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4.12.2024 | Finland must improve the competitiveness of its investment environment with the help of predictable regulation and sufficient incentives. Companies must increase their intangible investments to enhance the value added and productivity. Public funding must be used more efficiently to boost new sectors and diversify the economic structure.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/industrial-policy-strategy-has-been-published
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28.6.2024 | On 27 June 2024, Minister of Economic Affairs Wille Rydman and Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Ville Tavio appointed Elina Björklund (M.Sc., Economics), Chairperson of the Board of Reima Group, to serve as the rapporteur preparing the reform of the Team Finland network of business services abroad to integrate the foreign functions of Business Finland with the Foreign Service.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/elina-bjorklund-to-prepare-reform-of-team-finland-network-of-business-services-abroad
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15.10.2024 | Prime Minister Petteri Orpo will represent Finland at two meetings in Brussels: the EU and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit on Wednesday 16 October and the European Council beginning on Thursday 17 October.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/prime-minister-orpo-to-attend-eu-gcc-summit-and-european-council-in-brussels
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10.12.2024 | Prime Minister Petteri Orpo and Prime Minister of Japan Shigeru Ishiba met in Tokyo on Tuesday 10 December. Their talks focused on bilateral political, trade and economic relations between the countries. They also discussed a variety of topical international issues. The prime ministers addressed the situation in Ukraine and the need for support, and shared their serious concerns about increased military cooperation between Russia and North Korea.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/prime-minister-orpo-meets-with-japanese-prime-minister-ishiba-in-tokyo
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16.7.2025 | Finland believes that the overall level of the European Commission’s proposal for the EU’s next multiannual financial framework for 2028–2034 is too high. Finland considers the proposed priorities to be steps in the right direction. The Government will formulate a more detailed position on the proposals in early autumn.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/finland-calls-for-moderation-in-eu-budget-and-supports-funding-allocation-for-defence-competitiveness-and-ukraine
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28.5.2025 | On 28 May 2025, the Finnish Government submitted a Union communication to Parliament regarding the European Commission’s proposal for the so-called Roadworthiness Package. In principle, the Government supports the proposal’s aim to promote road safety and reduce the negative environmental impacts of transport.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/government-outlines-its-position-on-the-european-commission-s-roadworthiness-package
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6.5.2025 | The Nordic ministers of culture and ministers of education and science met in Helsinki on 5 and 6 May as part of Finland's and Åland's 2025 co-presidency of the Nordic Council of Ministers.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410845/nordic-ministers-meet-in-helsinki-to-discuss-resilience-protection-of-cultural-heritage-and-skills-development
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16.3.2026 | The EU Environment Council will meet in Brussels on Tuesday 17 March. Minister of Climate and the Environment Sari Multala will represent Finland at the meeting. Minister Multala stresses that now it is highly important to defend a consistent climate policy and, in particular, the emissions trading system.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410903/finland-stresses-predictable-climate-policy-at-meeting-of-eu-environment-and-climate-ministers-bioeconomy-strategy-and-emission-standards-of-automotive-industry-also-on-agenda
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27.3.2026 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications and the Ministry of Finance have completed a joint outlook review of the current state of transport taxation and financing, and options for reform. The review report is the first part of the Government’s comprehensive reform of transport taxation and financing set out in the Programme of Prime Minister Petteri Orpo’s Government.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/review-of-reforming-transport-taxation-and-financing-completed
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13.5.2026 | The proposed amendments will accelerate the development of the nature values market in Finland and promote the steering of private funding to improving the state of nature. The amendments would enter into force in August 2026.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410903/government-proposes-amendments-to-nature-conservation-act
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5.2.2024 | Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Ville Tavio will lead a trade mission to the province of Nova Scotia in Canada and visit the country’s capital, Ottawa, on 5–8 February.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/finland-to-intensify-cooperation-with-canada-promising-opportunities-in-forestry-and-bioeconomy-for-finnish-companies
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6.2.2025 | Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen's speech at the Wood from Finland Conference on 6 February 2025 Publication date 6.2.2025 10.23 | Published in English on 31.10.2025 at 15.20 Type: Speech Ladies and gentlemen, It is a great honor to address you ...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/minister-of-defence-antti-hakkanen-s-speech-at-the-wood-from-finland-conference-on-6-february-2025
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26.3.2024 | The latest issue of the Kauppapolitiikka trade policy magazine looks at how elections influence important trade policy decisions in both the EU and the United States.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/kauppapolitiikka-under-the-golden-stars
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16.10.2024 | In its meeting on Wednesday 16 October, the Ministerial Committee on EU Affairs outlined Finland’s positions for the October European Council on 17–18 October and the first-ever EU-Gulf Cooperation Council summit in Brussels on 16 October.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/ministerial-committee-on-european-union-affairs-discusses-upcoming-european-council-meeting-and-gulf-cooperation-council-summit
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25.4.2025 | At the presidential session on 25 April, the President of the Republic appointed the following persons to serve as heads of missions: Okko-Pekka Salmimies, Bern; Pekka Voutilainen, Hanoi; Jukka Siukosaari, Copenhagen; Riina-Riikka Heikka, Nairobi; Olli Kantanen, Stockholm; Eevamari Laaksonen, Pristina; Minna Laajava, Los Angeles.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/new-heads-of-mission-appointed
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23.1.2024 | The EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council discussed international trade in agricultural products, the organisation of the strategic dialogue on the future of agriculture, a proposal for a regulation on a forest monitoring framework and, on Finland’s initiative, large carnivore matters.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410837/eu-agriculture-ministers-support-initiative-to-update-conservation-status-of-large-carnivores
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6.2.2025 | Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen's speech at the Wood from Finland Conference on 6 February 2025 Publication date 6.2.2025 10.26 Type: Speech Ladies and gentlemen, It is a great honor to address you today at the International Conference on Sawmi...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/minister-of-defence-antti-hakkanen-s-speech-at-the-wood-from-finland-conference-on-6-february-2025-1
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11.7.2024 | On 11 July 2024, Finland, the United States and Canada published a trilateral declaration concerning cooperation in the production of icebreakers (ICE). The initiative was signed by the Presidents of Finland and the United States Alexander Stubb and Joe Biden and Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/icebreaker-initiative-means-significant-opportunities-for-finnish-industrial-policy
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21.5.2025 | Prime Minister Petteri Orpo gave a speech at the launch ceremony of the first Pohjanmaa-class corvette in Rauma on 21 May. Speech to be checked against delivery.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/speech-by-prime-minister-orpo-at-the-launch-ceremony-of-the-first-pohjanmaa-class-corvette-in-rauma-on-21-may-1
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7.6.2024 | The availability and price of natural gas (methane) have been at the heart of Europe's response to Russia's aggression in connection with the war in Ukraine. A massive military invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022, but the energy war started already in summer 2021 as Russia manipulated gas trade to the European Union.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/phasing-out-russian-gas-will-continue-eu-prepares-for-the-coming-winter