the Government approved the EU regional and structural policy programme, Innovation and Skills in Finland 2021−2027, and decided to submit it to the European Commission. The programme supports industrial, energy, climate, innovation, education and employment policies as well as the work against exclusion and poverty.

7.1.2021 | Finland's Presidency of the Nordic Council of Ministers in 2021 Ministry for Foreign Affairs Publication date 7.1.2021 15.34 Type: News item Finland assumed its one-year Presidency of the Nordic Council of Ministers on 1 January 2021. The main tas...

2.3.2021 | Prime Minister Sanna Marin and the leaders of three EU Member States have sent a letter to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. The joint letter calls on the EU to speed up its digital transformation. The other signatories of the letter are German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas.

5.4.2022 | Prime Minister Sanna Marin’s Government has agreed on the General Government Fiscal Plan for 2023–2026. In its spending limits discussion, the Government decided on extensive measures that will strengthen security, create a vision for the future and build sustainable growth.

27.5.2021 | The Report on Development Policy across Parliamentary Terms strengthens the long-term approach in Finnish development cooperation from the perspective of principles, values and goals, and makes development policy more focused. In order to achieve results, development policy must be conducted in a coherent manner.

31.5.2021 | Almost two thousand people took part in the process to create a Nordic perspective for the European Commission’s New European Bauhaus initiative. The participants considered that Nordic values such as sustainability, closeness to nature, equality and inclusion provide a good basis for housing and building. The final report on the outcomes of the Nordic co-design process has now been published and submitted to the European Commission.

3.2.2022 | The Fit for 55 package of climate measures proposed by the European Commission will have a significant impact on shipping, effectively reducing emissions while increasing the cost of shipping in EU countries. These costs may well be higher in Finland than in comparable countries.

19.2.2021 | The UN Environment Assembly UNEA-5 brings together the UN Member States and representatives of the business sector and civil society organisations to a session conducted virtually on 22-23 February. The themes of the meeting are the role of nature in reaching the Sustainable Development Goals and green rebuilding and sustainable recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic.

4.4.2022 | In its report published on 4 April, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) points out that emission reduction measures must already be accelerated during the next decade to achieve international targets for limiting climate warming. Greenhouse gas emissions are growing in all sectors, and in the past decade the average GHG emissions were higher than ever before. The pace of growth in emissions has, however, slowed.

5.4.2022 | Prime Minister Sanna Marin’s Government has agreed on the General Government Fiscal Plan for 2023–2026. In its spending limits discussion, the Government decided on extensive measures that will strengthen security, create a vision for the future and build sustainable growth.

3.2.2022 | The Fit for 55 package of climate measures proposed by the European Commission will have a significant impact on shipping, effectively reducing emissions while increasing the cost of shipping in EU countries. These costs may well be higher in Finland than in comparable countries.

5.10.2021 | On 6 October, the EU environment and climate ministers will meet in Luxembourg to discuss the EU climate package (Fit for 55), the EU Forest Strategy and the negotiating objectives of the EU for the Glasgow Climate Change Conference. Finland’s representative at the meeting will be Minister of the Environment and Climate Change Krista Mikkonen.

17.3.2022 | The new national event on working life will provide a platform for developing the Finnish world of work in the long term. 

26.5.2021 | The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment and government agencies under its purview will open calls for funding applications from companies under Finland’s Sustainable Growth Programme in autumn 2021. The funding will support energy transformation, circular economy and energy solutions in industry, and investments in research, development and innovation (RDI).

9.2.2021 | The State has concluded agreements with 16 urban areas to strengthen innovation activities. The objective of the agreements is to build innovation ecosystems, in other words, to intensify cooperation within networks, strengthen key competences and increase effectiveness of RDI activities. The content of the agreements is based on the local strengths of urban areas and they relate to comprehensive and current topics of carbon reduction, digital technology, and wellbeing and health.

10.11.2021 | Commissioner Mairead McGuinness will visit Finland on 10–12 November on the invitation of Minister of Economic Affairs Mika Lintilä and Minister of Finance Annika Saarikko. The Ministers and the Commissioner will discuss the EU’s sustainable finance classification system, or the EU taxonomy, with special focus on themes related to energy and forests. The Commissioner will also meet Prime Minister Sanna Marin and Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Jari Leppä in Helsinki.

22.4.2021 | On 22 April 2021, the Government appointed Minna Kivimäki, Master of Laws, as Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Transport and Communications.

21.12.2022 | “Even though this year will go down in the history books for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, we have still been fortunate enough to record some favourable developments,” writes Pekka Haavisto, Minister for Foreign Affairs, in relation to the 2022 year in foreign policy.

28.5.2021 | The ministerial council meeting of the Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) will be held virtually on 31 May–1 June 2021. The meeting will focus on the economic recovery after the coronavirus pandemic and the future priorities of the OECD.

6.5.2021 | Prime Minister Sanna Marin will attend several meetings hosted by the Portuguese EU Council Presidency in Portugal on Friday 7 May and Saturday 8 May. On Thursday 6 May, Prime Minister Marin will have a bilateral meeting with Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa.

29.6.2021 | On 29 June 2021, the Government granted EUR 2 million to the Regional Council of Lapland for the development of the Kemi-Tornio region. In all, the Government has allocated EUR 12.75 million to the area to manage the sudden structural change caused by the closure of the Veitsiluoto paper mill in Kemi.

28.4.2021 | Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Ville Skinnari will attend the EU development ministers’ informal video conference on 29 April 2021.

24.11.2021 | Finland joined the Export Finance for Future coalition (E3F) at its meeting on 24 November 2021. The E3F is part of the strategy work to combat global warming. It allocates funding to sustainable projects and defines the most suitable measures for phasing out export finance in projects that are not in line with sustainable development.

6.4.2021 | Climate and economic policies were discussed by the finance ministers of over 60 countries at the meeting of the Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action on 6 April 2021. In its spring meeting, the Coalition acquired eight new member countries, including the United States, Japan and South Korea.

12.8.2021 | Akseli Koskela, Master of Social Sciences, was appointed as State Secretary to Minister of the Interior Maria Ohisalo on 12 August 2021. The position was earlier held by Olli-Poika Parviainen who will take up the duties of the Mayor of Hämenlinna.

26.3.2021 | The situation with regard to the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccines featured prominently on the agenda at the video meeting of European Council members on 25 March. Other themes discussed at the meeting were the single market, industrial policy, the digital transformation and the economy, the Eastern Mediterranean and an information point on Russia. Yesterday’s programme also included a Euro Summit meeting and a separate discussion with United States President Joe Biden.