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27.5.2024 | The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment requests comments on the draft decree amending the Government Decree on Infrastructure Support for Electric Transport, Biogas and Use of Renewable Hydrogen in Transport between 2022 and 2025 (Distribution Infrastructure Decree). Comments can be submitted at Lausuntopalvelu.fi until 20 June 2024.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/draft-decree-on-support-for-distribution-infrastructure-for-high-power-charging-and-hydrogen-refuelling-sent-out-for-comments
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27.7.2022 | The proposed new legislation would set a maximum duration of four years for the permit-granting procedures related to large projects on the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T). In addition, it would also streamline decision-making on the classification of highways, and they would no longer be classified by decree. The Ministry of Transport and Communications requests comments on the draft government proposal by 7 September 2022.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/introducing-maximum-duration-for-permit-granting-procedures-for-large-ten-t-transport-network-projects-and-changes-to-decision-making-on-high-1809993
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25.4.2025 | In its meeting on Friday 25 April, the Ministerial Committee on European Union Affairs outlined Finland’s positions on several initiatives aiming to strengthen European defence. Other topics on the agenda included measures to improve the security of submarine cables and EU financing for transport projects in the next financial framework period.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/ministerial-committee-on-european-union-affairs-discusses-efforts-to-strengthen-european-defence
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18.3.2021 | On 18 March the Ministry of Transport and Communications published a draft summary of opinions on the national transport system plan for 2021-2032 and an assessment of its impacts.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/summary-of-opinions-national-transport-system-plan-ensures-long-term-progress
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18.3.2021 | On 18 March the Ministry of Transport and Communications published a draft summary of opinions on the national transport system plan for 2021-2032 and an assessment of its impacts.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/summary-of-opinions-national-transport-system-plan-ensures-long-term-progress-1263009
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28.2.2025 | Minna Kivimäki, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Transport and Communications, will attend the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on 3 and 4 March 2025, followed by a visit to Madrid to meet representatives of the Spanish administration on 5 March 2025.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/permanent-secretary-kivimaki-to-attend-mobile-world-congress-and-visit-madrid
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25.10.2021 | Finland has invited the Nordic transport ministers to an informal climate meeting on 26 October 2021. The meeting will be arranged by means of online connections and it will be chaired by Minister of Transport and Communications Timo Harakka.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/nordic-transport-ministers-to-discuss-alternative-fuel-distribution-infrastructure
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3.4.2025 | The Government submitted to Parliament a legislative proposal on aviation on 3 April 2025. The proposal aims to improve aviation safety.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/government-proposes-legislative-amendments-to-improve-aviation-safety
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14.3.2020 | This is the Ministry's information page on matters concerning the coronavirus outbreak. The information will be updated regularly. It was last updated on 20 March 2020.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/ministry-of-transport-and-communications-information-pack-coronavirus-covid-19-and-the-transport-and-communications-system
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19.12.2024 | On 19 December, the Government submitted to Parliament a proposal for an act on the protection of infrastructure critical to society and on the improvement of resilience. The new act will strengthen society's resilience and national security in accordance with the Government Programme.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/government-proposes-new-act-to-guide-improvement-of-resilience-and-protection-of-infrastructure-critical-to-functioning-of-society
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Minister Skinnari’s Italy visit focuses on smart low-carbon transport solutions - Finnish Government
2.5.2022 | Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Ville Skinnari will visit Italy on 2–5 May.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/minister-skinnari-s-italy-visit-focuses-on-smart-low-carbon-transport-solutions -
13.6.2024 | The President of the Republic approved amendments to the Act on Electronic Communications Services on 13 June 2024. The amendments concern two acts but in practice affect the validity of certain provisions of the Act on Electronic Communications Services. The amendments will enter into force before the validity period of the current provisions expires at the end of June and in the beginning of July 2024.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/act-on-electronic-communications-services-to-be-amended
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16.5.2024 | On 16 May 2024, the Government discussed the national adoption of convention amendments adopted by the Maritime Safety Committee of the International Maritime Organization (IMO). The amendments allow the introduction of electronic certificates of competency for seafarers.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/convention-amendments-on-seafarer-certification-adopted
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25.11.2024 | Minister of Transport and Communications Lulu Ranne visits Strasbourg on 25–27 November 2024 to meet key Members of the European Parliament.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/minister-ranne-to-strasbourg-on-eu-advocacy-visit
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18.4.2024 | The Government proposes a number of individual amendments to the Act on Electronic Communications Services. The proposal would change certain temporary provisions to ones that are in force until further notice and would update the supervision tasks of the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency Traficom.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/government-proposes-amendments-to-act-on-electronic-communications-services
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12.11.2024 | Tero Jokilehto, Senior Ministerial Adviser at the Finnish Ministry of Transport and Communications, has been elected vice-chair of the Civil Aviation Group for the next three years. The Civil Aviation Group is a sub-group of the Transport Group, which is one of the planning groups under NATO’s Resilience Committee.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/finland-s-tero-jokilehto-appointed-as-vice-chair-of-civil-aviation-group-of-nato-s-resilience-committee
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7.10.2022 | On 6 October 2022, the European Union imposed new sanctions on Russia in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The eight package of sanctions will ban transport of Russian oil that exceed a pre-established price cap and add new import and export bans.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/eu-s-new-sanctions-ban-some-oil-transport-add-export-and-import-bans-and-tackle-circumvention
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9.7.2020 | The Government's proposal for an additional appropriation of EUR 24.8 million for assisting shipping was approved in the Government's fourth supplementary budget proposal for 2020 on 26 June 2020. The purpose of the additional appropriation is to maintain the capacity to support maritime transport services whenever that is considered necessary in the light of the circumstances.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/government-issues-decree-on-support-for-maritime-transport-1218111
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31.5.2024 | Minister of Climate and the Environment Kai Mykkänen will convene a series of roundtables to discuss the opportunities offered by industrial carbon management, the role of companies in implementing technological carbon sinks (negative emission technologies) and what is required to implement these technological sinks fast and cost-effectively.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/minister-mykkanen-holds-roundtable-discussions-on-opportunities-offered-by-industrial-carbon-sinks-to-finnish-companies
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8.2.2024 | Finnish operators apply for a total of EUR 81.04 million in funding from the European Commission’s Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) for five communications projects. On 8 February 2024, the Ministerial Finance Committee endorsed the applications.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/finnish-operators-apply-for-more-than-eur-81-million-of-eu-funding-for-five-digital-projects
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14.11.2025 | The President of the Republic has granted the annual internationalisation awards to three companies and one community. Orion Corporation won the 2025 Growth Company Award. The Newcomer Company Award went to Sensofusion, and Sandvik Mining and Construction was recognised as the Long-term International Investor. The year’s Community Award was granted to the Finnish Startup Community.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/president-stubb-grants-internationalisation-awards-to-orion-sensofusion-sandvik-and-finnish-startup-community
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5.5.2021 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications has, on 4 May 2021, invited comments about a draft government resolution on the promotion of transport automation. The resolution applies to all modes of transport. It opens up the current state of the development of automation and outlines the possible directions this development may take.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/transport-automation-benefits-all-of-society-draft-resolution-sent-out-for-comments-1291834
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21.12.2021 | On 21 December 2021, the Ministry of Transport and Communications invited comments on draft government resolution on Transport Safety Strategy. "We are searching for ways to improve the situation in broad-based cooperation. The aim is for people in Finland to feel that transport is safe," says Minister of Transport and Communications Timo Harakka.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/comments-invited-on-draft-government-resolution-on-transport-safety-strategy-1616516
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14.9.2022 | Jay Inslee, Governor of the State of Washington in the United States, is visiting Finland with his delegation from 13 to 16 September 2022. Governor Inslee is making a return visit following the visit of Minister of Transport and Communications Timo Harakka to Washington state in November 2021.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/minister-of-transport-and-communications-timo-harakka-to-meet-governor-of-the-state-of-washington-jay-inslee-1830279
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14.9.2022 | Jay Inslee, Governor of the State of Washington in the United States, is visiting Finland with his delegation from 13 to 16 September 2022. Governor Inslee is making a return visit following the visit of Minister of Transport and Communications Timo Harakka to Washington state in November 2021.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/minister-of-transport-and-communications-timo-harakka-to-meet-governor-of-the-state-of-washington-jay-inslee
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2.2.2023 | On 2 February 2023, the Government proposed that the President of the Republic adopt the Act on permit-granting procedures and other administrative procedures for certain projects on the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) that would implement the so-called Smart TEN-T Directive. In addition, the Government proposed amendments to be adopted on the Act on the Transport System and Highways as w...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/decision-making-on-highway-classification-to-be-streamlined-and-provisions-to-be-laid-down-on-maximum-duration-for-permit-granting-procedures-for-large-ten-t-transport-network-projects
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15.9.2021 | How much does teleworking reduce emissions from transport? What about transport services or combined transport? Three studies provide new information on ways to reduce emissions.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/new-information-on-the-impacts-of-teleworking-and-new-transport-services-on-greenhouse-gas-emissions-1510312
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21.12.2021 | On 21 December 2021, the Ministry of Transport and Communications invited comments on draft government resolution on Transport Safety Strategy. "We are searching for ways to improve the situation in broad-based cooperation. The aim is for people in Finland to feel that transport is safe," says Minister of Transport and Communications Timo Harakka.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/comments-invited-on-draft-government-resolution-on-transport-safety-strategy
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30.4.2020 | The Government proposes temporary amendments to legislation concerning the administrative branch of the Ministry of Transport and Communications due to the emergency conditions resulting from the coronavirus epidemic.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/temporary-amendments-to-transport-legislation-1173138
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13.8.2021 | A cross-sectoral working group of public officials of the Ministry of Transport and Communications is drafting a memorandum on the implementation of an emissions trading scheme for the national road transport sector. On 12 August 2021, the group organised a consultation event to support the preparations. The participants included representatives from universities, organisations, and businesses in the sector.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/preparations-for-emissions-trading-scheme-for-national-road-transport-sector-continue-stakeholder-consultation-in-august
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5.2.2021 | On 4 February 2021, the Ministry of Transport and Communications appointed an interministerial steering group on fossil-free transport. The steering group has representatives from the Ministry of Transport and Communications, the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment, the Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry of Finance. The group is tasked to promote the implementation of the Government Resolution on the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from domestic transport.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/steering-group-on-fossil-free-transport-started-its-work
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2.7.2021 | Digirail aims to achieve safe and efficient train operation. Published on 2 July 2021, the Digirail Report provides details of how railway technical systems will be modernised in Finland. The Digirail project is now moving from preparation to practice as digital train control technology is constructed and piloted on the railways.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/digirail-pursuing-the-european-lead-in-rail-transport-1421083
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18.11.2021 | The Government proposes that the Act on the Transport of Dangerous Goods be comprehensively reformed. The purpose is to harmonise the requirements on transport of dangerous goods by road, rail, vessel and air and to streamline legislation. The aim of the reform is to improve the safety of transport and, in particular, to prevent possible environmental damage.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/legislative-reform-of-transport-of-dangerous-goods-focuses-on-accident-prevention-1583575
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11.12.2023 | At its meeting of 8 December 2023, the ministerial working group on social transformation adopted the roadmap for Finland's Digital Compass. The roadmap specifies the measures for achieving the objectives set out for the Digital Compass.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/ministerial-working-group-on-social-transformation-implementation-of-finland-s-digital-compass-progresses
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27.7.2022 | The proposed new legislation would set a maximum duration of four years for the permit-granting procedures related to large projects on the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T). In addition, it would also streamline decision-making on the classification of highways, and they would no longer be classified by decree. The Ministry of Transport and Communications requests comments on the draft government proposal by 7 September 2022.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/introducing-maximum-duration-for-permit-granting-procedures-for-large-ten-t-transport-network-projects-and-changes-to-decision-making-on-highway-classification-draft-bills-circulated-for-comments
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25.10.2021 | Finland has invited the Nordic transport ministers to an informal climate meeting on 26 October 2021. The meeting will be arranged by means of online connections and it will be chaired by Minister of Transport and Communications Timo Harakka.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/nordic-transport-ministers-to-discuss-alternative-fuel-distribution-infrastructure-1555263
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29.1.2024 | Minister of Transport and Communications Lulu Ranne will visit Stockholm on 29 January 2024. This is Minister Ranne’s first official visit to Sweden. She will meet Minister for Infrastructure and Housing Andreas Carlson and Minister for Public Administration Erik Slottner.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/minister-ranne-travels-to-stockholm-on-an-advocacy-dialogue-visit
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3.2.2022 | On 3 February 2022, the government issued a decree on government grants available in 2022-2025 to support the transition towards electronic heavy transport. The decree will enter into force on 15 February 2022.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/government-to-provide-eur-5.5-million-to-support-transition-towards-electric-heavy-transport
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8.1.2025 | The Finnish Transport and Communications Agency Traficom has completed the Port State Control (PSC) inspection of the Eagle S and detained the ship.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/minister-ranne-making-sustained-effort-to-improve-security-in-baltic-sea
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25.8.2025 | Finnish Minister of Climate and the Environment Sari Multala has signed a Ministry of the Environment decision to establish a national landscape management area in Saija, Salla. The purpose of the landscape management area is to preserve and manage the natural and cultural landscape, its beauty, historical characteristics and associated values.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410903/salla-s-saija-designated-finland-s-eighth-national-landscape-management-area