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1.3.2022 | As the impacts of climate change expand, the need for adaptation measures, and for international funding for adaptation, will increase. Finland supports the Adaptation Fund, which operates under the Paris Agreement and funds concrete projects that help the most vulnerable people in developing countries.

11.3.2022 | The 66th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) will take place in hybrid format in New York between 14 and 25 March 2022. Finland will be represented at the session by a broad-based delegation headed by Minister for Nordic Cooperation and Equality Thomas Blomqvist. The delegation consists of representatives from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Social Affairs and Heal...

7.9.2023 | Det tredje toppmötet för första damer och herrar ordnades i Kiev den 6 september 2023 på inbjudan av Ukrainas presidents maka Olena Zelenska. Vid toppmötet sammanträdde också hälsoministrar från EU-länderna och Världshälsoorganisationens medlemsländer i Europa. Ministrarna undertecknade ett gemensamt uttalande i samband med mötet.

2.9.2025 | The Government of Prime Minister Petteri Orpo has reached a decision on its budget proposal for 2026. The Government’s decisions aim to support economic growth, which is picking up. Supporting economic growth and continuing responsible fiscal management is necessary to ensure the security of people in Finland and safeguard their access to important services going forward.

Hallituksen esitys eduskunnalle laeiksi automaattisesta tietojen hausta ja tietojenvaihdosta eurooppalaisessa poliisiyhteistyössä sekä henkilötietojen käsittelystä poliisitoimessa annetun lain muuttamisesta ESITYKSEN PÄÄASIALLINEN SISÄLTÖ Esitykse...

22.8.2022 | "The strength of our collaboration has been visible during a time when our security policy has been under tremendous challenges. The Nordic countries have supported each other through close cooperation. The fact that all Nordic countries will soon be NATO members signifies a new era in Nordic collaboration. We must take advantage of the momentum we have gained and maintain it."

14.2.2022 | Minister for Foreign Affairs Pekka Haavisto will attend the Global Disability Summit in Oslo on 16–17 February. He will announce the Foreign Ministry’s commitments on the promotion of the rights of persons with disabilities at the meeting. The aim of the summit is to intensify the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and thereby to bring about substantial improvements in the lives of persons with disabilities.

23.4.2025 | Prime Minister Petteri Orpo’s Government has agreed on the General Government Fiscal Plan for 2026–2029. The decisions focus on reinforcing the conditions for economic growth and enhancing the security of Finland and the Finnish people. At the same time, the Government will ensure that public finances are sustainable. The growth package will be financed responsibly through measures to increase general government revenue and reduce expenditure.

21.3.2022 | The Ministry for Foreign Affairs publishes for the first time its long-term plan for Finland’s international climate finance, extending up to 2026. Finland’s international climate finance will increase nearly twofold during this government term compared to the previous term, and a larger share than before will be allocated to critical climate adaptation measures in developing countries. More attent...

11.3.2021 | Sisäministeriö on päättänyt lähettää kaksi asiantuntijaa Päiväntasaajan Guinean Bataan, jossa ammusvaraston räjähdys on aiheuttanut laajoja tuhoja. Päiväntasaajan Guinea on pyytänyt kansainvälistä apua räjähdysonnettomuuden pelastustehtävissä. Pelastusopisto toimii lähetettävien asiantuntijoiden työnantajana.

25.11.2021 | Programme-based support for Finnish civil society organisations (CSOs) is allocated for the implementation of Finland’s development policy objectives to eradicate extreme poverty, reduce inequality and promote human rights. The work is carried out in close cooperation with developing countries’ own CSOs. The Ministry for Foreign Affairs has granted approximately EUR 276 million for Finnish CSO’s multiannual development cooperation in 2022–2025.

11.3.2021 | Inrikesministeriet har beslutat sända två experter till Bata i Ekvatorialguinea där en explosion i ett ammunitionslager har orsakat omfattande skador. Ekvatorialguinea har begärt internationellt bistånd till räddningsinsatserna i samband med explosionsolyckan. Räddningsinstitutet är arbetsgivare för de experter som sänds ut.

Regeringens proposition till riksdagen med förslag till lag om automatisk sökning och automatiskt utbyte av uppgifter för europeiskt polissamarbete och till lag om ändring av lagen om behandling av personuppgifter i polisens verksamhet PROPOSITION...

1.3.2021 | The Government, in cooperation with the President of the Republic, has declared a state of emergency in Finland due to COVID-19. In its plenary session on Monday 1 March, the Government declared that the country is in a state of emergency as referred to in section 3, paragraph 5 of the Emergency Powers Act. The state of emergency will enter into force immediately.

27.4.2021 | In its plenary session on Tuesday 27 April, the Government issued decrees repealing the use of powers under the Emergency Powers Act and declared that the current situation in the country no longer constitutes a state of emergency under section 3 of the Emergency Powers Act. In the Government’s view, the COVID-19 epidemic can now be managed using the regular powers of the authorities.

1.3.2021 | The Government, in cooperation with the President of the Republic, has declared a state of emergency in Finland due to COVID-19. In its plenary session on Monday 1 March, the Government declared that the country is in a state of emergency as referred to in section 3, paragraph 5 of the Emergency Powers Act. The state of emergency will enter into force immediately.

12.2.2021 | Finland invests in climate diplomacy ahead of summits Ministry for Foreign Affairs Publication date 12.2.2021 15.34 Type: News item The year 2021 will be a “super year” for climate change and biodiversity. Finland's own ambitious climate objective...

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27.3.2025 | Käyttäytymistieteellinen tutkimuskatsaus Käyttäytymistieteellinen tutkimuskatsaus on valtioneuvoston kanslian Käyttäytymistie- teellinen ennakointi ja tieto tulevaisuuden hallinnossa (Kettu)-hankkeen koordinoima tietokooste, jossa on uusimpia tutk...

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